Hildebran enacts 12-month data center moratorium, impacting DigiPower X project
The town of Hildebran, North Carolina, has enacted a 12-month moratorium on data center development, impacting a large-scale project proposed by DigiPower X. The decision followed months of public concern and puts the 150-megawatt project on hold while town leaders determine future conditions for development.
Hildebran, North Carolina, has imposed a 12-month moratorium on data center development, a decision that directly affects a proposed project by DigiPower X, a publicly traded AI infrastructure company. DigiPower X owns approximately 40 acres of land near a significant electrical switchyard in the town and intends to build a campus capable of up to 150 megawatts of computing capacity.
The unanimous decision by town leaders to halt development came after several months of escalating public concern regarding the project. The moratorium will provide the town with time to evaluate the conditions under which data center projects, like the one from DigiPower X, might be allowed to proceed in the future.