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County Considering Moratorium On Data Centers

    The Lake County Commission appears poised to temporarily ban the creation of data centers in Lake County.  Following a discussion held during the commission’s meeting on Tuesday, June 23, members instructed staff to craft a temporary ban, or ‘pause’ on data centers with the intention of the commission formalizing the move at a future meeting.
    “This is a great idea,” said Sean Parks to the issue, which was brought forward by Anthony Sabatini.
    Describing a ‘pause until we learn more,’ Sabatini gained unanimous agreement from commissioners present (Timothy Morris was not part of the meeting), to give the county time to learn more about data centers and how they should be regulated.
    “I would like to see a pause until we can get the correct language,” in a series of ordinances regulated data centers opined member Kirby Smith.
    Sabatini said several other counties in Florida have taken up the issues of data centers, as public concerns have grown regarding large facilities that process large amounts of data but also use lots of power and in some cases, lots of water.