Story County supervisors remove data-center section from draft ordinance, direct moratorium extension after extensive public hearing
After an extended public hearing focused on water and energy impacts, the Story County Board of Supervisors on March 3 amended a staff-drafted ordinance on data centers and cryptocurrency mining to strike the data-center section and directed staff to pursue a temporary moratorium extension while further standards are developed.
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Story County Board of Supervisors members on March 3 amended a proposed zoning text change on digital asset mining, data centers and utility-scale battery storage to remove the section governing data centers and directed staff to pursue a temporary moratorium extension while the county crafts additional safeguards.
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