San Diego Council to Vote on Temporary Ban for Large Data Centers
The San Diego City Council is scheduled to vote on Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed emergency ordinance temporarily banning large data centers and pausing pending applications for 45 days. The proposed pause follows reports that Manchester Financial Group is exploring a 400-megawatt data center on U.S. Navy property near the Midway District.
The San Diego City Council is scheduled to consider Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed emergency ordinance placing a temporary ban on large data centers. If approved, the measure would pause pending data center applications for 45 days, with possible renewals for up to 20 months while the city develops zoning regulations for the facilities.
The proposed action gained urgency after Manchester Financial Group began exploring a 400-megawatt data center on federal property near San Diego’s Midway District, including the former NAVWAR site. The article also notes that Gloria’s administration had been working on the temporary ban for several weeks with input from the city attorney’s office.