Multiple groups are banding together and asking the state’s largest city to press “pause” on hyperscale data centers until ordinances are in place.
At a press conference at the Downtown Sioux Falls Library, people were talking about an issue much of the country is also talking about right now: hyperscale data centers.
“We are asking for a temporary moratorium. Not a ban. Not forever. Just a pause,” said Matt Breyfogle, a founder of South Dakota for Data Center Transparency.
His group, along with Let Sioux Falls Vote, Dakota Rural Action and community residents called on the city to put a moratorium on data centers. The remarks came at a press conference jointly hosted by the groups at the Downtown Sioux Falls Library Monday afternoon…