County Council, October 13, 2026
Approves Plan of 755 Governor Lea Road warehouses, 12-0
What happened
New Castle County Council adopted Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance 26-045, amending UDC Chapter 40 to require Public Service Commission certification of electrical capacity (concurrency) for large energy users of 75 megawatts or more, such as data centers, on a 10-1 vote with one no…
- Jurisdiction
- New Castle County, DE
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 12-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Electrical capacity concurrency certification (Substitute 1 to Ord. 26-045)
Amends UDC Chapter 40 Article 5 (capacity and concurrency calculations) and Appendix 1 to require certification of electrical capacity, by the PSC or via a county form, for large energy users of 75 MW or more, including data centers. It applies only to new applications; land use staff confirmed none were filed since the April introduction. The Chamber of Commerce opposed it. Vote 10 yes, 1 no (George), 1 not voting (Williams-Johns), 1 absent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
New Castle County Council adopted Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance 26-045, amending UDC Chapter 40 to require Public Service Commission certification of electrical capacity (concurrency) for large energy users of 75 megawatts or more, such as data centers, on a 10-1 vote with one no…
Key Decisions (9)
Electrical capacity concurrency certification (Substitute 1 to Ord. 26-045)
Terraces at Pike Creek major development plan
Plan of 755 Governor Lea Road warehouses
Impact fee update (Ord. 26-106)
Marijuana use regulations alignment (Ord. 26-105)
FY2026 budget amendment from reserve accounts (Ord. 26-130)
FY2027 revenue ordinance amendment for Townsend (Ord. 26-131)
Cybersecurity grant ordinances tabled (Ord. 26-128, 26-129)
Class specifications resolution tabled (R26-189)
Development Activity (3)
Terraces at Pike Creek
Residential
755 Governor Lea Road warehouses
Industrial
Foxwood Business Center plan revival
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
New Castle County now requires electrical capacity certification before permitting…
Sentiment
Dover is weighing an 18-month data center moratorium, modeling its…
Other
The county faces budget strain after a 17.2% tax increase,…
Commercial Demand
A brownfield in the HI district on Governor Lea Road…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 9 councilmembers, a staff member, and 4 members of the public.
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