City HallWednesday, November 11
Boise City Council unanimously puts a six-month pause on mega data centers
The Daily Boise team
If you've wondered whether a giant data center could land in Boise, the city just hit pause. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night for a six-month moratorium, and it took effect immediately. A standing-room-only crowd applauded after the vote.
The pause covers data centers of 100,000 square feet or 20 megawatts
- 6 months
- for the moratorium, effective immediately
- 100,000
- square feet or larger puts a project under it
- 20 megawatts
- of power use also triggers it
- 100+
- people at the public hearing
Sources: KTVB, Big Country News
Mayor Lauren McLean, who proposed the moratorium Friday, said she's acting early on purpose. "I'm doing this now before we have an application so that we can be sure that we get it right," McLean said. Chief of Staff Hannah Brass Greer said Boise's existing code doesn't address data centers.
- Study areas: water, energy use, wastewater, noise and public safety
- Also planned: code review and public feedback
- Hearing: about one hour; every speaker backed the pause or wanted more
- Next: council will weigh possible city code changes
0large data center applications pending with the city
While the pause runs, Boise won't accept or process applications for projects within its parameters.
Source: Big Country News
Sources: KTVB, Big Country News