Raleigh leaders voted to put a pause on developing new, larger data centers for six months, as community advocates push for a 32-month pause to study the impacts and give residents more say.
The bill would “largely reinforce” a transition that is already underway as more states adopt large-load tariffs and is unlikely to pass the Senate before the midterm elections, analysts say.
WASHINGTON — Under pressure to act on unpopular data centers, the House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at shielding consumers from higher energy costs when new data centers are built in their communities.
