Dubuque council enacts 6-month data center moratorium
The Dubuque City Council has approved a six-month moratorium on the construction of hyperscale data centers. This temporary ban allows the council time to draft new regulations for large data centers. Small-scale data centers for existing businesses are still permitted.
The Dubuque City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on the construction of hyperscale data centers. This decision, reached after months of public debate and outreach, was approved on Monday.
The temporary ban aims to provide the City Council with sufficient time, until late March, to develop and implement new regulations specifically addressing large-scale data center construction. The moratorium is structured to allow for the continued development of smaller data centers, which are deemed essential for supporting existing local businesses.