City of Reno to work on new regulations for data centers | Local News | 2news.com

City Council approved the decision at its meeting on Wednesday. Over 150 people gave public comment.

New regulations are in the works for data centers in the Biggest Little City. City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to amend city code to add the new regulations. This comes as a new data center is under construction on Keystone Avenue. The discussion on Wednesday started well before council chambers opened at 10 a.m. The Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter rallied dozens of people in favor of data center regulation at the Believe Plaza starting at 9:15. "We've seen across the country communities where data centers come in, where folks are seeing skyrocketing electric electricity bills,…

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