In a special meeting Thursday, Chatham County commissioners voted unanimously to change a zoning ordinance so language about data centers can be added, and scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 30 on development standards. The county adopted a temporary moratorium in February, which a property owner has challenged in court over a planned 750-megawatt data center near Moncure.
North Carolina data center news
North Carolina's governor and attorney general urged regulators to make data centers help pay for new power plants. Charlotte's council unanimously extended its data center moratorium to Oct. 18, 2027, while Davidson County commissioners rejected a four-month moratorium and approved rule changes instead.
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- Chatham County, N.C., commissioners unanimously OK zoning change for data center rules; hearing Nov. 30