{"id":23371,"date":"2026-06-04T00:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/seattle-home-to-amazon-and-microsoft-poised-to-pass-moratorium-on-new-datacenters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T00:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:37:17","slug":"seattle-home-to-amazon-and-microsoft-poised-to-pass-moratorium-on-new-datacenters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/seattle-home-to-amazon-and-microsoft-poised-to-pass-moratorium-on-new-datacenters\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Measure expected to pass next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows<\/p>\n

Seattle\u2019s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows.<\/p>\n

Four companies sought<\/a> to build five large datacenters in areas serviced by Seattle\u2019s public utility; if approved, they would have consumed approximately a third of the city\u2019s current daily demand for electricity.<\/p>\n

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\nMeasure expected to pass next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows
\nSeattle\u2019s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows.
\nFour companies sought to build five large datacenters in areas serviced by Seattle\u2019s public utility; if approved, they would have consumed approximately a third of the city\u2019s current daily demand for electricity. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Measure expected to pass next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows Seattle\u2019s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows. Four companies …<\/p>\n

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