DeKalb County residents are getting a clearer picture of how officials plan to regulate data centers looking to set up in the area, as planners work through a 100-day moratorium to craft a new ordinance.
At least three companies are currently scouting DeKalb County for data-center locations. During a virtual town hall, residents submitted questions about potential energy use, environmental impacts, and health concerns tied to the facilities.
Senior Planner Tricia Prevost said the county’s goal is to be proactive as it builds out the rules. “We don’t want to allow data center development and then years down the line realize we maybe shouldn’t have allowed certain things or done things differently,” she said…