Data center land use rules

After a veto of a data center bill in Virginia, York County adopted its own local rules for locating a data center. These local rules include letters from energy and water companies stating whether or not they can handle the needs of the facility when running at full capacity; sound studies; set backs; vegetative buffers; and a 5 year report on the impact of energy and water use. This sounds a lot like what we talked about in Kansas City where a data center development project negotiation also included similar  land use terms, doesn’t it?

Virginia Mercury | Virginia doesn’t have statewide data center regulations. Localities are making their own rules.