Data CentersTuesday, November 3
Pickens County Council holds a first reading on a six-month data center moratorium
The Daily Spartanburg team
If you've followed Spartanburg County's data center debate, the neighbors are weighing in too. Pickens County Council held a first reading Monday on a six-month moratorium that would prevent any new data center development in the county. A developer recently asked county officials whether Pickens would host one.
42scored candidate sites for data centers in Pickens County
That's the count on the gridcensus.com data center tracker, as GoUpstate reports.
Source: GoUpstate
Anderson County adopted a similar six-month moratorium, Fox Carolina reports. GoUpstate says Spartanburg County leaders recently advanced a temporary pause while drafting land-use standards. One Pickens resident said terms should be set "up front and not negotiated after the construction’s already begun."
- Ordinance: No. 694
- Length: up to six months
- Proposed by: C. Claiborne Linvill
- Second reading: date not announced
Three Upstate counties have moved on data center pauses
| County | Where it stands |
|---|---|
| Pickens | First reading held on six-month pause |
| Anderson | Adopted six-month moratorium |
| Spartanburg | Advanced a temporary pause |
Sources: GoUpstate, foxcarolina.com
Sources: GoUpstate, foxcarolina.com