LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville metro councilmember Markus Winkler, D-District 17, introduced an ordinance calling for a temporary moratorium for data centers in Jefferson County during a council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11.

The ordinance requests a six-month pause, during which the Louisville Metro Planning Commission would review Louisville’s Land Development Code.

The proposed ordinance asks the commission to consider best practices and regulations for data centers and deliver any recommendations within 120 days.

The moratorium would only affect future developments and would not affect the data center that is being built in southwestern Louisville.

That project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

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