Local datacenter moratoria

Proactive pause on data center, battery energy storage, and large-scale solar and wind applications pending permanent regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31

Recent growth in the building of data centers in the region; the Board sought time for Planning Commission review, resident input, and legal analysis of appropriate zoning standards

Active (extended); Resolution No. 2026-10 extended the moratorium an additional 180 days from June 10, 2026, so the moratorium remains in force as of 2026-07-31

Public and township-official concerns over water use, energy use, noise, design, size, location, and operation

Active as of 2026-04-29

Regional data center development wave across SE Michigan [VERIFY]

Active [VERIFY]

Proactive pause on zoning and building review for data centers and digital mining operations; specific trigger not stated in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; running through 2026-10-17 per the June 3, 2026 extension vote [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date not confirmed at confidence 0.5

Proactive pause on siting, construction, maintenance, and permitting of data centers and facilities; no specific pending project identified in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective since 2026-05-18

Not specified in the source located

Active per aggregator's 2026-07-10 data snapshot

Reaction to nearby Dafter Township bitcoin-mining noise conflict and desire to prevent incompatible industrial uses

Expired approximately 2026-06-24 at the end of the documented one-year term. A later Township agenda shows data-center ordinance work, but no adopted extension

Adopted to permit study of utility capacity, land use, noise, heat, water, environmental effects, and permanent zoning standards

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Desire to study environmental, economic, neighborhood, and ratepayer effects before proposals arrive

Request passed 6-2 on 2026-03-17; as of June 2026 Mayor Sheffield still had not acted on it, having instead convened a cross-sector working group (city departme

Community concern around proposed Project Ironwood

Expired around June 7, 2026 (180 days after the December 9, 2025 effective date); no extension of Resolution 2025-5 and no permanent data-center zoning ordinanc

No data-center category in ordinance and resident concern over noise, power, and water

Reported proposed as of 2026-02-12; [VERIFY: adoption status not confirmed against Fenton Township adopted-ordinances list as of 2026-04-29]

Proactive pause; township had not received a data center application as of the May 7 introduction

Active as of 2026-07-31

Township officials said no data center application was pending; described as time to develop regulations and hold a public forum

Reported active as of 2026-06-25; duration and thus end date unconfirmed [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confide

Zoning code did not address data centers; concern over high power and water use relative to jobs

Active as of 2026-04-29

Community concern about water, energy, and noise impacts; no data center-specific standards

Active as of 2026-04-29

Adopted while the planning commission studies noise, power, water, and possible permanent regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.45 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Would allow research and drafting of permanent rules

Vote scheduled for 2026-07-13; passage not confirmed by 2026-07-31 because the township had not posted July board minutes [VERIFY instrument number; adoption da

Proactive pause on city consideration of applications for data centers and digital mining uses

Active as of 2026-07-31; adopted 2026-05-26, due to run to approximately 2026-11-26 absent extension

City officials said no data center had been proposed; the planning commission was to use the period to develop permanent regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Proposed Meta-linked hyperscale campus on more than 1,000 acres and rezoning conflict

Active through approximately 2026-05-20 unless terminated or extended

Followed the county Planning Commission's April 2026 recommendation; pauses land-use permits for data centers and similar uses

Reported active as of 2026-05-27; exact final duration unverified as of 2026-07-31 due to conflict between the draft ordinance and news reporting [VERIFY instru

Halts approval, construction, expansion, zoning permits, and licenses for data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Bars issuance of building permits for data centers and processing of zoning amendment applications that would permit a data center as a principal or accessory use

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective since 2026-07-27, reported to run through 2027-01-25

Adopted while a Planning Commission subgroup studied data center regulation

Active as of 2026-07-31

Zoning ordinance did not address data centers; nearby proposals created pressure to study standards

Expired approximately 2026-08-02 at the end of the documented 180-day term. The Township considered data-center zoning text during the term, but no adopted exte

Microsoft proposal in Covenant Business Park; resident concerns about light, water, noise, and electricity rates

Board voted 2-5 against the proposed moratorium on 2026-05-18; it was never adopted. The board separately formed a committee of trustees, planning commission me

Proactive pause on new data center development applications; no specific pending project identified in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective since 2026-05-27

Rapid regional data center development pressure; enacted while the previously-approved 'Project Flex' hyperscale campus (~1.8 million sq ft) continues toward final approval

Active as of late June 2026; does not apply to the already-approved Project Flex development, whose Planning Commission review was reported as continuing (sched

Rapid regional data center development pressure; enacted while the previously-approved 'Project Flex' hyperscale campus (~1.8 million sq ft) continues toward final approval

Active as of late June 2026; does not apply to the already-approved Project Flex development, whose Planning Commission review was reported as continuing (sched

Need for data center regulatory framework; concerns included water, energy, noise, siting, and public safety

Active as of 2026-04-29

Need to create new Technology Innovation (M-3) zoning district

Moratorium superseded by Ordinance 266 (M-3 Technology Innovation district). Ordinance 266 was subsequently suspended by citizen petition and then repealed 4-2

Proactive pause on accepting or processing applications and issuing permits or approvals for data centers; no specific pending project identified in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; moratorium began running 2026-06-08 and is due to run through approximately 2027-06-08 unless terminated or extended earlier

Desire for a regulatory framework in place before data center proposals arrive

Active as of late May 2026

Adopted while the Planning Commission and planning staff research zoning amendments

Active as of 2026-07-31

Adopted after a public comment requesting action; officials said there had been no data center inquiry in the township

Reported active as of the 2026-05-13 board meeting; exact duration and thus exact end date unconfirmed as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY details not confirmed at confide

Township needed time to study and potentially adopt regulations governing data centers.

Active as of 2026-08-19. The Township's adopted one-year moratorium bars permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, review, and inst

Proactive pause barring applications, permits, licenses, approvals, and construction for data center systems

Active as of 2026-07-31

Preemptive zoning update before any application; concern about regional data center growth and resident impacts

Extended by Resolution #26-11 (adopted 2026-05-13) for a further 180 days; now runs through approximately 2026-11-15. Planning Commission began formal review of

Mayor reported inquiries; existing zoning insufficient to address public health, utility, and infrastructure effects

Expired approximately 2026-07-20 at the end of the documented six-month term. No adopted extension was located through 2026-08-19. [VERIFY: post-expiry Council

Proactive pause on data center applications; no specific pending project identified in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective since 2026-05-20

Preemptive policy development and concern about infrastructure and water-system impacts

Extended by a 6-3 council vote (~2026-04-28); planning-commission action on a permanent ordinance was pushed to 2026-07-28. Status after that date is not confir

Data centers not addressed in current zoning ordinance; separate from Saline Township project

Active as of 2026-04-29

Adopted while the township revises its zoning rules for industrial development generally; the township clerk said the action did not affect the already-permitted 'The Barn' data center project, which remained under const

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Data center development concerns in Allegan County

Reported active in MLive 51-jurisdiction tally [VERIFY: no current confirmation from primary township source as of 2026-04-29]

Community concern about resource strain, land-use impacts, transparency, tribal trust land, and long-term economic value

Active as of 2026-04-29

Proactive pause barring applications, permits, licenses, approvals, and construction for data center systems

Active as of 2026-07-31

Regional data center development wave across SE Michigan [VERIFY]

Active [VERIFY]

Township identified as unprepared for hyperscale proposals; need for standards before formal applications

Expired approximately 2026-06-09 at the end of the documented 180-day term. No adopted extension was located through 2026-08-19. [VERIFY: post-expiry Township a

Spike in development requests across southeast Michigan; zoning written in 1978

Active as of 2026-04-29

Regional data center development wave across SE Michigan [VERIFY]

Active; the 12-month term (through January 20, 2027) has not lapsed and no repeal was found

Directs the Planning Commission to study and report on data center regulation; no specific pending project identified in the record reviewed

Active as of 2026-07-31; took effect 2026-07-05

Need for regulatory framework for data center facilities

Extended/renewed by Resolution #260502 (adopted 2026-05-19); moratorium now runs nine months from that date (through approximately 2027-02-19), or until zoning

