data center

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.

The proposed ordinance will be introduced Aug. 5. It comes after the county received an application for a 6 million square-foot data center that could be built near Delaware City.

City officials do not consider the data loss a security concern.

Middletown residents took to the streets Monday to protest proposed plans to build a power plant in town. Citizens have been divided on the proposal to…