Carbondale City Council Passes a One Year Hold on Any Potential Data Center Development
In Carbondale, Jackson County (IL), Carbondale City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Carbondale City Council Passes a One Year Hold on Any Potential Data Center Development
Carbondale City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:18 Carbondale City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Carbondale, IL address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"one year hold on data center developments, city staff say they can now do research on what kind of impacts, good or bad, potential data centers will have on the area without pursuit from any developers. The next steps are for the city staff to start doing research and collect information in order to draft new zoning rules specifically for data centers. gt; gt; We #39;re going to look at ones that already"
- Clip 2 · 1:00 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Carbondale, IL weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"data centers. gt; gt; Carbondale #39;s community development director will be leading the research and draft of the new zoning rules. That could later be approved by the city council. gt; gt; I would not expect this to something that we #39;re going to fly through the planning commission very quickly. It may take us, you know, more than one meeting. It may take five meetings. But if that #39;s what it takes, that #39;s what it takes. gt; gt; Carbondale now joins multiple local governments across the country that have created their own moratorium on data"
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