With Texas already blocking approvals for new data center projects under Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders, Lubbock leaders are advancing their own temporary pause on large-scale facilities.
For people concerned about pressure on the city’s water supply and electric grid, that timing may give local officials a chance to set protections before high-demand developments are permitted, according to the Texas Standard.
Here’s what to know
The Lubbock City Council voted Sept. 22 to start the formal steps toward a 90-day moratorium on requests for and approvals of large-scale data centers.
Those steps take about 90 days to complete. If the council approves the pause at the end of that process, it could extend it for another 90 days…