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Kershaw County, SC, Enacts Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Power Plant Concerns$

Kershaw County Council has adopted a year-long moratorium on new data centers due to concerns from residents. Residents fear a planned natural gas power plant by Beaufort Rosemary could eventually fuel a data center, raising issues about health, traffic, noise, and water use. The county also enacted ordinances to impose stricter standards on energy infrastructure projects.