Nancy Mace calls for 1 year moratorium on new SC Data Centers
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace called for a one-year moratorium on new data center construction across South Carolina. She said the pause would give lawmakers time to require data centers to cover their electricity costs and any grid upgrades, rather than shifting those expenses to families and small businesses.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., called for a one-year pause on new data center construction statewide, arguing that rapidly growing facilities are increasing electricity demand and imposing costly grid upgrades. She said South Carolina ratepayers should not subsidize the energy needs of large technology companies.
Mace said the moratorium would give lawmakers time to develop rules requiring new data centers to pay for the power they consume and related infrastructure. The proposal is a call for legislative action and has not been identified as an enacted moratorium.