Draft would cap data centers at 30 MW and require 80% renewable power

County planners told commissioners the proposed code would cap a data center's ultimate power usage at 30 megawatts, a threshold intended to effectively prohibit hyperscale facilities. Cassidy Feore, the principal planner, described a tiered system: micro/edge centers under 1 MW as accessory uses; small centers 1–10 MW under administrative special review; and large centers 10–30 MW under special review. "We are proposing that a micro or edge data center, which is less than 1 megawatt of peak power demand, would be an accessory use," Feore said.