Prologis 312-acre data center proposal in adjacent Washington Township

Active [VERIFY: no current status update from primary village source as of 2026-04-29]

Followed Prologis's withdrawal (2026-05-19) of its rezoning application for a proposed 312-acre technical campus south of 32 Mile Road; Prologis's attorney had written the company would likely wait for the township's dat

Active as of 2026-07-31 [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Zoning ordinance predates large-scale data centers and lacks standards for siting, buffering, noise, utility impacts, water use, fuel storage, building scale, and compatibility

Active as of 2026-04-29

Proactive pause on accepting, hearing, reviewing, or processing applications for construction or operation of data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31

Potential hyperscale proposal on Toyota-owned land and zoning-defensibility concerns

Active as of 2026-08-19. Ordinance No. 167 was adopted on 2026-03-10 after the February first reading; its six-month term runs to approximately 2026-09-06 unles

Concerns that hyperscale data centers could commit water and sewer capacity before financial, infrastructure, and environmental reviews were complete

Active as of 2026-04-29

Councilwoman Sheila Cherry pushed for the pause to protect residents, separate facts from rumors, and to amend related I-2 industrial-district restrictions to include conditional uses; comes after Mayor Andy Grove reveal

Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-07-06); a sub-committee on data centers was formed for future workshops and public discussion.

Resident concern over land off County Road C and possible data center industrialization

Active; six-month emergency moratorium enacted 2026-04-06, expiring approximately October 2026

Increased interest in data centers and need to study state codes, local ordinances, and regulatory controls

Active. The certified Ordinance No. 37-26 shows passage by Council on 2026-04-13 and approval by Mayor Bryan K. Jensen on 2026-04-14 (emergency, effective immed

Study of infrastructure, utilities, environmental effects, resident concerns, and long-term planning implications of data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-15

General council concern that the village electric grid could not support a data center's power needs, plus unresolved questions about energy sourcing raised at a council-attended data-center webinar; no specific project

Listed on village 2026 documents page; full text not captured because site output was incomplete

Concerns about noise, electric, and water impacts, and coordination with county model zoning work

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2026-11-29 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in

County-initiated pause on data center applications and permits in county-zoned townships pending policy development

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2026-12-13

Resident concerns over noise, electricity and water consumption, wastewater, aesthetics, and nearby projects

Active

No data center classification in zoning code and need to study impacts on more than 22,000 parcels

Active restriction, not a full ban; extended through 2027-02-11 by a Council vote on 2026-04-01

Resident opposition to a possible data center project referred to as 'Project Milo' and criticism of an economic-development nondisclosure agreement; more than 200 residents attended the May 18 meeting where the emergenc

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-01 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in

Lack of zoning classifications for data centers; energy, water, utility, environmental, neighborhood, and long-term planning concerns

Active through approximately 2027-03-04

Data center applications and need to review planning and zoning code

Extended via Ordinance 55-2026 (adopted 2026-05-18, emergency, 90-day moratorium). Council minutes of 2026-07-06 confirm the moratorium remains in effect throug

Community concern and desire to study impacts after prior zoning allowed data centers in M-1 manufacturing districts

Resolution 34-25 (as amended, a 182-day/6-month term from its 2025-12-08 adoption) expired on approximately 2026-06-08. No extension, replacement, or repeal was

Water and power use, outages, low permanent job creation, and zoning/infrastructure review

Active; a three-month moratorium on new standalone/principal-use data center projects and expansions took effect upon passage on 2026-07-15, running through app

Desire to review the planning and zoning code before permitting data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-01 [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in

City officials began researching data center zoning gaps in February 2026; no pending data center applications were reported, but a nearby property proposed for annexation (west of the Menards store) drew organized resid

Pending. A special council session on data center zoning and the proposed moratorium was quickly adjourned on 2026-07-28 due to venue overcrowding and accessibi

Public concern over power demand, water use, infrastructure strain, and possible data center interest in/near Hancock County

Active

Councilwoman Lily Martuccio cited unknown effects of data centers on communities, including water contamination and noise complaints reported elsewhere

Status uncertain as of 2026-07-31; council scheduled a final vote for 2026-07-13 with immediate effect upon passage, but no source confirming that vote occurred

Community opposition reflected in village polling and the mayor's recommendation for a pause on data center development

Reported active as of 2026-07-31, per news account; primary ordinance text not independently confirmed [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.6

Resident concern following reports of an in-development Stream Data Centers project near Rensch Road/Harrisburg Pike, though the city attorney said no application had been filed; council sought time for policy review, in

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-01

Desire to study data center impacts before approving zoning certificates, conditional use permits, variances, rezonings, and other approvals

Active as of 2026-07-31; initial term runs through approximately 2026-12-07 and may be renewed [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) no

Resident opposition to a proposed data center project; neighboring Grove City (a separate city government) subsequently passed its own one-year moratorium in June 2026

Active as of 2026-07-31 (within the reported May 2026-May 2027 one-year window).

Citizen concerns about noise, lighting, buffering, construction impacts, and performance standards

Expired approximately 2026-06-03 at the end of the documented nine-month term. Contemporary reporting confirms the moratorium did not prevent some certificates

Energy, water, infrastructure capacity, environmental, resident, and planning concerns

Active

Facebook post linking a Tracy Road/Latcha Road property listing as a potential data center site

Reported active

Stark County data center concern

Reported active

Data center siting concern near Fallen Timbers and regional concern over large facilities

Reported active; corroborated by Monclova Township minutes (2026-02-17) which note "the City of Maumee has enacted a moratorium on this type of development"

Resident concern over a 200-acre Black Road site, annexation risk to Maumee, and need to retain local zoning control

Active through approximately 2027-02-17

Trustee-initiated study of data center construction impacts and possible future regulation

Reported active as of 2026-07-31; the downloaded resolution had blank approval/signature fields, and no executed copy or July 1 meeting minutes confirming signa

Resident backlash over a roughly 1,200-acre mega-site data center proposal (DB STU LLC; State Route 32 site valued $43M+) and nondisclosure agreements signed by elected officials

Reported active; council also debating reversal of 2024 zoning changes that enabled the project

Zoning resolution did not define or regulate data center uses; concerns over compatibility, infrastructure demand, utility use, noise, scale, and property impacts

Active through approximately 2026-10-11

Council-directed preparation of moratorium legislation on new data center applications

Pending as of 2026-07-31; legislation had not yet returned for a council vote [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not

Stark County data center concern

Reported active

Residents' concern about potential east-side township data center siting and lack of zoning language

Active

Property owner interest in a data center at a former GE manufacturing site and gap in zoning code

Active

Anthony Wayne area data center concern

Active; no rescission or repeal found in the township's own February 2026 minutes or subsequent public records checked.

Rapid AI/data center expansion and township zoning concerns; current zoning code has "little to no language" addressing such facilities

Reported active

Zoning board recommendation and resident concern over data centers, battery energy storage systems, and solar energy fields

Active

Pickaway County data center interest, health concerns, unanswered questions, and zoning-code review

The 180-day moratorium (Ordinance 2025-28) expired on its own terms around 2026-06-13 with no extension found. The same day the moratorium passed, Council also

Anthony Wayne area data center concern

Active; no rescission found in the adopting meeting's minutes or in subsequent web search as of this pass.

