Kansas county puts moratorium on data centers and nuclear, hydrogen plants

The Saline County Commission in Kansas unanimously voted 4-0 to implement a three-year moratorium on the construction of data centers, nuclear power plants, and hydrogen-based energy facilities within the county's unincorporated regions. This decision, made on Tuesday, aims to provide the county's planning staff with sufficient time to develop comprehensive regulations for these types of commercial projects. Additionally, some commissioners expressed a desire to postpone further action on such facilities until after the upcoming election, allowing these developments to become a campaign issue for candidates and enabling voters to weigh in. Saline County is now among several Kansas counties, including Sedgwick and Harvey, that have enacted similar moratoriums on data center construction.