Cleveland City Council plans a hearing on a data center moratorium as the city weighs how to manage the arrival of large data centers. The centers use significant amounts of electricity and have proliferated to support artificial intelligence.
Data Center Concerns
Nationwide, public opinion has swung against building new data centers, according to polling by Embold Research and the energy and environmental news outlet Heatmap.
Cuyahoga County government has given its cities recommendations for handling new data centers, including declining to sign non-disclosure agreements with developers. "I think communities should have the right to define how data centers can operate within their jurisdiction," said Jenita McGowan, the county’s sustainability chief.
Mayor Justin Bibb recently met with Gov. Gavin Newsom at the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual gathering, where they discussed various topics, including data centers.
Original reporting: Signal Cleveland — read the source article.
