Sioux County, Iowa, lifts data center moratorium, adopts rules with 25 MW per-site limit, 4-1

Sioux County, Iowa, lifts data center moratorium, adopts rules with 25 MW per-site limit, 4-1

The Sioux County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Oct. 27 to approve data center regulations and lift the moratorium in place since June, with Supervisor Dan Altena opposed. Supervisor Carl Vande Weerd said the rules include a 25-megawatt limit per site, and the votes did not approve a specific facility.