At their April 27 meeting, the South Hutchinson City Council ordered their city administrator to draft a six-month data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) moratorium. Some council members even expressed strong opposition to such a facility under any circumstances. City Administrator Jeff Schenk first explained to the council what a moratorium is: a temporary, but complete, restriction of development for a facility like a data center or a BESS. Schenk said that the question is coming up in the region because municipalities are wondering if such moratoriums are needed to create proper regulations.
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