Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence
Resources for Information on Data Centers
National Resources
NACo Data Centers Resource Hub(opens in a new tab)
NACo Informational Primer and County Considerations: Data Centers(opens in a new tab) (NACo, Feb. 2026)
Counties Grapple with Data Center Boom(opens in a new tab) (NACo, Oct. 2025)
Data Centers Map(opens in a new tab)
County/SCAC Resources
SCAC Model Ordinance(opens in a new tab)
Map of Counties and Data Center Ordinances(opens in a new tab)
Horry County Zoning Ordinance Amendment Addressing Data Centers(opens in a new tab)
AI, Data Centers, County Collaboration Take Center Stage During 2026 SCAC Annual Conference(opens in a new tab) (SCAC, Aug. 2026)
Resources for Information on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
National Resources
Making Government a Trusted Source in AI Systems(opens in a new tab) (Beeck Center, Georgetown University, Oct. 2026)
Artificial Intelligence and GenAI In Motion: County Innovations and Use Cases(opens in a new tab) (NACo, June 2025)
AI County Compass: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Local Governance and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence(opens in a new tab) (NACo, July 2024)
Primer for Counties: The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence(opens in a new tab) (NACo, Feb. 2024)
State Resources
SC Competes - Palmetto AI Corrider (Industry Cluster)(opens in a new tab)
SC Admin Digital Government Services(opens in a new tab)
SC Admin Releases AI Strategy To Help Guide State Agencies(opens in a new tab) (June 2024)
South Carolina State Agencies Artificial Intelligence(opens in a new tab) - Strategy South Carolina Department of Administration (June 2024)
Admin Releases AI Strategy to Help Guide State Agencies(opens in a new tab) (June 2024)
County/SCAC Resources
York County Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Use Policy(opens in a new tab)
AI Considerations for Your County - Institute of Government Advanced Level Presentation (July 2026)
- AI Considerations(opens in a new tab) (handout)
- AI Considerations(opens in a new tab) (slides)
- Exercises(opens in a new tab)
- NACo AI County Compass - Your Reference Bridge(opens in a new tab)
- AI Readiness Reference Card(opens in a new tab)
Robots, Rules and Responsibility: Ethics for Lawyers in the AI Era(opens in a new tab) (Local Government Attorneys Institute, Nov. 2025)
AI in the County Workplace - Annual Conference Workshop Presentation (Aug. 2025)
- AI Resources and Tools(opens in a new tab)
- Prompt Activity(opens in a new tab)
- Prompt Writing Tips(opens in a new tab)
Governing in the Digital Age(opens in a new tab) (County Focus Fall 2024)
Why Counties Should Prepare for Autonomous Technology(opens in a new tab) (County Focus Summer 2023)