Foley approves 6-month data center moratorium

Name: Foley approves 6-month data center moratorium
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T23:04:41.000Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: The Foley City Council in Baldwin County, Alabama has approved a temporary, six-month moratorium on applications for data centers. This decision was made to allow the city time to study potential regulations, despite no data centers currently being proposed in Foley.

News Clip0:19FOX10 News·Foley, Baldwin County, AL·9/9/2026

The Foley City Council in Baldwin County, Alabama has approved a temporary, six-month moratorium on applications for data centers. This decision was made to allow the city time to study potential regulations, despite no data centers currently being proposed in Foley.

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Gov: Foley City Council

The Foley City Council in Baldwin County, Alabama, has officially approved a temporary moratorium on applications for data centers. This measure will last for six months.

The decision was made to provide the city with time to thoroughly study and develop appropriate regulations for data centers. This comes even though city officials have stated that no data center projects have been proposed in Foley to date.