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Seattle data center ban heads to Mayor Wilson's desk
The site of one proposed data center sits on industrial property south of the Spokane Street Viaduct.
A moratorium temporarily banning the creation of new data centers in Seattle will take effect once signed into law by Mayor Katie Wilson.
The one year ban, passed by City Council on Tuesday, gives the city time to study data centers’ impact on natural resources, public utilities, and jobs. But Tuesday’s Council meeting surfaced concerns that data centers have become a punching bag for broader anger over AI.
Councilmember Debra Juarez said the issue has united the council and the community.
“We certainly know when there’s an existential threat… not only to our city, our state, or our country, but to our world,” she said.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-data-center-ban-heads-to-mayor-wilson-s-desk