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Home » Data center pause clouds Spokane's future

Data center pause clouds Spokane's future

Industry advocates say moratorium could deter potential investments

July 2, 2026
Matt Stephens
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Data center advocates say Spokane may have impacted future opportunity here by imposing a moratorium on data centers so quickly.

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Spokane's decision to immediately halt new developments of computer data centers for one year could affect the city's ability to compete for future billion-dollar investments.



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