Auburn to Vote on Data Center Moratorium
Auburn City Council is set to vote on a 12-month moratorium for data storage facilities due to concerns about their impact on infrastructure, environment, public health, and community character. This comes after New York State already enacted a similar one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers. The vote will occur Thursday at City Hall.
Auburn, NY – The Auburn City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to impose a 12-month moratorium on data storage facilities within the city. The proposed resolution cites potential impacts of data centers on the city's infrastructure, local environment, public health and safety, and overall community character. The council meeting is set for 5:00 p.m. at City Hall.
This local initiative follows a statewide precedent, as New York State has already enacted a one-year moratorium specifically targeting hyperscale data centers. The decision by Auburn's council could see the city join other municipalities in the state that have paused data center development to assess their long-term effects.