Fairfield County advances plan to pause data center applications for regulatory study

News Clip1:58News 19 WLTX·Fairfield County, SC·7/21/2026

Fairfield County approved the first reading of a plan to implement a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications. This pause is intended to allow the county to study the impacts of data centers and establish new regulatory guidelines.

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Gov: Fairfield County
Fairfield County approved the first reading of a 12-month moratorium on new data center developments to study their impact and establish regulatory guidelines.