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Lexington Bans Big Data Centers
Lexington’s planning commission is drafting strict new rules to curb runaway data center growth, banning major facilities over 50,000 sq ft entirely and restricting smaller ones from rural zones — all sparked by a controversial AI-focused development on a former Lexmark site. With a moratorium in place until October 31 and a public feedback portal live, the city’s defining a data center broadly to include servers, cooling, and power systems — sparking concerns over water, energy, noise, and grid strain. Developers seeking minor centers in industrial zones must prove they won’t overburden…
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