# City of Charlotte Data Centers Task Force Meeting - November 5, 2026


**Body:** City of Charlotte
**Date:** November 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure, Regulatory Compliance


The City of Charlotte Data Centers Task Force met on November 5, 2026, to review its work plan and discuss recommendations for data-center governance. The city’s temporary moratorium on accepting, processing, and approving applications for new telecommunications and data-storage facilities is set to expire no later than October 18, 2027. Staff described a goal of delivering recommendations, including feasibility and implementation timelines, by June 2027 for council consideration ahead of a possible November 2027 policy vote. The task force discussed noise and air-quality monitoring, setbacks, water use, property values, transparency, utility costs, workforce impacts, and whether to use existing policies from other jurisdictions as a starting point. No task-force vote or contract award was reported. A proposed state legislative agenda, including support for legislation regulating data-center siting and operations, was scheduled for a separate council decision; the task force did not take that decision at this meeting.

Staff said an RFP for a noise-mitigation strategy was expected to be issued that week or the following week, and that a separate consultant procurement to support the broader policy work was still underway, with selection pending. Members urged staff to move quickly, provide draft recommendations and background materials with about two weeks for review, and organize recommendations by topic, including any dissenting views. The guest presentation from Americans for Responsible Innovation covered national approaches to data-center zoning, energy costs, incentives, disclosure, and community protections; it did not result in a procurement decision. The meeting also highlighted labor’s concern that the moratorium delays construction work and staff’s position that recommendations must account for legal authority and implementation feasibility.

**Source:** City of Charlotte