Palm Beach County Pauses Data Center Study While Moratorium Remains in Effect
Palm Beach County leaders have paused plans to hire a consulting firm to study potential data center impacts, including noise, power demand and water use. The county is already under a one-year moratorium on new data centers, and commissioners are expected to revisit the issue next month.
Palm Beach County officials are holding off on hiring outside experts for a proposed study of data centers. The study would examine community concerns involving noise, electricity demand and water consumption.
The county remains under a one-year moratorium on new data centers, with commissioners scheduled to revisit the issue next month. The video also briefly reports on Lennar’s planned purchase and redevelopment of the Boynton Beach Mall, along with the Miami Heat’s upcoming game, but those items are unrelated to the data center matter.