This week, the Kennesaw City Council expressed openness to a data center moratorium, and asked the city’s legal department to draft a memo looking into the issue.
Data centers have become an increasingly hot issue for Cobb County and its localities, with many residents criticizing their power and water usage and potential negative impacts on the environment.
Hundreds of Marietta residents turned out to a Marietta City Council meeting in June to protest data centers in the city limits. They returned earlier this month to oppose a proposed data center development off Powers Ferry Place and urge the council to approve a moratorium through the end of the year…