Lawmakers hear testimony on 1-year data center construction moratorium

Name: Lawmakers hear testimony on 1-year data center construction moratorium
Uploaded: 2026-05-07T22:26:46.000Z
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Description: Baltimore City Councilmembers heard public testimony regarding a proposed one-year moratorium on data center construction. The purpose of this pause is to allow the city's code to be updated to better address new technology, rather than to implement a permanent ban.

News Clip1:04WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore·Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD·5/7/2026

Baltimore City Councilmembers heard public testimony regarding a proposed one-year moratorium on data center construction. The purpose of this pause is to allow the city's code to be updated to better address new technology, rather than to implement a permanent ban.

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Gov: Baltimore City Council

Baltimore lawmakers heard two hours of public testimony Thursday on a proposed one-year moratorium on the construction of data centers. City Councilmembers are not proposing a ban. Instead, it's a pause with parameters so that city code can catch up with technology.