Commission approves data center moratorium to start regulatory review process

The Box Elder County Commission unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium Wednesday on new data center and data center power plant applications, giving the county time to develop land use regulations for an industry that has drawn intense public scrutiny. The temporary pause is intended to give county officials time to study how such projects should be reviewed and regulated, including potential zoning changes and development standards. “In this particular case, it would be specifically data centers and data center power plants to give us time to look at how those should be reviewed and handled, what codes would need to... Article Link