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Greensboro council begins formal process for 120-day moratorium on large data centers
Summary
The City of Greensboro will hold an Aug. 17 public hearing after a 9-0 council vote to start the formal process on a proposed 120-day moratorium on data centers with power demand over 10 megawatts; the pause is intended to allow study of infrastructure, utility and land-use impacts.
The City of Greensboro announced a public hearing for a proposed 120-day moratorium on data centers that would exceed 10 megawatts of electrical power, city officials said. The council voted 9 to 0 on Monday, Aug. 3, to begin the formal process required before the moratorium could be adopted; the hearing is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m.
"It would temporarily pause the acceptance, processing, and approval of development applications for data centers, data storage and processing facilities, and similar uses with an electrical power demand exceeding 10 megawatts," Rosemary Plyben said on the city's FYI Weekly broadcast. City staff said the moratorium is intended to give the city additional time to study potential infrastructure, utility and electrical-grid impacts, as well as environmental and land-use considerations, and to convene subject-matter experts and work sessions to review best practices used by other communities.
The proposed pause, if adopted, would not be a permanent prohibition but a temporary halt on new permit processing to allow the City to assess whether code changes, utility coordination, or mitigation measures are needed. The council did not adopt a moratorium at the meeting; it voted to begin the procedural steps required to consider one. A public hearing on Aug. 17 will allow residents and stakeholders to provide input before any final action is taken.