Proposed data center activity around the former Stuart power plant in Adams County

Reported active

City study of 'High-Density Computing Facilities' as a land use before permitting is resumed

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-01-10

Resident Dakota Humphries raised environmental, utility, infrastructure, privacy, and economic concerns at a May 11 meeting; city officials said no developer had contacted the city

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-22

Current zoning code may not address energy and water consumption, land use, building quality, aesthetics, lighting, noise, location, and environmental effects

Active. Council minutes for April 13, 2026 confirm the public hearing closed at 6:30 p.m. with no public comment, and Ordinance 2026-38 was then adopted by a 7-

Desire to craft zoning rules or consider prohibition while Ohio lawmakers consider statewide regulation; Law Director Zach Fowler walked council through proposal in March; City Administrator Nick Dutro framed purpose

Active

Need for administration, Planning Commission, and Council to review Ohio statutes, regulations, and local ordinances

Active

Proposed EdgeConneX project, resident opposition, infrastructure and zoning capacity concerns

Extended via Ordinance 2026-14, adopted as an emergency measure at the 2026-07-06 Council meeting, imposing another 180-day moratorium (through approximately 20

Electric load, water demand, infrastructure capacity, environmental impacts, and long-term land use planning

Extended: following a public hearing on 2026-06-15, Village Council passed an emergency ordinance extending the moratorium another 180 days, effective 2026-07-0

Resident and trustee concerns over grid strain, water use, fire safety, noise, and compatibility with residential land use

Active. The Board unanimously extended the moratorium six months, from March 9, 2026 to September 5, 2026, via Resolution #2026.02.10.005; the moratorium is the

Potential data center interest and need to study conditions for agriculturally zoned land

Active through approximately December 2026; no rescission found. A Data Center Advisory Committee (one trustee, one zoning board member, one BZA member, the zon

Council desired time to study the economic and environmental impacts of data centers on the Village and its residents and to develop siting/operation regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31 (one-year term runs to approximately March 12, 2027). Declared an emergency measure, effective at the earliest date allowed by law; appl

Pause on zoning permits/approvals for new data centers with aggregate monthly demand or peak load above 2 MW, and for expansions of existing facilities crossing that threshold; council narrowed the proposal at a May 4 wo

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through 2027-05-18 unless repealed or replaced earlier

regulatory_gap

Active as of 2026-07-06

Growing statewide concern about data center development, following consideration of 180-day, 12-month, and 18-month options

Adopted unanimously; not independently re-checked past publication

Existing zoning did not specifically address data centers; concerns about utilities, contamination, water, and land use

Replaced

Ongoing consideration of a permanent data-center ordinance; extension adds three public hearings before any vote

Extended; three public hearings to be scheduled at Warren Road, Diamond Lakes, and Henry Brigham community centers before a permanent ordinance vote [VERIFY ins

County wanted fact-finding time on safety concerns and regulation of data center facilities

Moratorium was extended past its original 2026-05-02 (recorded as 2026-05-03 in inventory computation) expiration. A May 4, 2026 Board of Commissioners agenda i

Data centers were not listed as permitted or conditional uses; county sought time to decide whether to prohibit or regulate them

Extended to Dec. 31, 2026 by a 5-0 Board of Commissioners vote at the May 5, 2026 meeting (public hearing held same night). Commissioners simultaneously took a

regulatory_gap

Extended through approximately 2027-01-25 per official June 8 council minutes

Growing statewide concern about energy-hungry data center operations, amid a contemporaneous Kingsland rezone vote

Adopted; described by GPB as the first coastal Georgia county to adopt such a moratorium [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not conf

Significant surge in planning, development, and construction of data centers and battery energy storage facilities nationally and in Georgia; the county's zoning ordinance (from the 1990s) did not contemplate these uses.

Second 100-day term runs to approximately early September 2026. The county held a July 30, 2026 work session reviewing draft permanent zoning provisions for dat

City wanted time to study how other jurisdictions were regulating data centers before adopting its own rules.

Enacted March 23, 2026; no subsequent news of extension, replacement, or expiration was located in this research pass.

Growing statewide concern about data center development; county plans a public hearing to consider a longer extension

Adopted unanimously; county plans to request a 180-day extension at the August 2026 Board meeting

Health, safety, water-supply, and resident concerns after recent approvals

Still under an active moratorium as of July 24, 2026. WABE reporting on a July 22, 2026 town hall and July 21, 2026 Clayton County Commission meeting states the

Surge of metro Atlanta data centers and concern over infrastructure impacts

Active as of 2026-07-31; the moratorium is set to expire in August 2026, and county staff are recommending the Board of Commissioners extend it for another six

New annexation and development requests; concern that data centers were treated by-right in industrial zones

Active as of 2026-04-29

Project Peach, Project Sail, petitions, and need for countywide standards

Replaced. 180-day moratorium expired 2025-11-03; permanent data center ordinance adopted December 16, 2025 per official county .gov page.

Public health, diesel emissions, water, stormwater, noise, and ratepayer concerns

Extended multiple times beyond 2026-06-23. On June 9, 2026 the Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to extend the moratorium 100 days, through Sept. 30, 2026. On Ju

Proactive planning before possible future projects

Active as of 2026-07-31. Decatur County BOC minutes through the June 23, 2026 meeting show no repeal, extension, or replacement of the moratorium.

Growing statewide concern about data center development

Adopted; not independently re-checked past publication

Proposal pipeline and need to update comprehensive plan and unified development code

Expired absent extension [VERIFY: no county extension or replacement ordinance located on Douglas County site as of 2026-04-29]

regulatory_gap

Extended by three months as of 2026-06-15; resulting calendar expiration date and final signed ordinance were not located [VERIFY instrument number; adoption da

Applications for annexation, rezoning, variances, and conceptual site plans for data centers

Replaced by permanent ordinance on or before 2026-03-05

Allow work on an ordinance and a process requiring a public hearing for each future data center proposal

Reported active as of 2026-06-09; a signed resolution or official action summary was not located because the item was added during the meeting [VERIFY instrumen

regulatory_gap

Active as of 2026-06-15; ends after six months or earlier if the city adopts zoning amendments

regulatory_gap

Extended through 2027-01-29; the county canceled a July 13 Planning and Zoning Commission data center public hearing while staff and counsel continued drafting

Unified development code did not specifically allow technological facilities, including data centers and crypto mining

Replaced. On May 26, 2026 the Griffin Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) establishing special-

Infrastructure, sewer, environmental, and development-code concerns after federal detention-facility activity

Active as of 2026-07-31. The county's permanent Data Center Ordinance remains in draft (Draft V2, dated 07/06/2026) as of this research pass, with a Steering &

regulatory_gap

Active as of 2026-05-26; a standalone signed resolution was not located, only the board motion recorded in minutes

Legal notice defects under Georgia zoning procedure law and project-pressure concerns

Prior ordinances rescinded; county restarted process [VERIFY current status: no replacement ordinance located on county website as of 2026-04-29]

Support additional outreach, public input, legal review, and development of a comprehensive ordinance

Reported active as of 2026-05-11; the signed 365-day resolution itself was not located, only a city civic alert and a superseded 90-day draft ordinance [VERIFY

Need to review zoning, noise, and property-impact rules

Expired about 2026-03-22 unless extended [VERIFY: no extension or replacement located as of 2026-04-29]

Industrial and commercial zoning needed updating; county learned AWS bought about 985 acres for about $270 million

Active/extended as of 2026-07-31. Resolution 26-03 (on or about 2026-03-17) extended the moratorium as it applies to data centers; the exact new sunset date is

regulatory_gap

Extended through 2026-12-31; county staff stated no data center applications or inquiries had been received

Concurrent consideration of a data center proposal near Delk Road and a recently approved center on Bells Ferry Road

Adopted; does not apply to the Powers Ferry Place application or the previously approved Bells Ferry Road center [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news

regulatory_gap

Active/extended as of 2026-07-20; expected to run through approximately January 2027 unless lifted sooner

Community backlash to hyperscale proposals (Forsyth Technology Campus) and prior approvals

Status after 2026-03-03 unconfirmed [VERIFY: post-expiration meeting minutes not yet posted as of 2026-04-29]

Increased interest in data center siting and inadequate existing ordinances

Active through 2026-10-07 unless terminated or replaced

County wants to update development codes and evaluate safety guidelines before further data-center approvals

Adopted unanimously; not independently re-checked past publication

County sought better understanding of how to accommodate data centers

Unknown [VERIFY: no replacement ordinance or extension located on county website as of 2026-04-29]

County wanted to strengthen its zoning ordinance while regulating future data centers

