Massachusetts Bans New Data Centers

In March, the Lowell city council unanimously passed a 360-day moratorium on commercial data center construction and expansion, though Markley's 352,000-square-foot site was grandfathered in. Residents sued to challenge the company's expansion plans involving 27 generators and won a temporary injunction in August. The facility, dubbed the Dungeon, operates next to a residential neighborhood in the old mill town.