Edmond City Council to discuss possibility of extending pause on data centers
Edmond city leaders are expected to consider extending the city’s six-month moratorium on data centers while officials develop permanent regulations. Mayor Mark Nash said the pause is intended to give the city time to create an ordinance governing future data center projects.
The Edmond City Council is scheduled to discuss extending the city’s moratorium on data centers after previously approving a six-month pause during the summer. Mayor Mark Nash said Edmond is developing an ordinance but has not finalized it, and the extension would provide additional time for planning.
Nash said the city cannot formally stop a data center from locating in Edmond without an ordinance in place. Data center development has also become a contentious issue in Oklahoma City, Piedmont, Enid and Yukon, according to KOCO.