Broward County moves toward moratorium on large-scale data center development

Broward County is moving toward a potential freeze on data center development.  Commissioners unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to direct the county attorney’s office to draft an ordinance that would impose a one-year moratorium on large-scale data center development in unincorporated Broward County.  The motion, initially sponsored by commissioner Lamar Fisher, was not prompted by any data center proposals and is instead an effort to better understand the potential impacts data centers can have, The Real Deal previously reported.  Under Florida law, large-scale data centers are defined as facilities that draw at least 50 megawatts of power at peak demand […]

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