Spokane council adopts moratorium on data centers after amending allowed megawatts
Summary
The Spokane City Council adopted a moratorium on data centers after amending the allotment of allowed megawatts; the transcript does not specify the amended megawatt amount or the vote tally, Councilmember Michael Cathcart said in a council update.
The Spokane City Council adopted a moratorium on data centers after amending the allotment of allowed megawatts, Councilmember Michael Cathcart said in a city council update.
Cathcart described the measure as the “big ticket” item of the meeting and said the moratorium was amended to slightly increase the allotment of megawatts allowed before being adopted. “1st and foremost, and the big ticket item was the consideration of a moratorium on data centers, and that was amended to, slightly increase the allotment of Megawatts allowed, and it ultimately was adopted by council,” he said.
The transcript does not specify the amount by which the permitted megawatts were increased, nor does it record a vote tally. Councilmember Michael Cathcart identified the action as adopted but provided no timetable for implementation or follow-up steps in the audio excerpt.
The update did not include details about any exemptions, geographic limits, or a sunset date for the moratorium; those specifics may appear in the ordinance text or the meeting minutes.
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