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Data centers and large loads items in Orange County

6 items. Each one links to the meeting it was on. This is the bottom of every drill-down on this site: whatever a chart says, the items behind it are here to be counted.

1. Tue, Oct 6 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
   12 Information Items
   Includes a schedule for data center rules under the one-year moratorium adopted in April, with a public hearing expected in March 2027, and a fare-free bus pilot update reporting ridership up 52% to 137% over prior years.
   Staff or committee report Data centers and large loadsTransit
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2. Tue, Apr 21 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
   4.a Proclamation of Appreciation for Cold Weather Cots Collaboration
   Five speakers, all supporting the data centre moratorium.
   Procedural Data centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityHealth and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordability
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3. Tue, Apr 21 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
   5.a One-Year Moratorium Ordinance on Data Centers as a Land Use
   A one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers as a land use, covering artificial intelligence data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, data centers, data processing facilities and similar uses. The board directed the study on March 5, received it March 17, and voted then to advertise this hearing and to hav…
   Adopted unanimously
   Proclamation or recognition Data centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityHealth and human servicesHomelessness and shelterWater and sewer
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4. Tue, Apr 21 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
   6.a Resolution Authorizing Loan to Orange Grove Fire District for Fire Station Improvements
   A one-year moratorium on large-scale data centres as a land use, explicitly covering artificial intelligence data centres, cryptocurrency mining facilities, data processing facilities and similar uses. Directed on 5 March, presented on 17 March, and heard here, with staff simultaneously drafting ordinance amendments t…
   Approved unanimously
   Public hearing Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsData centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFees and utility ratesFire and EMSLand conversion and large developmentPublic facilitiesTax rate and revaluationWater and sewer
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5. Tue, Mar 17 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
   6.c Discussion of Moratorium on Data Centers as a Land Use
   A staff presentation on the potential impacts of large-scale data center development in Orange County, ordered by the board on March 5. The board voted unanimously to advertise a public hearing on declaring a one-year moratorium covering artificial intelligence data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, data cent…
   Hearing advertised and staff directed to draft amendments, both unanimous. The moratorium was adopted April 21.
   Discussion item Data centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityWater and sewer
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6. Nov 13, 2025 Orange County · Climate Council
   V AI and Climate — Small Group Discussion
   A presentation from UNC's sustainability lead followed by council discussion of AI's effects on climate and on these communities. Figures presented: data centers use about 26 percent of Virginia's electricity and 2 percent of North Carolina's; the average data center land transaction in 2024 was 224 acres, up 144 perc…
   Discussion item Data centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityLand conversion and large development
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