After public testimony about water, power and decommissioning risks, the commission voted unanimously to adopt an 18‑month moratorium on large-scale data center applications and directed staff to develop siting definitions, standards and recommendations.

A commissioner asked for a study and an agenda item to consider a one-year moratorium on data-center projects while staff compiles legal findings, energy and water impacts, and comparisons with other jurisdictions; the board unanimously asked staff to return with an analysis rather than imposing an immediate moratorium.