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Harmony agrees to 55 MW cap for data-center projects; hyperscale facilities remain prohibited
Summary
The joint planning session reaffirmed that hyperscale data centers (those over 99 MW) will not be allowed and set a new maximum project size of 55 megawatts to reflect infrastructure capacity and preserve local control over future expansions.
Members of Harmony's joint planning bodies reaffirmed that hyperscale data centers (defined in prior discussions as those exceeding 99 megawatts) would not be permitted, and they agreed to a maximum project-size cap of 55 megawatts.
Hurley told attendees the hyperscale threshold had already been established in prior discussions and led a conversation about whether a separate cap for smaller projects was needed to protect infrastructure capacity. After deliberation, the group reached consensus on a 55-megawatt maximum for individual projects, a limit intended to allow development while preserving the City's ability to control expansions and future amendments to the ordinance.
The cap will be incorporated into the ordinance drafting instructions given to outside counsel; Planning and Zoning will formally review any proposed ordinance language and the City Council will take final action after public hearing.
