Riley County planning staff urges study, sets cautious tone on data centers and battery storage
Planning director Amanda Webb briefed the commission about data centers and battery energy storage systems, describing technical trade-offs (power, water, fire risk) and recommending use of the moratorium period to draft zoning criteria and review ordinances from peer counties.
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Planning director Amanda Webb told commissioners the county has seen growing interest in data centers and battery-energy-storage systems and that the existing moratorium provides time to develop rules that balance potential economic benefit against infrastructure and community impacts.
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