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Commission declines to pursue wind/solar/data‑center ordinance at this time
King County Planning and Zoning Commission · February 11, 2026
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Summary
After staff presented interest in updating ordinances for wind, solar and data‑center projects, commissioners raised concerns about water and power demands and decided not to proceed with a specific ordinance change now.
Planning staff brought a non‑hearing discussion to the commission about whether to update county ordinance language to address modern projects such as solar with battery storage, wind, and data centers.
Chair summarized his view: these technologies “do not fit in our county” and raised…
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