Replaced. At its April 28, 2026 meeting, the Board of Commissioners tabled text amendment TA26-01 (Zoning Code Sections 708.15 C-N, 708.24 I-1, 708.25 I-2) and

Allow more time for public input and ordinance revisions

Extended through 2026-09-08 per the county's official town hall presentation; a standalone signed extension resolution was not located [VERIFY instrument number

New council concerns about land-use fit, utility demand, environmental effects, and Chattahoochee watershed impacts

Active as of 2026-07-31, running under its second extension through 2026-09-20. The city reports no projects are currently proposed for data-center development

Surge of annexation, rezoning, and special-use permit requests

Replaced

Continued development of city standards for data centers and large-scale data storage

Extended through 2026-09-09 per adopted Resolution RES2026-043

regulatory_gap

Extended through 2026-10-14; county officials said no data center applications had been received [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date not confirmed at confi

Proactive planning; lack of information on electricity, jobs, community effects, and resident utility-bill exposure

Active through 2027-01-20

Project West and broader power, water, and land-use concerns

Replaced. The 90-day moratorium (adopted 2025-09-16) was extended twice: 90 days on 2025-12-02 (to 2026-03-16), and a further 90 days on 2026-02-17 (to 2026-06-

regulatory_gap

The documented 30-day moratorium expired on approximately 2026-08-08. Walker County's official July notice said the Board would consider a 180-day extension aft

Public concern over electricity rates, water consumption, noise, and neighborhood impacts tied to a proposed American Towers data center in east Charlotte; a May 26, 2026 public hearing drew 50-plus speakers

Active as of 2026-07-31 (runs through Nov 5, 2026). City staff are drafting permanent regulations during the pause; a July 29, 2026 Charlotte Observer piece ind

Potential large-scale data center interest at Triangle Innovation Point West in Moncure; county findings cite water and electricity use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, e-waste, noise, and unaddressed zoning categor

Active; Eco TIP West LLC (associated with Kirk Bradley of Lee-Moore Capital) filed suit in Chatham County Superior Court, reported by chathamnc.com 2026-04-26,

Active as of researched_as_of

Active as of researched_as_of

Past documented data center inquiries; lack of land-use standards for high-resource, noisy, large-format facilities.

Lapsed/superseded: temporary moratorium (Ord. 2026-11) ran through its own term (~2026-07-02); permanent zoning ordinance Ord. 2026-19 (adopted 2026-05-18) now

Concerns about high water and electricity consumption and noise from data centers.

Pending. Public hearing scheduled 2026-09-03; not yet enacted.

Numerous inquiries from developers; UDO written in 2021 did not define data centers or set standards for location, buffering, lighting, noise, utility usage, or on-site generation.

Active

Active as of researched_as_of; bars the city from accepting, processing, or approving specified development applications for new or expanded data centers, inclu

Pause intended to allow development of zoning standards

Active as of researched_as_of [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Rural character, infrastructure limits, high energy and water demands, noise, and environmental concerns.

Active permanent restriction

Active as of researched_as_of; applies in the county's zoning jurisdiction; excludes incidental information technology supporting an otherwise permitted busines

Residents spoke for nearly two hours about environmental, water, and public health concerns

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 r

Councilmember Nate Baker initially proposed a 2-year ban, but the City Attorney noted North Carolina's UDO procedures effectively cap such moratoria at 12 months, so the Council settled on 60 days as a first step

Extended and still active as of 2026-07-31; the exact current expiration date could not be confirmed from a primary source. This is a distinct City government a

Data-center development pressure in the county; commissioners cited a desire to study impacts and get ahead of the industry's growth

Active as of 2026-07-31 (one-year term would run to approximately June 2027); no rescission or extension was located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source

Passed by Tribal Council 2026-05-07; Principal Chief ratification not confirmed as of researched_as_of [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 20

Developer inquiries in northeast North Carolina; county findings cite energy use, utility strain, noise, water use, hazardous materials, e-waste, and rural/agricultural land compatibility.

Active. Ordinance in force from December 17, 2025 through December 17, 2026, per the signed, executed instrument now posted by the county.

A pending data-center proposal in the county prompted commissioners to pause new applications while they study how to regulate the industry

Active as of 2026-07-31 (one-year term would run to approximately May 2027). This record rests only on secondary news sources; the county's own ordinance/docume

Growing prevalence of data processing/crypto mining facilities; need to study infrastructure, energy, environmental, and economic impacts before regulating.

Expired by its 12-month term (June 2024) without a captured replacement ordinance. The Madison County Planning and Zoning page, refetched with a real Chrome bro

Residents petitioned (about 300 signatures) for a longer pause than the initially proposed 12 months; county committed to forming an advisory committee

Active as of researched_as_of; runs through January 4, 2029 unless amended

March 2026 board direction and staff study of electricity demand, water usage, land-use compatibility, environmental impacts, resident utility costs, and water quality.

Active

Active as of researched_as_of; covers unincorporated county territory outside municipal extraterritorial jurisdictions; incidental onsite server rooms exempt

Public concern over data center siting (notably the Long Ferry Road project on land owned by an unnamed data-center developer) and need to study land-use standards.

Active per WBTV; commissioners vote unanimous

County had no pending data center application, but officials said existing regulations did not address energy, water, and noise impacts

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07

March 31 public meeting with roughly 140 residents and 34 speakers; concerns included water use, energy use, noise, visual impacts, fisheries, and mountain watershed effects.

Active

Resident opposition to a proposed data center, followed by developer withdrawal; town cited water consumption, energy demand, backup generation, noise, land-use compatibility, transportation, and lack of UDO standards.

Active

Dissenting commissioner argued the definition was too broad

Active as of researched_as_of

Public concern over infrastructure strain, water resources, environmental effects, and local fit; nearly 100 residents reportedly attended the meeting.

Active

Inquiries about converting the former paper mill site to a data center, cryptocurrency mining facility, or server farm; local and environmental comments cited water, energy, noise, heat, air emissions, few permanent jobs

Active

Regional western North Carolina data center concerns; speakers cited water consumption, electrical demand and Duke rate increases, noise, weak local jobs/tax-base benefits; preemption fears specifically referenced by Lay

Active.

Active as of researched_as_of; suspends acceptance, processing, review, approval, and issuance of development approvals for new data centers within town limits

Active as of researched_as_of, applies in town, extraterritorial jurisdiction, and future planning area; incidental onsite server rooms and state-law-exempt pro

Town said it would study water, energy, traffic, noise, appropriate locations, and possible UDO amendments

Active as of researched_as_of; applies in town and extraterritorial jurisdiction [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at

Active as of researched_as_of

UDO lacked definitions for data centers and cryptocurrency mining; town wanted clearer development standards before applications.

Active

Active as of researched_as_of; official minutes record no public comments at the hearing

Regional data center concern after March 23 Boone action; Director Walker testified small data centers can consume 1–10 MW (700–7,000 homes) and large facilities use 1.5 million gallons of water per day, with Watauga lac

Active. The Board of Commissioners adopted a one-year, countywide data center moratorium at its April 21, 2026 meeting.

Proposed 765 kV MISO transmission line, land negotiations in the Hebron area, and concern that data centers require large amounts of electricity and water.

Active as of 2026-07-31. Official minutes through 2026-07-15 show a draft data center ordinance was discussed (March 25, 2026 meeting: Supervisor Hoadley presen

Pause pending adoption of a permanent data center development ordinance

Active as of 2026-07-31; no rescission, expiration, or replacement identified in the reviewed sources.

County working toward a permanent data center ordinance

Status uncertain as of 2026-07-31; board approved the moratorium and authorized signature on 2026-05-26, but no signed instrument was located to confirm it took

Active as of 2026-07-31; city-listed expiration is December 20, 2026, absent earlier termination, modification, or replacement.

County lacked data center rules and cited safety, property-right, and road impacts.

Active

Infrastructure burden, nearby property impacts, and need to revise zoning approvals for digital asset mining and data centers.

Extended

County developing data center regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31; no rescission or replacement identified in the reviewed sources.

