Jasper County Council approved first reading for a data center moratorium in unincorporated areas of the county during its Sept. 8 meeting. Second reading is set for Sept. 21.
Jasper County Council has taken its first steps towards pushing the pause button to accept any possible requests from data centers that seek to locate in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Data centers have been topics of numerous discussions among county councils across the Lowcountry as other councils are also considering moratoriums. Leaders have cited concerns over the amount of water and electricity which could be required by the centers…