Salem City Council schedules public hearing on data center moratorium

Salem City Council schedules public hearing on data center moratorium

News ClipSalem Reporter·Salem, Marion County, OR·9/21/2026

The Salem City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing tonight to discuss and vote on a proposed moratorium for new data center projects. If approved, the moratorium would last 120 days and apply to data centers consuming more than two megawatts of power.

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Salem city councilors will discuss and then vote to implement a moratorium on new data center projects in Salem on Monday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. at Loucks Auditorium at the Salem Public Library. The moratorium, if approved by the council, would last 120 days and would apply to all data centers that use more than two megawatts of power. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.