After weeks of debate, Marshalltown, Iowa, puts data centers on hold for 4 months

After weeks of debate, Marshalltown, Iowa, puts data centers on hold for 4 months

Marshalltown, Iowa, leaders are rethinking how quickly to move forward with potential data center development after the issue became one of the city's most heated planning debates. At a July 13 meeting, the council backed a shorter temporary halt only weeks after turning down a broader one, a sign of growing concern about what these power-hungry facilities could mean for the city. What happened? An effort to enact a six-month pause failed in a 4…