Bridget Grant
Co-head of Zoning, Entitlement & Land Use at Moore & Van Allen, a Charlotte-based land use development consultant advising major developers on rezoning and permitting across the Southeast.
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Jul 21, 2026
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So can you walk us through kind of the current landscape in this region and what you're seeing?
Bridget GrantGUEST
We're seeing a, what I would call a high level of kick the tires, people trying to find sites anywhere that they can.
Bridget GrantGUEST
To their point about this technology is changing so quickly, data centers aren't even defined in a lot of zoning ordinances.
Bridget GrantGUEST
Municipalities aren't necessarily prepared for the amount of water or energy, how the technology has evolved, and how those systems can fit into our existing land use pattern.
Bridget GrantGUEST
It's not necessarily that there's a shortage of land available to do these types of systems.
Bridget GrantGUEST
It's figuring out the best and most appropriate land, the highest and best use for where they need to go.
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Leslie KinchlowHOST
Maybe we could just take a minute and dispel how much of that is actually true versus what's just myth.