DeKalb County officials establishing data center guidelines
The DeKalb County Planning Commission unanimously recommended data center guidelines to county commissioners, despite there being no current data center proposal in the county. The recommended rules would limit noise, generator testing and water use, and prohibit evaporative cooling.
DeKalb County officials are preparing guidelines for potential future data center development. The county Planning Commission unanimously recommended the guidelines to the DeKalb County Commissioners during a Wednesday meeting.
The proposed standards would address noise, generator testing and water consumption, including a ban on evaporative cooling. Officials said the safeguards are being established proactively because no data center is currently planned in DeKalb County.