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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251114
SUMMARY:Orange County: Climate Council Meeting Agenda for
DESCRIPTION:Climate Council\n\nOrange County's climate council — a joint body of the county\, Chapel Hill\, Carrboro\, Hillsborough\, both school boards and UNC — spent part of its November 13 meeting on data centres and AI\, presented by UNC's sustainability lead. The figures given: data centres consume about 26 percent of Virginia's electricity against 2 percent of North Carolina's\; the average data centre land transaction in 2024 was 224 acres\, up 144 percent since 2022\; some sites need up to 500 acres and some companies buy 1\,000 or more for future expansion. A July 2025 federal order expedites permitting of data centre infrastructure including land and transmission lines.\n\nThe council also took an update on a multi-jurisdictional heat action plan and heard that 2026 is proposed as a Year of Electrification\, run regionally with the Central Pines Regional Council\, with the programme launching by April.\n\nAgenda: https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11132025-2407\nWatch: https://www.orangecountync.gov/953/Board-of-County-Commissioners-BOCC\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/2152
URL:https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11132025-2407
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260318
SUMMARY:Orange County: Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of County Commissioners\n\nOrange County's commissioners took the step on March 17 that led to the county's data center moratorium: after a staff presentation on what large-scale data centers would mean here\, they voted to advertise a public hearing on a one-year moratorium and directed staff to draft ordinance amendments regulating the use. The hearing was held April 21 and the moratorium adopted unanimously.\n\nThe board also appointed the tax administrator to serve as acting tax collector and acting tax assessor\, and solicited offers on county-owned land at 6823 Millhouse Road.\n\nAgenda: https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03172026-2553\nWatch: https://orangecountync.cablecast.tv/show/44?site=1\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1993
URL:https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03172026-2553
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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SUMMARY:Orange County: Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board of County Commissioners\n\nOrange County adopted a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers on April 21\, unanimously and after a public hearing at which everyone who spoke was in favor. The ordinance covers artificial intelligence data centers\, cryptocurrency mining facilities\, data centers\, data processing facilities and similar uses.\n\nThe board also approved a loan to the Orange Grove Fire District for fire station improvements\, and returned to a discussion of the county's strategic communications approach.\n\nAgenda: https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04212026-2586\nWatch: https://orangecountync.cablecast.tv/show/49?site=1\nDetails: https://ncgovwatch.com/meetings/1986
URL:https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04212026-2586
CATEGORIES:Regular meeting
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