Active as of 2026-07-31 if not extended; six months from 2026-05-12 would run to approximately 2026-11-12, and no extension or rescission was identified in the

County was considering a separate data-center ordinance; board members wanted a longer pause than the staff-proposed 120 days.

Reported active as of the May 26, 2026 vote; not independently confirmed against a primary document in this pass.

County evaluation of impacts and planning needs for data center projects in unincorporated areas.

Active as of 2026-07-31. Franklin County adopted two further ordinances (2026B and 2026C) on 2026-07-14 covering Commercial Bitcoin Installation, Commercial Bat

Not detailed in the news coverage found.

Reported active as of publication (2026-07-13); not independently confirmed past that date [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not co

Potential burden on power and water resources, area-character concerns, and need for Unified Development Ordinance amendments.

Active

Board cited no current county data mining ordinance and need for planning/zoning work on setbacks and standards (resolution text).

Reclassified: initial temporary moratorium (Resolution 2024-149) expired and replaced by permanent regulatory ordinance (2025). Web verification indicates the c

County studying a regulatory framework for data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31; no rescission or replacement identified in the reviewed sources.

Board sought to pause new large-scale data-center rezoning applications even after having already adopted a permanent data-center zoning ordinance (approved Feb. 18, 2026) covering EU-3 districts.

Active as of 2026-07-31 (took effect 2026-07-01).

Board sought time to review zoning rules before allowing data center and battery storage development.

Reported active as of the May 26, 2026 vote; not independently confirmed past that date [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confi

Board discussion referenced the need for county guidelines before approving data center activity.

Active

Board found current zoning ordinances do not specifically address modern data centers; cited concerns about water use, electrical consumption, noise, cooling infrastructure, and rural quality of life, and the need to coo

Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 23 days prior).

Regulatory gap on siting large-scale data centers and industrial battery storage.

Reported active as of the June 16, 2026 vote; not independently confirmed against a primary document in this pass.

No ordinance governing commercial digital asset mining/data centers; concerns about infrastructure, natural resources, property rights, area character, and public health, safety, and welfare.

Active

Board desired additional time to review Sioux County Ordinance No. 01 (the county's general land-use/zoning ordinance) before any data center or BESS project could be considered; the resolution notes no such facilities w

Active as of 2026-07-31 (sunsets automatically 2027-06-16 absent further Board action)

County regulations were silent on digital asset mining, cryptocurrency operations, data processing centers, and battery/energy storage uses.

Active. Extended via Resolution #26-69 (adopted 2026-03-17) through 2027-03-31, covering digital asset mining, cryptocurrency operations, and data processing ce

Not captured in agenda-only source. (Companion BESS Resolution 11-10-2025B cited fire hazards, safety risks, emergency response preparedness, environmental contamination, setbacks, and visual impacts.)

Active per agenda evidence; signed text not captured

Status uncertain as of 2026-07-31; a draft Ordinance 40 (data center/solar moratorium) was published by the county in June 2026 but not confirmed adopted. [VERI

County discussion of data centers, local utility and infrastructure concerns, and desire for a research committee.

Active. Resolution #21 FYR 25/26 was adopted March 25, 2026, imposing a moratorium on construction of data centers and other high-density facilities "for a peri

Regulatory gap on siting and review of data-center applications in unincorporated Woodbury County.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Hearing on proposed data center, cryptocurrency, and battery-storage zoning safeguards

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]

City planning records state Bristol's zoning ordinance was not equipped to handle data centers, including bitcoin mining and broader data mining; officials cited TVA, utility, water, wastewater, and siting questions.

Active as of 2026-07-31. Bristol City Council meeting agendas from January through July 2026 (including June 2, July 7, and July 28) contain no item amending or

Rural preservation concerns amid data center and cryptocurrency mining development pressure in Robertson County

Active as of 2026-07-31. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]

While staff and the Planning Commission develop zoning definitions and regulations

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 r

Followed a May 26 Planning Commission 7-0 motion urging a one-year pause after Mayor Hunt had discussed a 180-day pause

Active as of researched_as_of; a related public hearing on permanent zoning amendments (Resolution 2006-39) was pending as of July 14

Residents commented on environmental, infrastructure, noise, and water-supply concerns

Pending as of researched_as_of; passed first reading only [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confide

Active as of researched_as_of

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07

ExoticRidge Crypto Company proposed an off-grid bitcoin mining facility in Bulls Gap; residents and commissioners raised concerns about cryptocurrency mining and data center impacts.

Active but challenged in federal litigation filed 2026-03-31

Proposed data center and cryptocurrency-mining uses exposed a code gap for heavy industrial uses, noise, vibration, pollution, utility, traffic, neighborhood, and public-health impacts.

Active through 2026-06-05 unless extended

Need to update land-use controls for emerging technologies, evaluate land-use compatibility, infrastructure demands, environmental and neighborhood impacts, and broader policy considerations.

Replaced. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted an ordinance amending Municipal Code Title 11, Chapter 5 (Data Processing Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining) o

Active as of researched_as_of

Planning and city staff directed to develop zoning-code recommendations and safeguards; follows the mayor's June 8 announcement of intent to seek a one-year moratorium

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07

Active as of researched_as_of

Proposed 'Hixson Data Center,' a 96,000-square-foot, 25-megawatt AI supercomputing facility, opposed by a resident petition that gathered nearly 3,000 signatures

Active as of 2026-07-31; the ordinance took effect immediately upon adoption and officials indicated it could be extended if necessary. A related 'research and

Absence of zoning and safety standards; concerns about electricity and water demand

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 r

Followed a record-setting July 7 public hearing with more than 200 speakers; the proposed DC BLOX facility near the Nashville Zoo was a focal point of opposition

Active as of researched_as_of

Planning Commission had recommended both a moratorium and amendments placing data centers in the city's I-3 use classification

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 r

Pending as of researched_as_of; passed first reading only, with final reading scheduled for August 3, 2026 [VERIFY adoption date; primary source (news-only evid

County findings cited extraordinary electrical demand, strain on local utilities, possible residential ratepayer cost increases, continuous cooling-system noise, property value and public-health impacts, limited job crea

Active or recently expired depending on exact passage and any extension; county planning records in March 2026 stated the moratorium was in effect. The April 16

County Planning Department to study practices elsewhere, consult TVA, EPB, and local water providers, and gather public input; follows Mayor Wamp's June 30 proposal

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07

Officials study code, fire, infrastructure, and utility issues

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting; officials said it does not affect the separately proposed data center inside McMinnville city limits [VERIFY i

Regulatory gap for data processing, data mining, and cryptocurrency mining; extraordinary electrical demand; utility strain; potential residential rate impacts; continuous cooling-system noise; property value and public-

Active

Active as of researched_as_of per news reporting [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.45 in the 2026-07

Madison cited the absence of a data center definition or specific standards in MGO Chapter 28. The city also identified potential energy, water, emergency service, traffic, noise, air quality, fiscal, and land use impact

Active

Pauses zoning and building-permit approvals for principal-use data centers of at least 10,000 sq ft floor area; exceptions for existing facilities, pre-effective-date applications, accessory data centers, routine mainten

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Pause on accepting, processing, approving, or issuing permits, licenses, zoning approvals, conditional-use permits, site plans, or other development approvals for new data centers; matter referred to Plan Commission for

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Mounting hyperscale data-center development pressure near Madison; the county formed a 13-member Advisory Committee on Data Centers (ACDC) in parallel to study impacts

Active as of 2026-07-31 (18-month window runs to approximately December 2027). Applies only to new hyperscale data center development; existing facilities and o

Pause on development of data centers and battery energy storage systems in unincorporated Door County to allow investigation, planning, and regulation of potential impacts; Board may extend by separate action.

Active as of 2026-07-31. [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Pause on accepting applications for, or granting zoning-related permits for, hyperscale data centers (at least 5,000 servers and at least 10,000 sq ft) in unincorporated areas under county zoning.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Stops acceptance of data center applications in county-zoned territory while the county studies impacts, receives local input, and develops consistent standards.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Adopted to give the county time to receive the Data Center Study Committee's work (first met June 10, 2026) and consider permanent rules.

