Council committee reviews plan to require electric‑capacity certification for large developments
Councilman Carter introduced a substitute to Ordinance 26045 to require Public Service Commission certification that electric capacity exists for large users (data centers) before land‑use approval; staff and public commenters said the change aligns county and state review, and the committee will vote next week.
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Councilman Carter told the New Castle County Land Use Committee that a substitute to Ordinance 26045 would require certification that sufficient electric capacity exists before the county approves large development plans, particularly for data centers. "The goal is real simple," Carter said. "It's just to make sure that our land use decisions and our energy infrastructure planning, go hand in hand."
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