(Radio Iowa) – Despite Linn County’s 18-month moratorium on data centers, county leaders are still considering their options for the possibility of allowing one. The moratorium is for data centers in virtually all zoning areas, but officials are weighing whether to allow them -if- they’re attached to a nuclear power plant. Planning and development director Charlie Nichols introduced the idea to the Planning and Zoning commission earlier this week.
The decommissioned Duane Arnold Energy Center is the only nuclear power plant in Iowa. Google is eyeing adjacent land for a new data center and investing in recommissioning the plant.
A rezoning decision will likely take months.
