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Eagan adopts one-year moratorium to study large data centers
Summary
The Eagan City Council voted Feb. 17 to adopt a one-year interim ordinance placing a moratorium on new or expanded data centers that use more than 20 megawatts or sit within 500 feet of residential areas, while staff studies local impacts including water, noise and energy use.
The Eagan City Council on Feb. 17 voted to adopt a one-year interim ordinance that places a moratorium on the expansion or new development of large data centers while city staff and consultants study their local impacts.
The ordinance, approved by voice vote after a public hearing, applies to proposed data centers using more than 20 megawatts of electricity or located within 500 feet of property guided for residential use. Staff and the city attorney included redlined language that city staff said preserves the ability of existing approved projects to proceed, with a draft allowance that improvements to existing or approved data centers are permitted provided those improvements do not increase power use beyond 9 megawatts as described in the packet.
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