Cedar City delays three power generation, data center projects amid new ordinance

Iron County commissioners paused three power generation and data center projects for up to 180 days while the county develops a new ordinance for future proposals and temporarily halts new applications. “This is going to give us time to step back, look at all of those issues, and formulate an ordinance that's going to benefit Iron County, first and foremost, to protect our citizens, make sure that what we're doing is going to be beneficial to the citizens and not be harmful to them in any way, as well as level that playing field and make that a fair process for those projects that are coming,” County Commissioner Mike Bleak said. “We know that there are other entities around us that are experiencing the same thing, and we're trying to learn from them and integrate their best practices as well as address our individual needs that we're finding as we move along the process,” he said. READ MORE: https://kutv.com/news/local/cedar-city-delays-three-power-generation-data-center-projects-amid-new-ordinance #powergeneration #datacenter #ordinance #countycommissioner #southernutah #cedarcity _______________ Hit the subscribe button to stay up-to-date on the latest news, and turn on the notifications to get alerted when the big stories break as we bring them to you live! For all the full stories seen here, go to kutv.com. Follow KUTV 2News on our other social media pages for more photos, videos and reports: Facebook: KUTV2News TikTok: @kutv2news X: @kutv2news Instagram: @kutv2news Threads: @kutv2news Bluesky: @kutv2news.bsky.social If you see something newsworthy happen, or you just witness something incredible, hilarious or adorable, you can send your videos, photos and news tips to kutv.com/chimein. We love sharing our favorites on kutv.com, our social media and our broadcasts! You can also submit tips by email or phone. Email: newsdesk@kutv2.com Call the Newsroom: 801.839.1234 _______________ KUTV is a Utah-based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to nearly 200 television stations in 86 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches close to 40% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #kutv #saltlakecity #news #utah