YCUA voted a 12-month moratorium blocking a $1.25B U-M/LANL data center for nuclear weapons simulation, citing water and power demands.

Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority voted unanimously on April 22 to impose a 12-month moratorium on water and sewage services for new data centers. The move temporarily blocks a $1.25 billion facility proposed jointly by the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory for nuclear weapons simulation.

Key facts

$1.25B — proposed facility cost.

144 acres — site size along Huron River.

100 MW — power draw.

1 million gallons — daily water consumption.

12 months — moratorium duration.

The moratorium directly targets a 144-acre complex along the Huron River that would draw 100 megawatts of power and consume up to one million gallons of fresh water per day [According to the source].…