Chester Co., SC votes to pause data centers for six months
Chester County, South Carolina, has enacted a six-month pause on new data center applications. The county council will use this time to study the potential impacts on local utilities, the power grid, and the environment. This action follows a similar five-month pause recently implemented by the City of Charlotte.
The Chester County Council in South Carolina has voted to implement a six-month moratorium on new data center applications. This decision, effective immediately, will halt the acceptance of new permits and development proposals for data centers within the county for half a year.
The Council stated that this pause is necessary to allow officials to thoroughly study the potential impacts of data centers on the county's infrastructure, particularly its utility services and the broader power grid. Environmental effects will also be a key focus of the study. This move by Chester County mirrors a recent action by the City of Charlotte, which earlier this month passed a five-month pause on data center developments.