Columbus County to consider 120-day data center moratorium
Columbus County commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed 120-day moratorium on new data centers and other high-intensity computing facilities. If approved, the moratorium would pause development approvals for such facilities in the county’s unincorporated areas.
Columbus County commissioners in North Carolina are scheduled to hold a public hearing on a proposal to impose a 120-day moratorium on new data centers and other high-intensity computing facilities. The pause would apply to development approvals in unincorporated parts of the county.
The proposed moratorium comes as nearby communities, including Whiteville, Southport and Boiling Spring Lakes, have enacted temporary pauses on new data center development. The commissioners’ meeting is scheduled for Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m.