Wilson County commission enacts temporary moratorium on data centers, forms technical review committee
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
The county adopted Resolution 26-7-2 to pause new data-center approvals while a committee of technical and public members studies noise, power and wastewater risks; staff set an initial committee meeting and said utilities and developers will be invited.
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The Wilson County Commission on Monday adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers and high-density computing facilities to give staff and a new advisory committee time to study operational impacts and draft safeguards.
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