Tina Kotek’s data center advisory committee won’t recommend a statewide moratorium on new data centers, despite local action and growing calls from Democratic lawmakers, conservation groups, farmers and residents in data-center-heavy areas. A poll from Portland firm DHM Research found two-thirds of Oregon voters support a pause on new data centers used for artificial intelligence. The group seemed most concerned with data centers’ energy demands and keeping up with regional grid capacity, meeting climate goals and addressing the rising costs of electricity. Data centers in Oregon will get nearly $500 million in property tax breaks this year alone, according to reporting from The Oregonian. • Dan Dorran is chair of the Umatilla County Commission, an area with the highest concentration of data centers in the state.