New Albany City Council has approved a 1-year moratorium on new data center applications. The ban will allow the city to study issues including utility demands, environmental impacts, and infrastructure needs related to data center development.
Details of the Ban
Under the law, no new data centers can be constructed in New Albany for the next year. Mayor Jeff Gahan requested the ban, citing the need to understand how data centers could impact the city’s future.
Gahan also encouraged Floyd County to enact a similar law, stating that it’s essential to protect families throughout the county from unchecked data center development while these issues are being studied.
Original reporting: WLKY Louisville — read the source article.
