Newport town council passes data center moratorium
The Newport Town Council in North Carolina has enacted a temporary moratorium on data center development. The decision, made by four of five council members, prohibits permitting for data centers and related facilities within the town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction for at least one year.
The Newport Town Council voted to enact a temporary moratorium on data center development within the town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The decision, approved by four out of five council members, will pause permitting for data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations for at least one year. The moratorium was proposed by the town's Planning and Inspections Department.
The measure aims to temporarily halt any new data center-related construction and development in Newport, North Carolina.