Mississauga, Ont. council set to vote on temporary data centre moratorium
The city is the latest in Ontario to consider a pause as it studies what guardrails it could place on energy-intensive data centres fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.
Mississauga city council is set to vote on a one-year moratorium for data centres with energy demands over 10 megawatts. This decision comes as the city considers guardrails for energy-intensive data centres, which are driving the artificial intelligence boom. Prologis, a major U.S.-headquartered firm, is developing a two-storey data centre in the city's northwest business park, prompting local pressure for action.
Ontario's province released a draft framework last month, committing new data centres to cover their electricity costs and potentially charging them more than other industrial users. Oakville became the first Ontario municipality to implement a moratorium after unsuccessful bids in Hamilton and Burlington.
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