Toronto residents push data center moratorium
Residents in Toronto are demanding a one-year moratorium on two proposed data center projects while the neighboring city of Mississauga has already approved a temporary pause on new facilities.
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AFBytes briefing
Local restrictions on data centers can affect the pace of digital infrastructure buildout that supports cloud services and AI workloads used by U.S. companies and consumers.
What to watch next
- City council votes on the proposed moratorium and any environmental impact studies will determine the length of any pause.
- Monitor Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filings on data center interconnection requests and rate cases.
- Monitor the Nevada Legislature's interim committee hearings on data center siting for signals on 2027 bill language.
- Track state utility commission dockets for upcoming hearings on data center interconnection requests.
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