Iron County has approved a new data center near Cedar City
Iron County officials have approved a new 640-acre data center project near Cedar City, led by Pronghorn Development LLC. The decision comes after months of public debate and impact studies, and just a week after the county voted to enact a six-month moratorium on new data center applications. The project received unanimous approval for its conditional permit from the Iron County Planning Commission.
Iron County officials have given the green light to a new data center project near Cedar City, Utah, led by Pronghorn Development LLC. The Iron County Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional permit for the 640-acre development, which is slated for an eight to ten-year construction timeline.
The approval follows months of public hearings, debate, and detailed impact studies, with a 480-page report on the project made available online. Notably, this decision was made just one week after the Iron County commissioners voted to enact a six-month pause on all new data center applications, making the Pronghorn Development project the last to be approved before the moratorium took effect.