Hillsborough Co. data center ban
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- Oct 29MORATORIUM·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa City Council directed staff to stop processing new AI data center applications, advancing a proposal that could reshape how the city regulates the industry. The council has not yet adopted a formal moratorium ordinance and will consider a resolution at its Nov. 5 meeting, with public hearings scheduled for December and January.Hoodline · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Oct 29MORATORIUM·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa City Council approved a motion to halt new artificial intelligence data center applications and develop a temporary moratorium on such facilities. The proposal, introduced by Chair Alan Clendenin, directs staff to prepare regulations and schedule public hearings in December and January.Florida Politics · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Sep 10MORATORIUM·Miami-Dade Co., FLMiami Lakes Town Council will consider an ordinance next week to ban artificial intelligence data centers as a principal use in the municipality. The measure would define and prohibit dedicated data centers in the town's Land Development Code.Florida Politics · Miami-Dade Co., FL
- Aug 6MORATORIUM·Hillsborough Co., FLHeadline onlyFOX One · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Aug 6MORATORIUM·FloridaThe Hillsborough County Commission voted unanimously to request a one-year moratorium on data centers to study their impact on communities and the environment, with commissioners citing concerns about water supply, noise, electricity, and wildlife effects. The county currently has no pending data center applications and would join several other Florida counties and municipalities with similar restrictions.FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Florida
- Aug 6NEWS·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Bay Times · Hillsborough Co., FL · also at tampabaybeacons.com
- Aug 5MORATORIUM·Hillsborough Co., FLHillsborough County commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday to direct staff to study artificial intelligence data centers' impacts and ordered the county attorney to draft a moratorium ordinance set to take effect after October 2027, as the county remains under active water restrictions.Tampa Bay 28 · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Aug 5MORATORIUM·FloridaHillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously to draft a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers and develop regulations that could restrict facilities from using county drinking water for cooling. The moratorium would take effect after a state law expires in October 2027 or sooner if struck down by courts.floridapolitics.com · Florida
- Aug 5MORATORIUMHeadline onlywtsp.com