Moratorium on data centers gets early OK |
The Pickens County Council approved the first reading of a six-month moratorium on new data center development in Pickens County, South Carolina. Officials will use the pause to study the county’s infrastructure needs before deciding whether further restrictions are warranted.
The Pickens County Council advanced a proposed six-month moratorium that would halt new data center development in Pickens County. The measure received approval on first reading during the council’s regularly scheduled Monday meeting.
The moratorium is intended to give county officials time to assess infrastructure needs associated with data center development. The article does not indicate whether the measure has received final approval or whether any specific data center project is affected.