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Dade County Approves 90-Day Data Center Moratorium After 300MW Proposal

Dade County commissioners in Georgia approved a 90-day moratorium on new data center development after an Atlanta company explored a 300-megawatt project there. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the board acted unanimously on Nov. 5 and that the Featured: Editorial photograph illustrating the trend of Georgia municipalities and counties halting data center construction over grid capacity concerns.pause gives officials time to draft rules and residents time to raise concerns. WTVC reported that the project is in early stages and has not been approved. Evan Stone, executive director of the Dade County Industrial Development Authority, told commissioners that Atlanta-based Masterworks had previously contacted the board about exploring a data center location in its development park, the Times Free Press reported. Stone urged commissioners to adopt a pause and write requirements into county law. WTVC reported that the data center under consideration could require about 300 megawatts of power. At 300 megawatts, the facility would consume enough energy to power 250,000 homes for a year, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates cited by the...