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Story County adopts one‑year moratorium on data centers and approves wind, solar and battery rules
Summary
The Story County Board of Supervisors on March 17 approved Ordinance No. 330 revising wind and solar rules and adopted Resolution 2669, a temporary moratorium through March 31, 2027, on data centers and cryptocurrency operations in unincorporated areas to allow staff time to draft regulations.
The Story County Board of Supervisors voted March 17 to adopt Ordinance No. 330, updating county regulations for wind and solar projects and adding battery energy storage systems as a conditional use, and to approve Resolution 2669 establishing a temporary moratorium on digital asset mining, cryptocurrency operations and data processing centers in unincorporated Story County through March 31, 2027.
Leanne Harter, Planning and Development Director, said the ordinance had already been considered twice and that the board had directed staff to remove references to data centers earlier in the process. "This is third consideration of Ordinance number 330," Harter said, adding the ordinance would be published next Thursday if…
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