Palm Springs City Council to consider data center moratorium

Palm Springs City Council to consider data center moratorium

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs City Council members are set to consider a temporary moratorium on new data center projects tonight, Aug. 26. The proposed 45-day pause would give the city more time to study the potential impacts of data centers and determine whether additional regulations are needed. The discussion comes as other The post Palm Springs City Council to consider data center moratorium appeared first on KESQ.

Palm Springs joins other valley cities in temporary ban on data centers ⋆ The Palm Springs Post

Attendees at a meeting in Coachella in May challenged city officials and project representatives over water, noise and climate issues associated with data centers. (Photo: Indio Post) The Palm Springs City Council approved an urgency ordinance on Wednesday that places a temporary ban on data centers, becoming the latest Coachella Valley city to prohibit new construction of the fast-growing and controversial facilities.  The temporary moratorium …