Boone County groups divided on data center development
The Boone County Board of Supervisors approved a one-year moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated areas of the county. Despite this, LightEdge signed a letter of intent to build a data center within Boone city limits, which is not affected by the county moratorium.
Boone County, Iowa, is experiencing divergent developments regarding data center projects. The Boone County Board of Supervisors recently enacted a one-year moratorium on data center construction within the unincorporated areas of the county. This decision temporarily halts new data center builds in these specific regions.
However, a day after the moratorium was approved, the Boone County Economic Growth Corporation announced that LightEdge had signed a letter of intent to develop a data center. This proposed facility is planned for the Boone Business Park, located within the Boone city limits. As the county's moratorium only applies to unincorporated areas, LightEdge's potential project within the city of Boone remains unaffected by the county's new ordinance, indicating that the company is still considering Boone for its next data center location.