罗利市议会7比1通过决议，暂停大型数据中心申请六个月
据本地媒体 DoRaleigh 与商业地产媒体 Bisnow 报道，罗利市议会于2026年10月6日的会议上以7比1的投票结果，批准对大型数据中心项目申请实施为期六个月的临时暂停令（moratorium），为市政府留出时间研究数据中心的影响并制定相关监管法规。
据报道，暂停令适用于面积1万平方英尺及以上、用电量超过5兆瓦的大型数据中心项目，暂停新的开发审批，但不影响小型项目或已有既得权的项目。市副检察官詹妮弗·阿什顿（Jennifer Ashton）向议会说明，暂停期为2026年10月6日至2027年4月6日，或至新法规通过之日（以先到者为准）；议会还加入了一项技术性澄清，依据北卡州法 NCGS 160D-913 豁免州属物业。
市政府公布的后续时间表为：2026年11月16日拿出法规修正草案供公众评议；12月8日与2027年1月12日举行规划委员会会议；2027年2月2日规划委员会向议会提交报告；3月2日议会举行公开听证会；4月6日议会作出最终决定，暂停令按计划到期。
投下唯一反对票的市议员克里斯蒂娜·琼斯（Christina Jones）表示，六个月不够长。听证会上，不少居民要求实施长达32个月的暂停。北卡州立公园公共信息官克里斯·安妮·博尼法西奥（Kris Anne Bonifacio）在听证会上说：“六个月不够。相比之下，卡瑞镇8月就发布了18个月的暂停令。作为本州首府和县治，罗利理应在保护社区的行动上带头。”
据 Bisnow 报道，全美目前有321项针对数据中心的地方暂停令（据 Interconnect Capital 追踪数据），起因是居民对数据中心用水用电、推高电价及社区迁移等问题的反弹。在北卡州，威克县大部分地区、达勒姆县、奥兰治县、查塔姆县和哈尼特县也都有生效中的数据中心暂停令。
同场会议上，市议会还处理了多项重新分区申请，并一致批准了推进 Crabtree Creek 绿道桥项目的相关合同。（来源：DoRaleigh、Bisnow；时间：2026年10月6日；地点：北卡罗来纳州罗利市）
Raleigh City Council Votes 7-1 to Pause Major Data Center Applications for Six Months
According to local outlet DoRaleigh and commercial real estate publication Bisnow, the Raleigh City Council voted 7-1 at its October 6, 2026 meeting to approve a six-month temporary moratorium on major data center applications, giving the city time to study the impacts of large data centers and develop regulations.
The moratorium pauses new development approvals for proposed data centers of 10,000 square feet or larger that use more than 5 megawatts of electricity, while minor or vested projects are not affected. Deputy City Attorney Jennifer Ashton told the council the moratorium runs from October 6, 2026 through April 6, 2027, or until new regulations are adopted, whichever comes first. The council added a technical clarification exempting state properties under NCGS 160D-913.
The city's anticipated schedule: draft amendments available for public comment on November 16, 2026; Planning Commission meetings on December 8 and January 12; a Planning Commission report to the council on February 2, 2027; a council public hearing on March 2, 2027; and final council action on April 6, 2027, the scheduled end of the moratorium.
Council Member Christina Jones cast the lone vote against the moratorium, saying six months wasn't long enough. During the hearing, many residents pushed for a 32-month pause. "Six months is not enough," said Kris Anne Bonifacio, public information officer at North Carolina State Parks. "By contrast, the town of Cary issued an 18-month moratorium in August. As the county seat and capital of our state, Raleigh should be leading the charge in taking actions that protect our communities."
Bisnow reports there are 321 active data center moratoriums nationwide, according to Interconnect Capital's tracker, as residents push back over concerns about water and power usage, electricity costs and potential community displacement. In North Carolina, most of Wake County plus Durham, Orange, Chatham and Harnett counties also have active data center moratoriums.
At the same meeting, the council also decided several rezoning cases and unanimously approved contracts advancing the planned Crabtree Creek greenway bridge. (Sources: DoRaleigh, Bisnow; Date: October 6, 2026; Location: Raleigh, North Carolina)
图片来源：罗利市中心天际线，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，作者 Abhiram Juvvadi）
