Why Should Delaware Care?Residents have voiced concerns about energy and environmental impacts of a massive data center project planned for Delaware City. But business leaders and unions feel new regulations would risk stifling what could become a major new industry in the state.
Earlier this month, several New Castle County councilmembers denounced an ordinance to regulate the data-center industry because it would have retroactively imposed new rules on a controversial plan to build a massive facility near Delaware City.
On Friday, the sponsor of the proposal, Councilman Dave Carter, eliminated the retroactivity clause from the proposal in an effort to win over his skeptical colleagues. Two have since signaled that they may now support the new rules…