The moratorium doesn't affect a massive data center project already underway.
The Denver city council approved a one-year moratorium on permits for new data centers, citing the city's need to develop new regulations and zoning standards specific to data center development.
According to an article by Spencer Soicher and Melissa Reeves for NBC 9 News, "The vote comes despite construction well underway on a data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood that is estimated to use far more water and power than anything currently operating in Denver." The DE3 site in Elyria-Swansea is designed to use up to 230,000 gallons of water and up to 18 megawatts of power per day if operated at maximum capacity.
The moratorium halts new permits until the city addresses questions of placement, energy and water consumption and noise.
Read the full story: Denver City Council unanimously approves 1-year moratorium on new data centers
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