Active as of 2026-07-31. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Town petitions from Mishicot, Two Creeks, and Two Rivers; concerns about health and safety, air quality, water resources, water use, electricity demand, fire hazards, public services, roads, property values, noise, visua

Active. The final ordinance (No. 2026/2028-10) states it 'shall be effective upon publication' and is dated/signed April 28, 2026 by the County Board Chair and

Stops receipt of applications and issuance of zoning-related permits for medium and large data centers and battery storage facilities.

Active as of 2026-07-31; a motion to return the measure to committee failed 3-10 before adoption.

Pause on siting, construction, establishment, or expansion of data centers in unincorporated towns using county zoning; pending requests held in abeyance, existing valid approvals exempt.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Pause on placing data centers in the town while the Plan Commission and Zoning Administrator research and develop siting, zoning, and operating rules.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Pause on receiving applications and granting permits/approvals for hyperscale data centers, defined as facilities with at least 100,000 sq ft floor area or at least 20 MW planned or installed electrical capacity.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Bars new applications/permits for principal-use data centers larger than 10,000 sq ft; accessory data centers and complete applications filed before the effective date are excepted.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Pause on data center development to allow the village to draft regulatory rules and standards.

Active as of 2026-07-31.

Adopted following a resident petition, while an August 11, 2026 advisory referendum on municipal utility/infrastructure commitments for a large-scale data center project remained scheduled.

Active as of 2026-07-31, pending confirmation of the underlying ordinance text. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at

Pause new data center development in unincorporated areas while the county reviews its comprehensive plan and zoning rules

Active as of 2026-07-31; existing facilities are unaffected per the official county release.

Proactive concern that applicants could vest before rules are adopted; energy use, water consumption, size, and accessory facilities

Active

Resident opposition to possible commercial solar projects and need to review zoning rules for commercial solar, battery storage, and data centers

Active

Allow the Area Plan Commission to develop data center zoning regulations

Status as of 2026-07-31 could not be confirmed beyond the May 5, 2026 news report. Contemporary coverage said county action hinged on the City of Connersville a

Existing code ambiguity; need for zoning language covering water, electricity, noise, heat, setbacks, and public safety

Active as of 2026-07-31; the moratorium remains the operative instrument, and permanent replacement regulations are still in draft form. Per the Franklin County

Proposed or rumored data center sites near Akron; concern about water, electricity, displacement, and inadequate zoning ordinance

Active

Concern that a developer could apply before the county had standards for data centers, BESS, and carbon sequestration

Active

Concern over the pace of recent data center approvals; council sought a pause while permanent zoning rules are finalized

Pending as of 2026-07-31: a City-County Council committee approved the moratorium proposal 10-3 along party lines on 2026-07-13, with Mayor Joe Hogsett's public

Immediately pause accepting, processing, or approving applications and permits related to data center development, construction, or operation in unincorporated Madison County, and stay pending applications

Active as of 2026-07-31. On 2026-07-15, the Planning Commission recommended extending the moratorium to a full year, with County Commissioner consideration sche

County desire to study data centers, farm-scale solar, utility-scale battery energy storage, and carbon capture before allowing applications; regional pressure from northern Indiana data center proposals

Replaced by permanent data center ban approved 2026-04-20

Allow study of hyperscale data center impacts before long-term decisions

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 per the town's official data-center information page and official meeting minutes.

Bar the acceptance, processing, or approval of applications and permits, including improvement location permits, for data centers and appurtenant facilities in every zoning district of unincorporated Miami County while p

Active as of 2026-07-31. The Plan Commission favorably recommended a permanent regulatory ordinance on 2026-05-13, and a June 8, 2026 public hearing took commen

Study utility demand and rates, environmental and noise effects, infrastructure, and compatibility with the comprehensive plan before further data center construction

Active as of 2026-07-31 per the city's announcement of Common Council passage of Ordinance Z-26-02 on third reading, July 16, 2026, following a June 9, 2026 may

No data center ordinance in county code; desire to draft language on setbacks, size tiers, lighting, noise, decommissioning, water use, and public safety before applications arrive

Active

County review of UDO standards after solar project controversy; concern that newer technologies, including data centers, were not adequately addressed

Active

County desire to create a local ordinance and advisory group before accepting qualified data center applications

Active. The county moratorium covers unincorporated qualified-data-center applications and was unaffected by the City of Shelbyville's separate annexation, rezo

Zoning ordinances lacked hyperscale data center standards; residents raised light, environmental, and infrastructure concerns

Active; Plan Commission circulated a draft Resolution No. 2026-PC-XX (Findings of Fact for regulation/restriction of commercial data centers) dated March 2026 b

Pause new data center development while the city develops permanent standards

Pending as of 2026-07-31. No moratorium took effect from the July 13, 2026 first-reading referral; a Plan Commission public hearing was scheduled for August 4,

Allow additional research on data center impacts after the Area Plan Commission tabled its own proposed ordinance defining and regulating small, medium, and large data centers

Pending as of 2026-07-31. At a three-hour July 13, 2026 hearing with nearly 200 attendees, the Area Plan Commission tabled its own proposed data center ordinanc

Existing comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance did not adequately address data center impacts; public opposition and uncertainty around a proposed project near Wolcott

Replaced by permanent zoning framework. The captured updated 2008 Zoning Ordinance (through 2026-02-09) includes a dedicated Section 3.20 Data Centers; no separ

Rubix Data Centers' proposed roughly 2-gigawatt data center campus near the former Ashland steel mill site prompted the Commission to pause new applications to study zoning ordinances

Replaced. A July 25, 2026 news account describes Ashland as having been "under a moratorium for the construction and operation of data centers" for "the last fi

Adopted to halt a Murray Industries data center project after land clearing had begun, following resident opposition over water, noise, and road concerns raised at the June 26 first reading.

Active as of 2026-07-31; approved without opposition on 2026-07-02, reported as halting the Murray Industries project. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source

Pause on accepting, reviewing, processing, or approving data center applications and permits in unincorporated Boyle County while the Planning and Zoning Commission studies the issue and considers zoning ordinance update

Active as of 2026-07-31; may be ended early or extended by later Fiscal Court action.

Concerns about AI and data center facility impacts; need for regulatory framework

Active through approximately December 2026

Adopted to allow time to develop data center regulations; officials said no current project had been proposed in the county.

Active as of 2026-07-31; allows earlier termination or extension by the Fiscal Court. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirm

Kentucky Industrial Alliance's May 1, 2026 submission of plans for a roughly 600-acre, 1.2 GW AI/cloud data-center campus near Mammoth Cave National Park; the council chose a pause for community input over the proposed j

Active as of 2026-07-31 but under legal challenge. Kentucky Industrial Alliance filed suit around 2026-06-08 challenging the moratorium's procedure, and a secon

Increased data center interest in Oldham County; infrastructure, energy, land-use, environmental, and regulatory-gap concerns

Ordinance 17-2025 extended the moratorium by 150 days, approved unanimously at the City Council's meeting reported November 10, 2025 (the prior moratorium had e

Resident concern and speculation over a possible Owensboro-area data center project

Active as of 2026-07-31 (one-year term would run to approximately May 2027); no rescission or extension was located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (

County-wide pause adopted to allow study of infrastructure, public-safety, land-use, environmental, and quality-of-life effects of data centers, AI facilities, and cryptocurrency mining before any such facility could be

Active as of 2026-07-31; enacted June 8, 2026 for a one-year term. Bars new permits, licenses, rezonings, approvals, construction, expansion, and operation of c

DartPoints Operating Company's $29 million purchase (closed 2026-05-15) of the former Lexmark property at 745 W. New Circle Road for data center development

Active as of 2026-07-31. The Planning Commission held a public hearing 2026-07-30 and recommended stricter permanent zoning (banning major data centers over 50,

County zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan did not specifically address data center development; need to review infrastructure, environmental, and land-use compatibility impacts

Active; expected to run until 2027-01-13 unless replaced or extended

Concern over data center siting ahead of permanent regulations from the Joint Planning and Zoning Commission

Pending as of 2026-07-31: Fiscal Court approved first reading on 2026-07-28; a second reading/final vote had not yet occurred as of this research date. Would no

Immediate pause on accepting, processing, or approving applications for data centers of any size, supporting structures, and data storage facilities, following public comment.

