Coming to a county near you: A data center moratorium

Cities and counties across the United States are increasingly implementing moratoriums on new data center construction, shifting permitting and regulatory authority to local governments. These pauses, while temporary, create new complexities and costs for data center projects and challenge hyperscale cloud providers who must navigate diverse local rules.

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