Hamilton Advances Proposed Data Centre Moratorium in Pushback to Rapid AI Buildout

Hamilton advances proposed data centre moratorium in pushback to rapid AI buildout

Hamilton councillors OK step toward moratorium on AI data centres

Hamilton has taken the first steps toward a moratorium on the development of artificial intelligence data centres. Council's planning committee unanimously supported a motion to have staff draft a bylaw pausing development pending the creation of a local framework for such facilities.

Data centre protesters rally at Hamilton city hall ahead of moratorium vote

Protestors rally at city hall ahead of vote at planning committee Tuesday.

Hamilton advances proposed data centre moratorium in pushback to rapid AI buildout – 105.9 The Region

A proposed pause on new power-hungry data centres in Hamilton cleared a hurdle on Tuesday, the latest step in a growing pushback to Canada’s buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. A planning committee voted to send the proposed moratorium plan to Hamilton’s city council for a vote at a later date. The motion brought by Coun. Nrinder Nann would ask staff to draft a moratorium, framing it as a chance to give the city time to study dat…