‘A modest start’: New Castle County passes zoning rules for regulating massive data centers
News ClipWHYY·New Castle, New Castle County, DE·3/11/2026
New Castle County, Delaware has passed new zoning regulations for data centers, establishing rules around buffers, noise, and lighting. The regulations were sparked by a proposal for a large data center project from Starwood Digital Ventures, and were debated for several months before being passed. The regulations are not retroactive to cover other projects already in the works.
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Gov: New Castle County Council, New Castle County Executive
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. New Castle County passed new data center regulations Tuesday night after several months of bitter battles and contentious debate. The ordinance, which establishes data center zoning rul