NBC4 Washington reports that the Montgomery County Council voted to ban new data center development for the next year and a half — a compromise after some councilmembers pushed for a longer moratorium to give the county time to figure out a comprehensive approach to hyperscale data centers.
“There was a time when data centers received tax incentives to come. Now we want to make sure because of the energy usage that there’s adequate public benefit in addition to protecting our community, and we need to work with the state and with this body to make sure that that happens.”