Hancock County Board of Supervisors to vote on data center moratorium
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on a six-month moratorium covering data centers, solar farms, battery storage, and crypto mines. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow time for studying public health effects and drafting a new ordinance.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on Monday to consider implementing a six-month moratorium on the development of data centers, solar farms, battery storage facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations. The board's stated intention for this pause is to enable a thorough study of potential public health effects and concerns associated with these types of developments. Following this period of study, the supervisors aim to draft and implement a new ordinance that takes these findings into consideration.