Lakeland City Officials Approve Vote on Data Center Moratorium

Mayor explains what Warner Robins is studying during its data center moratorium - 41NBC News

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins city leaders are using a six-month moratorium on data center applications to study potential effects on water, utilities, zoning and property values. They’ve given themselves six months to ask critical questions and plan for how a data center could affect water, utilities and property values. On July 20, the Warner Robins City Council approved a six-month moratorium on data center applications.…

Lakeland officials approve one-year data center moratorium

Lakeland officials voted 4-3 to approve a 12-month moratorium against data centers and large-scale industrial development.

Lakeland city officials approve vote on data center moratorium

Lakeland city officials voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on any data center development.

Farmers' group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries

(The Center Square) - By the time Andy Bater held up a big map of the Gregg Township region during testimony to a state board on Wednesday, Pennsylvania's farmers already had raised a red flag over the frenzy to build…

New York State pauses all new data centres for a year - Global Construction Review

New York has become the first US state to pause approvals of all new hyperscale data centres because of growing concerns over their use of energy and water. Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order issuing the moratorium on data centres consuming 50MW or more of electricity on 14 July. The order noted that as of May 2026, nearly 12GW of data centre load requests were in the state’s queue, 8GW having entered the queue in 2025 alone. The…

Lakeland Approves One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers

The 4-3 vote pauses new applications while the city develops rules for data centers and other exceptionally large utility customers. The post Lakeland Approves One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers appeared first on LkldNow.