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San Diego Imposes 45-Day Moratorium on New Data Centers

The pause gives city staff 180 days to draft local rules and a stakeholder working group to study the industry’s effects on power, water and housing

This image shows a long, well-organized corridor inside a modern data center. Rows of server racks line both sides of the corridor, their front panels lit with bright blue indicator lights.
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Overview

  • The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a 45-day ban on permitting and development of new data centers, a measure passed Tuesday that the council may extend.
  • Mayor Todd Gloria issued an executive order that started the pause and directed staff to produce preliminary recommendations within 180 days.
  • Because the NAVWAR site is federal Navy property, the moratorium likely cannot block redevelopment there and council members urged federal intervention to shape outcomes for that parcel.
  • Manchester Financial Group has said a proposed 400-megawatt data center is one of several options under study for the NAVWAR site and that no final decision has been made.
  • Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera added rules to guide future policy including quick council notification of proposals, protections to prevent costs shifting to residents, project labor and renewable-energy requirements, and minimum distances from schools and parks.