Active as of 2026-07-31; effective immediately upon adoption for a 12-month term.

Increased data center siting interest; infrastructure, utility capacity, energy use, land use, and environmental sustainability concerns; zoning rules did not adequately address data centers

Still in effect as of 2026-07-31. The Oldham County Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously on 2026-06-23 to forward revised zoning text amendments to th

Pause on specified zone-map amendments, development plans, permits, approvals, and authorizations for data centers, to allow review and possible amendment of the city's land-use rules; applications filed before adoption

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through December 31, 2026 by its terms.

County-initiated pause pending development of local data-center regulations; more than 40 public speakers attended the May 26 hearing.

Active moratorium halting construction/expansion approvals, building permits, development orders, and rezonings for data center facilities in unincorporated Cit

More than an hour of public testimony at the final hearing.

Active; the official scope is narrower (comprehensive-plan land-use amendments) than some news descriptions of a blanket permit freeze, and that narrower scope

Active 365-day moratorium; filed with the Florida Department of State 2026-06-24.

Followed community opposition to Project Swan, a proposed approximately 600,000-square-foot data center.

Active as of 2026-08-19. The City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 26-018 4-3 on 2026-08-03, pausing acceptance, processing, review, and approval of covered app

Adopted while a separate one-year moratorium ordinance (staff directed to draft it on 2026-06-09) proceeded through the adoption process; this resolution is a distinct interim instrument from that still-pending ordinance

Active interim pause; the separate one-year ordinance had not been shown as finally adopted in the reviewed sources.

Active one-year moratorium. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Board directed staff to draft the moratorium in April 2026 to allow time to study and adopt comprehensive-plan and land-development-code provisions for data centers before accepting further applications; a companion reso

Active as of 2026-07-31. Checked the June 22, July 13, and July 27, 2026 BOCC agendas; no repeal, amendment, or extension item found. Applies only to unincorpor

Followed opposition to Project Tango and other large-load data center proposals.

Active interim intake freeze pending adoption of a formal moratorium ordinance. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at

Active one-year moratorium. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Pending second reading as of the chronology's coverage window (through 2026-07-31); not yet adopted.

Followed American Tower's May 2026 filing to redevelop an industrial property at 10700 76th Court N. into a data-processing facility.

Pending; the city reported it would not consider data center proposals while the measure proceeds. Public hearing scheduled 2026-08-11, after the compilation wi

Several residents requested a permanent ban instead of a temporary moratorium.

Active 12-month moratorium. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Followed an XF Group inquiry concerning a site along Cattlemen Road; covers facilities at the state-law threshold of at least 50 MW.

Active freeze through approximately July 2027 pending permanent rules. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidenc

Precautionary measure; city staff said no data center proposal was pending at the time of adoption.

Active one-year moratorium effective 2026-06-22. [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Pause on data center approvals, permits, and construction while the city studies permanent regulation; contemporaneous opposition to the proposed Wildwood Ranch data center

Active per local reporting; official ordinance number not confirmed. [VERIFY] [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at co

Regulatory gap: council defined data centers in zoning code in April 2026, then paused new data-center construction while the Planning & Zoning Commission drafts permanent regulations (commission meetings continuing thro

Active as of 2026-07-31; Planning & Zoning Commission still drafting permanent regulations as of June 2026 reporting. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source

Pause on accepting, processing, or issuing permits, licenses, and applications for new data centers and battery energy storage systems while the city develops zoning and regulatory standards

Active per city release

City developing standards for data center projects; post-meeting coverage reported at least one company had expressed interest in city-owned land

Reported active; final signed resolution not located. [VERIFY] [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Concerns about data center facility impacts; need for regulatory framework

Superseded before its natural 2024-11-27 end date: on 2024-10-21 the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to permanently remove the 'data center' definition from

Pause on development, building, site-plan, variance, stormwater, conditional-use, occupancy, public-utility, and large-load electric applications for data centers while the City Manager studies recommendations

Active; City Manager required to report recommendations within 90 days

Public opposition to a proposed data center, concern that data centers were treated as warehouse uses under Chapter 400, and concerns about water consumption, power consumption, noise, and other effects.

Superseded: on 2026-05-20 the City Council voted 7-1 to make the data-center prohibition permanent, adopting text-amendment TA-2026-01 defining data centers, ex

Pause on accepting and processing applications for new data center development, construction, or expansion while the city studies regulation

Active per official council agenda

Pause on review and approval of zoning amendments, site plans, special use permits, and building permits for information technology and data processing facilities while the city studies regulation

Active per official board packets; existing operating facilities excluded

Rapid emergence of data center and battery energy storage system applications; perceived gaps in the Jackson County Unified Development Code; infrastructure, environmental, public safety, and public notice concerns.

Adopted by the County Legislature (8 in favor, 1 excused) on 2026-06-22 as a 180-day moratorium on data-center and BESS land-use applications, for the purpose o

Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the pause so the county could consider amendments to its land-use order

Reported active; no signed standalone moratorium order located. [VERIFY] [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confide

Pause on data center construction, conversion, establishment, new operation, expansion, and related permits in unincorporated Nodaway County

Active per primary county order

Pause on approvals for larger data centers (exceeding 5 MW, 100,000 square feet, or multiple buildings on a campus) while county studies health, safety, infrastructure, and regulatory issues

Active per county council approval

County study of legal authority and potential impacts of data centers, solar, wind, and battery energy storage system facilities in unincorporated Webster County

Active per primary county order

Active six-month moratorium through approximately 2026-12-15 unless terminated or extended. [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confide

Reported active per news; not independently confirmed via a primary county resolution text [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not co

Active 18-month moratorium.

Followed Planning and Zoning Commission discussion of treating data centers as a distinct land use.

Active moratorium through 2026-12-09 unless shortened or extended.

County review will consider land-use compatibility, water and energy demand, infrastructure, noise, environmental effects, emergency response, and economic development.

Active moratorium through 2027-01-07 unless permanent regulations are adopted sooner.

No data-center-specific zoning regulations; concerns about water, energy, ratepayer cost shifting, noise, air quality, siting, and impacts on vulnerable communities.

Active. Adopted by City Council 2026-05-18 (final passage at second reading/public hearing), signed by the Mayor 2026-05-20, effective 2026-05-21. No repeal, am

Reported as adopted 2026-07-01; the executed ordinance text was not located, so duration and scope remain unverified. [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidenc

Concerns about weighing environmental impacts against economic benefits of data center development

Moratorium on new data center applications and zoning in effect through March 2027, per news reporting.

Larimer County Land Use Code had no definitions or regulations for data center uses; county cited water consumption, power usage, noise, aesthetics, heat effects, and suitable zoning.

Active through 2026-02-25, 2027, per a second extension resolution signed 2026-07-13 (recorded 2026-07-14, Clerk & Recorder Reception No. 20260034886), followin

County needed time to draft regulations before accepting or processing applications for data center, battery, solar, and wind facilities; meeting records cited grid, infrastructure, agricultural land, and land use compat

Replaced. All four facility types covered by Resolution 2025-25 were superseded by their own permanent regulation resolutions, each with an explicit rescission

No data center proposal was pending; staff planned to address data centers in a broader rewrite of the land-development code.

Active six-month moratorium.

Reported as active per the legal notice; jurisdiction not confirmed against a signed municipal copy. [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed a

No data center proposal was pending at the time of adoption; described as a proactive measure.

Adopted 2026-07-16; duration conflicting between 12 months (first-reading document) and 18 months (adoption-day news report). [VERIFY details not confirmed at c

Concerns about rising utility bills and outages, water supply, and environmental impact from data processing centers and commercial cryptocurrency mining.

