Orange Weighs Moratorium on Large Data Centers

Orange weighs moratorium on large data centers

Orange County commissioners will hold an April 21 hearing on a proposed one-year moratorium covering large data centers, AI server farms and crypto-mining facilities while rewriting land-use rules. Officials cite concerns over water demand, electricity use, noise and pollution as North Carolina sees rapid data-center expansion.

Orange County leaders consider pause on new data-center projects

As data centers expand across the Triangle, Orange County leaders are considering pumping the brakes on the massive projects.

The Morning News: Measles, Data Centers, Fossil Fuels, and Gunshots

In today’s news: health officials urge residents to stay up to date on measles vaccines, and Chapel Hill police investigate a report of gunfire downtown. Also: Orange County Commissioners consider a moratorium on new AI data centers; Carrboro elects not to appeal a judge’s decision dismissing the town’s fossil fuel-related lawsuit against Duke Energy; Chapel Hill gets new buses;  and UNC women’s basketball celebrates a successful season as they …