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  1. Tue, Apr 21 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    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
  2. Tue, Mar 17 Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  3. Nov 13, 2025 Orange County · Climate Council
    A presentation from UNC's sustainability lead followed by council discussion of AI's effects on climate and on these communities. Figures presented: data centres use about 26 percent of Virginia's electricity and 2 percent of North Carolina's; the average data centre land transaction in 2024 was 224 acres, up 144 perc…

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