Missoula County Examines How to Control Data Center Impacts
Missoula County is studying ways to reduce the impacts of data centers, including high power use, water-quality concerns, heat, noise and vibration. The study follows commissioners’ adoption of a one-year freeze on new data centers under emergency interim zoning laws.
Missoula County planners launched a study in July to evaluate how the county could control or reduce the impacts of data center development. The review covers concerns including massive electricity consumption, water quality, heat, continuous noise and vibration.
The study follows Missoula County commissioners’ decision to impose a one-year freeze on new data centers through emergency interim zoning laws. The county is examining potential measures while the freeze remains in place.