Logan County committee reevaluates data center moratorium
Logan County, Illinois, board members are revisiting the implementation of a 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers after their initial attempt was deemed invalid. This action is part of a broader reevaluation of data center development across Central Illinois. Meanwhile, McLean County has adopted new regulations concerning data center water use and infrastructure costs.
The Logan County Board is once again considering a 12-month moratorium on large-scale data center developments. This follows an earlier attempt to impose such a moratorium that was declared invalid.
The reevaluation in Logan County comes as Central Illinois grapples with various data center proposals and regulatory challenges. In a related development, McLean County recently voted to implement new regulations specifically addressing water usage and infrastructure costs associated with data centers. This decision in McLean County followed previous restrictions that limited data center applications to manufacturing districts.