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Reno board hears about one-year moratorium on data centers after strong public pushback
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Councilwoman Naomi Der told the board Reno has imposed a one-year moratorium on new data centers while staff craft regulations covering water use, noise, emissions, buffers and power costs after an outreach process that drew roughly 8,000 comments and about 95% opposition in surveys.
Councilwoman Naomi Der described a recent regional planning workshop and ensuing public response that prompted the city to impose a one-year moratorium on data center development while it drafts rules to manage impacts.
Der said the Chuck Meadows regional planning workshop initially had about 150 comments but the public process later yielded roughly 8,000 comments and a survey in which "about 95% of the people did not want data centers in our community." She said the moratorium runs through next August to allow the city to answer questions on water use, noise, air emissions, generator impacts and how power costs are allocated.
Der said the goal is not to take a position for or against data centers in principle but to create clear land-use rules and mitigation requirements, and to coordinate with state-level actions expected after the legislature adjourns.
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