A data center moratorium is on the table in Asheville

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On Tuesday city of Asheville staff will present a “framework” on plans for a temporary, one-year pause on approvals for data center development.

Asheville is the latest community in western North Carolina to consider a moratorium on new data center construction. If enacted, Asheville would be following other cities like Boone, Canton and Woodfin, as well as counties like Swain and Clay…

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