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Starwood Digital Ventures leaned on expert witnesses to make its case to overturn DNREC’s ruling that its proposed data center runs afoul of Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act.

Even the ordinance's most vocal opponents ended up voting in favor.

After an hour of public comment deeply in favor of regulations, County Councilmember David Carter said he wished he could pass the original draft. But his colleagues did not vote in favor of the such strict legislation.

State Senator Stephanie Hansen heads the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee. She said as states compete to attract data centers, lawmakers need to understand the implications for an already stressed grid.

Starwood Digital Ventures is appealing DNREC’s denial of a permit allowing it to build a massive data center in New Castle County.

Councilmembers will vote on the ordinance Nov. 18.

The Project Labor Agreement established the terms of employment for an estimated 3,500 construction workers, including union bricklayers, sheet metal workers and roofers.

County Councilmember David Carter said he plans to present the ordinance for a vote by late November.

As part of a ramped up effort to monitor large-scale data centers in Delaware, a new senate bill would require a regulatory approval process.

A proposal for one of the largest data centers in the country near Delaware City seeks state-level approval, but New Castle County Council will ultimately have the final say.