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Climate Change Advisory Committee Meeting

Chatham County · Climate Change Advisory Committee
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm · Virtual Meeting, Virtual Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

Advisory board meeting Environment and sustainabilityData centers and large loadsAppointments and personnelContracts and procurementLitigation and settlementsZoning text amendment

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What's on this agenda

Chatham County's Climate Change Advisory Committee met by video on 25 June with data center rules and the climate action plan procurement in front of it. The planning board had by then received the committee's core principles and guidance document for regulating data centers.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Eight members attended. The county's environmental quality director reported that the planning board had received the committee's core principles and guidance for regulating data centers, and the committee discussed the need to revisit the by-right permit criteria in the zoning ordinance. A member was asked to circulate what other North Carolina counties do, naming Nash, Warren and Edgecombe as requiring special use permits for data centers.

Enbridge's proposed 28-mile gas pipeline through the county came up as a new issue, which members connected to the data center development planned at Moncure. One member reported that affected landowners were seeking legal representation and was asked to continue that outreach.

On the climate action plan, proposals were due 29 June and would be reviewed by a team of three. The committee also took updates on the Electrify campaign and on energy audits completed for county buildings, and noted a vacancy to fill after a member's resignation.

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Agenda items (7)

Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 2Procedural · 1Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1
  1. 1 Certification of Quorum
    Procedural
    Eight members present
  2. 2 Approval of Minutes, May 28, 2026
    Minutes approval
  3. 3 Data center regulation: core principles and by-right criteria
    Discussion item Data centers and large loadsZoning text amendment
    The planning board has received the committee's core principles and guidance for regulating data centers. The committee discusses revisiting the by-right permit criteria in the zoning ordinance, and what Nash, Warren and Edgecombe counties require.
  4. 4 Enbridge 28-mile gas pipeline
    Discussion item Data centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityLitigation and settlements
    The proposed 28-mile pipeline through the county, which members connect to the data center development planned at Moncure. Affected landowners are seeking legal representation.
  5. 5 Climate Action Plan RFP
    Staff or committee report Contracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainability
    Proposals for the climate action plan were due 29 June, to be reviewed by a team of three.
  6. 6 Electrify campaign and county building energy audits
    Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
    Progress on the Electrify campaign and the energy audits completed for county buildings.
  7. 7 Committee vacancy
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    A vacancy to fill after a member's resignation.

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