#NewHanoverCountyDataCenters
New Hanover County is reevaluating its approach to data centers, aiming for stricter regulations to tackle noise, cooling, and power concerns as larger facilities loom on the horizon.

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New Hanover County considers tighter rules for data centers amid water, power and noise concerns
Planning staff told commissioners the county’s 2020 ordinance broadly defines data centers and allows them by right in four zones; commissioners asked staff to return with options (conditional rezoning, scale-based rules or special permits) to give elected officials more oversight of larger "hyperscale" facilities.
citizenportal.ai
September 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM