BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The City of Birmingham is moving closer to a city-wide ordinance aimed at setting specific operating rules for data centers within city limits.
During a special called committee of the whole meeting, city councilors considered several changes to the proposed rules, focusing on different regulations for so-called ‘hyper scale’ data centers. Those are facilities that use more than 30 megawatts of power.
Councilor Darrell O’Quinn said when considering the ordinance, it’s important to realize there are already smaller centers operating in the city…