Auburn City Council approves 1-year data center moratorium
The Auburn City Council approved a one-year moratorium on data centers. This local action provides added protection beyond a statewide moratorium imposed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The city aims to review and regulate data center development during this period.
The Auburn City Council voted on Thursday to enact a one-year moratorium on data center development within the city. This local measure is intended to supplement the statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers previously issued by Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order.
City Councilor Terry Cuddy voiced his support for the moratorium, indicating its importance for local control. Stephen Selvek, Auburn's director of planning and economic development, emphasized the necessity of the city's own moratorium, even with the state-level action in place, suggesting a desire to address specific local concerns regarding data center facilities. The article also mentions a Meta Platforms' data center complex in El Paso, Texas, as an unrelated example.