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The town of Newport, North Carolina, has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data center development to allow town leaders time to rewrite local regulations. This local action coincides with a bill passed by the House of Representatives, which focuses on data centers and energy costs, potentially requiring some data centers to pay for new power upgrades.
The town of Newport, North Carolina, has implemented a moratorium on new data center development for at least one year. Town leaders stated that this pause is necessary to allow them sufficient time to revise and update the town's regulations concerning data centers. This decision comes as part of broader discussions around data center impacts and local governance.
Concurrently, the House of Representatives has passed a bill addressing data centers and associated energy costs. This legislation aims to introduce new requirements, potentially obligating certain data centers to contribute to the funding of new power grid upgrades. The specifics of the bill indicate a growing focus on the energy demands and infrastructural strain posed by the data center industry at the state legislative level.