Palm Springs City Council to consider temporary data center moratorium

Palm Springs City Council to consider temporary data center moratorium

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)— The Palm Springs City Council is set to consider a temporary moratorium on new data center development at its meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26, as cities across the Coachella Valley continue to grapple with the potential impacts of large-scale computing facilities. The proposed measure would establish a 45-day pause on new data The post Palm Springs City Council to consider temporary data center moratorium appeared first o…

Palm Springs council to consider temporary ban on data centers amid regional push ⋆ The Palm Springs Post

A large data center campus in Hutto, Texas. (Photo: Shutterstock/Steve Heap) Palm Springs could temporarily halt data center development beginning next week as city officials weigh concerns over the facilities’ heavy electricity and water demands, limited long-term employment and potential impacts on local infrastructure. At its next regular meeting on Aug. 26, the City Council will consider an urgency ordinance imposing a 45-day moratorium on a…