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Guilford County commissioners are holding off on a proposed six-month data center moratorium after residents argued it wasn't long enough.

A proposal to temporarily halt new data center development in Forsyth County failed this week after the county attorney raised concerns about potential legal challenges.

The projects are called NC-2 and NC-3. They’ll be located about 55 miles away from WhiteFiber’s NC-1 data center in Madison, North Carolina.

Surry County commissioners unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on the development of data centers Monday night. Yadkin and Alamance counties have also set public hearings to consider similar pauses.

Stokes County Commissioners voted to reject a six-month pause on data center development recommended by the planning board.

The Stokes County Planning Board is recommending a six-month moratorium on data center development. It's a move that could delay the controversial Project Delta proposal in Walnut Cove. County commissioners will consider the recommendation Monday.

Davie is the latest North Carolina county to put data center projects on hold. Residents raised concerns about environmental and health impacts before commissioners unanimously approved a moratorium.

Surry County Commissioners are considering extending a moratorium on development approvals for data centers to 24 months. They'll decide at a public hearing on July 20.

Boone will consider a temporary ban on new data centers at a Monday meeting. The idea comes as proposals in Forsyth and Stokes counties face pushback.

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