North Carolina town approves 1-year data center moratorium to avoid getting 'caught unprepared'

Mohawk adopts data center moratorium, to draft zoning laws

The town of Mohawk has adopted a six-month moratorium on data centers to give officials time to draft and adopt zoning laws governing the facilities.

North Carolina town approves 1-year data center moratorium to avoid getting 'caught unprepared'

A fast-growing North Carolina town is hitting pause on data center construction before proposals for such facilities even arrive.  As WBTV reported, leaders in Waxhaw voted to block new digital infrastructure applications for a year, saying they want time to strengthen local rules before any major proposal lands. Here's what to know The moratorium gives Waxhaw a year to examine its land development rules after commissioners voted unanimously on …