Proposal for Charleston Data Center Regulations | Talkline

Name: Proposal for Charleston Data Center Regulations | Talkline
Uploaded: 2026-10-05T21:00:24.000Z
Duration: 8 min 53 s
Description: Charleston City Council member Emmett Pepper discusses a proposal to regulate data centers in Charleston. The proposal would establish rules governing which data centers could operate in the city and how those facilities would be regulated.

News Clip8:53MetroNews Television·Charleston, Kanawha County, WV·10/5/2026

Charleston City Council member Emmett Pepper discusses a proposal to regulate data centers in Charleston. The proposal would establish rules governing which data centers could operate in the city and how those facilities would be regulated.

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Charleston City Council member, Emmett Pepper has a proposal for regulating data centers in Charleston.  He joins Dave and TJ to explain his proposal, what these regulations are, how they would work, and which data centers the city would be putting these regulations on.

What do you think?  Is this a step in the right direction or should there be more regulations?