Concerns range from worries about increased electricity costs and water use to noise levels and aesthetics. They’re playing out in real time in the Triangle, notes Axios.
Orange County passed a one-year moratorium on data centers in late April. Earlier in that month, Apex passed one also after a developer attempted to build a data center there. Several data centers already operate in Research Triangle Park.
The Charlotte City Council will discuss data centers at its May 11 meeting. Some council members want a moratorium on data centers until regulations can be put in place. Mayor Vi Lyles shot down a motion to hold a public hearing on data centers in a tie-breaking vote Monday night, the Charlotte Observer reported. “I just don’t feel comfortable talking about something without having some research and some information around it, so I am a no,” Lyles said…