Mayor Johnson wants City Council to impose moratorium on data centers

Chicago should impose a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers until permanent regulations are established to mitigate their impact on the power grid, the water supply and the environment, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday in a move that an influential alderperson called a “political stunt.” Johnson also signed an executive order establishing regulatory guardrails aimed at strengthening the city's approach toward data center development. Two years ago, the City Council…