The result could be a moratorium on data centers in the city until the mayor and council can fully understand the potential ramifications of having a data center built here. He asked the mayor for a letter of support for the construction of a data center on that property. The moratorium would not outright eliminate the possibility of a data center in future, but it would buy the city some time to consider the ramifications. “Our power load here is probably not great enough to supply a hyper-scale data center,” Melton said. The city is expected to draft an ordinance instituting a moratorium on data centers and have it ready for a vote by one of its September meetings.