Supervisors weigh data centers and renewable projects; moratorium deemed unlikely

Oct 6, 2026

Board members discussed how to handle data centers, battery-storage and solar projects during a land-use update; city and county planners said a moratorium is unlikely because the county's ordinance would require a land use amendment for such proposals.

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Supervisors discussed how emerging development types such as data centers, battery storage and large solar projects should be handled in county rules. Ritch Kurtenbach noted that other counties are "struggling with data center requests" and that the county's plan framework needs to consider those projects.

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