San Francisco passes 45-day moratorium on new data centers
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously for an immediate 45-day moratorium on new data centers, extendable to 22 months, while planning officials study energy, water, air quality, land use and community impact, with a hearing due by November. The pause halts NOVVA's Bayview site at 400 Paul Avenue (9 MW, seeking to reach 36 MW) and a 49.5 MW Dogpatch waterfront project that was in permit talks with Mayor Daniel Lurie's policy staff in August. Sponsor Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10) said Bayview-Hunters Point is already overburdened by air pollution, and the city cannot say how many data centers it has — the San Francisco Standard counts six sites.
Why it matters: The city hosts OpenAI and Anthropic, so the vote shows AI infrastructure growth meeting local resistance over power, water and pollution.
San Francisco Board of SupervisorsShamann WaltonDaniel Lurie
References Bloomberg Technology · The Next Web
San Francisco, home to some of the world’s most valuable artificial-intelligence companies, is temporarily banning new data centers within its borders.
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