A one-year moratorium on data center construction has been approved in Inver Grove Heights, a city near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted on Monday to approve the moratorium in response to concerns about data centers in general as well as an application for a proposed campus at 5890 Carmen Avenue.

The application, backed by data center firm T5 Data Centers, called for a 5MW, closed-loop cooling data center that would have spanned approximately 55,000 sq ft (5,109 sqm).

During the one-year period, the city will consider suitable locations, zoning districts, use types, and regulations for data centers.

Inver Grove Heights is not the only local authority in Minnesota to have voted in favor of a moratorium on data centers. The City of Rosemount, located south of Inver Grove Heights, chose to enact a one-year moratorium in mid-April, and the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on whether to impose a temporary moratorium.

Founded in 2008, T5 develops built-to-suit data centers across the US. It has a presence across Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; Hillsboro, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and beyond.