Haywood County
No data center projects reported here yet. 5 towns and unincorporated areas.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Clyde
Clyde unanimously passed a one-year pause on data centers and crypto mining in town limits, even though no company had approached the town. Leaders said a year is the most state law allows.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Canton
Canton's Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a 12-month pause on data centers and crypto mining. Out-of-town companies had asked about using the closed paper mill site. The town will write rules and an economic plan.
🚫 Ban · Waynesville
In 2023 Waynesville changed its land use rules to ban crypto mines and data centers inside town limits. Staff first worried about noise, then about wider harm to land and water.
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In North Carolina, cities and towns decide inside their limits. Outside them, the county decides.