Washington, NC / Beaufort & surrounding counties
Residents voice support for data center moratorium in Beaufort County (Witn)
Summary: Residents spoke in favor of a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers during Monday night’s Beaufort County Commissioners meeting. Residents said they are concerned about noise pollution, emissions and electricity costs from potential data centers. Several residents said they support a moratorium lasting longer than one year. Beaufort County commissioners are set to vote on the moratorium during their meeting on Oct. 5.
Context: A moratorium on data centers is a temporary legal pause on building or expanding large computer facilities used to power artificial intelligence. County officials said they have not been approached by any companies looking to build data centers. Officials said they are proactively deciding whether the county has the infrastructure to handle them.
"Residents spoke in favor of a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers during Monday night’s Beaufort County Commissioners meeting." — WITN
Date: September 14, 2026 10:19 PM ET
URL: https://witn.com/2026/09/15/residents-voice-support-data-center-moratorium-beaufort-county
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