Suffolk approves temporary data center ban
Suffolk City Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium stopping new data center projects until the city adopts rules governing the industry. City planners are developing restrictions and determining where data centers may be allowed, but no timeline has been set for lifting the ban.
Suffolk City Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on data center projects, preventing new developments from moving forward until the city establishes regulations and restrictions. The measure also defines what qualifies as a data center moratorium.
City leaders began discussing the temporary ban during the summer after planners warned that existing warehouse regulations could permit data centers unless the rules were updated. Draft regulations have circulated publicly, but planners said they are not finalized or ready for council consideration. Suffolk has not announced when the moratorium will end.