Committee debates strict rules, size limits for data centers
City planning staff outlined options to regulate data centers, including size-based bans, verification of power capacity, rooftop solar and battery requirements; councillors debated bans, thresholds, and possible impact fees.
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Planning Officer Collette presented the Committee with a range of regulatory approaches for data centers, drawing on other municipalities' models and offering several concrete measures, including requiring developers to verify power capacity from electric providers and considering rooftop solar and battery storage to reduce net electricity demand.
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