Adopted; one-year moratorium in effect.

Pause on all new data-center applications to allow the planning department to develop comprehensive zoning rules on location, design, operation, infrastructure, energy and water use, noise, visual effects, environmental

Active per town civic alert; complete enacted local-law text not located. [VERIFY]

Moratorium on the siting, acceptance, review, and approval of applications for a 'Data Storage Center' within the town

Active per official notice of adoption and meeting packet

Proposed commercial cryptocurrency/data-processing use in Freeville area, regulatory gap, and stated concern for natural, historic, cultural, and electrical resources

Replaced by permanent zoning action adopted 2026-02-19; moratorium term otherwise would have expired in early 2026

Opposition to a possible 1,000 MW project associated with Treetop Development; the supervisor said no formal application had been filed with the town

Active per official meeting packet and WAMC report

Pause on approval, permitting, and construction of large-scale data centers while zoning and impacts are studied

Reported active per town notice; adoption date and vote tally not confirmed; final enacted text (vs. linked draft) not verified. [VERIFY] [VERIFY instrument num

Town zoning rewrite and EPOD planning process, plus local concern about large commercial and industrial projects including the TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus

Withdrawn before enactment

General/preemptive moratorium. The enacted law's legislative findings (Section 3) cite electrical and wastewater infrastructure capacity, fire safety, the absence of a zoning framework for these uses in the Town Code, an

Adopted and in effect as Local Law No. 3 of 2026, an 18-month moratorium on the establishment, construction, expansion, or operation of data centers (aggregate

Proposed multi-billion-dollar data center development and resident concern reported in local coverage [VERIFY: project name and applicant not confirmed in captured primary records; Lysander records do not name the develo

Local Law #4 of 2026 advanced through Planning Board recommendation (5-0, 2026-04-27) and a public hearing (2026-05-07); a final Town Board adoption vote follow

Eco-Yotta Inc. proposal associated with 357 County Road 9 and requested rezoning of about 150 acres of farmland, plus resident opposition

Adopted; a 12-month moratorium has been in effect since 2026-05-15 on the development, construction, and operation of data centers and commercial cryptocurrency

Moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency mining operations and data processing centers, including AI processing and large-scale data computing, storage, and processing facilities

Active per primary local law text; grandfathers approved lawful operating uses while prohibiting their expansion

Pause on acceptance or further review of building permit and site plan applications for electronic data storage facilities drawing significant electricity from public utilities

Active per primary local law text; can be ended early or extended by another local law

Moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency mining operations and data processing centers; stops acceptance of applications and issuance of permits during the pause

Active per primary local law and meeting minutes

Moratorium on the development or construction of commercial cryptocurrency mining operations, data mining, data processing centers, and data storage facilities, townwide

Active per primary board packet

County materials cite groundwater quality and safety, Mahomet Aquifer and water use concerns, energy use, and need for standards for large-scale data centers before proposals arrive.

Active

Rapid expansion of data centers in northern Illinois; existing code classified data centers as warehouses; city cited neighborhood complaints, noise, emissions, high energy and water use, stormwater, utility demand, infr

Replaced

Followed public forums with strong resident opposition to hyperscale data center development.

Active six-month moratorium; city published an implementation work plan in June 2026. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirm

Community concerns about water use, electricity demand, noise, and light; no developer had approached the city before the vote.

Active one-year moratorium.

Planning Commission discussion focused on researching how data centers and related uses should appear in the land-use table and whether supplementary regulations are needed for design, nuisances, and infrastructure strai

Reported as enacted: a May 28, 2026 Troy Times Tribune article states, in the course of describing Troy's own six-month moratorium, that 'Collinsville approved

Public comments cited pollution and water-use concerns.

Active 12-month moratorium.

Data center development interest; city sought time to research other states' ordinances/resolutions and add requirements before considering data center real estate proposals; city attorney favored 6 months over 12 as mor

Active as of May 28, 2026 per the Troy Times Tribune; city staff were still developing a three-step ordinance review process (planning commission review, first

Active 180-day moratorium.

Active 12-month moratorium.

County commissioners and residents sought time to study health, financial, resource, farmland, and community impacts and to draft standards before any application is filed.

Active

Town sought time to develop data center land-use rules; staff said no applications had been received.

Active moratorium through 2026-11-30 unless shortened or extended.

The village cited the need to study infrastructure capacity, utilities, energy consumption, water usage, environmental considerations, land-use compatibility, long-term planning, and whether code or zoning amendments are

Extended and active as of 2026-08-19. The Village Board unanimously approved a further 180-day pause on data-center applications in early August 2026; reporting

Zoning code did not specifically regulate data centers; city cited rapid AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure growth, uncertain public utility and environmental impacts, and need to study local regulation

Active

Citywide interim ordinance pausing applications, permits, rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments, conditional use permits, variances, subdivisions, and construction associated with establishing or expanding data center

Active per primary city document

Immediate citywide prohibition on the location, establishment, and operation of data centers while the city studies zoning controls

Active per primary council minutes and planning packet

City study of whether large data centers need additional local regulation because of land use compatibility, municipal water and wastewater systems, infrastructure, environmental, and public health, safety, and welfare i

Active

Litigation threat from a data center developer and community opposition; a June 23 meeting reportedly ended in shouting before a scheduled vote

Active as of 2026-07-31 (within the one-year term reported). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in

County study of energy, water, noise, heat, air emissions, wastewater and stormwater, emergency response, siting, taxation, and infrastructure impacts of data centers

Active per primary county agenda item and official notice

City found its Zoning Ordinance (City Code ch. 10) imposes no express rules on data centers or other large-scale, disproportionately utility-intensive uses

Active as of adoption (2026-07-13), post-dating this dataset's 2026-04-28 coverage cutoff

Council debate over land use, fiscal, and infrastructure implications of data center uses

Active as of 2026-07-31. In effect since approximately late May/June 2026 and scheduled to run through approximately 2026-11-21.

City has not received any data center site-plan applications but sought to study the use pre-emptively; Planning Commission found the existing Zoning Ordinance (which permits data centers in the B-4, I-1, and I-2 distric

Pending/likely adopted; not independently confirmed past the July 27, 2026 Council agenda [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refres

City determined its Zoning Ordinance (Title 11) does not impose express rules or standards specific to data centers, amid a statewide increase in developer interest in Minnesota data center sites

Active; one-year term runs to approximately April 21, 2027

Staff reportedly found that the city had no ordinances governing data centers and their resource demands

Active as of 2026-05-04/05-05 per KNSI reporting; city intends to use the study period to research data center regulation in nearby communities and draft new ru

County Office of Planning and Zoning began receiving data center development inquiries and permit pressure; County Zoning Ordinance does not expressly regulate data centers

Active; one-year term runs to approximately May 19, 2027

County counselor Austin Parker framed the pause under police powers to study public health, public safety, and welfare impacts of data centers, battery energy storage systems, solar energy, chip manufacturing, and crypto

Active

Concerns about data center infrastructure demands on water and power, and resource competition with local farmers and ranchers.

Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-06-22, after this dataset's 2026-04-28 coverage cutoff)

Questions and concerns about regulating data centers in unincorporated areas; unknown impacts on current and future property owners; need to review the comprehensive plan and unified development code.

Active

Kingman County zoning already allowed data centers by special use permit, but planning and zoning boards requested review of all data-center zoning code provisions and public concerns had been raised.

Active

Reported alongside contentious Emporia city commission meetings on data center projects; specific rationale not detailed in the source retrieved.

Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-07-23, after this dataset's 2026-04-28 coverage cutoff)

County commissioners sought time to understand battery storage and data centers after presentations from Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative; concerns included safety and protecti

Active; extended through 2027-06-01 by Resolution No. 2026-19 (unanimous BoCC vote, adopted 2026-05-11).

Planning staff requested time for the planning board to study data centers and cryptocurrency mining under the comprehensive plan and zoning regulations; concerns included noise, water usage, siting near substations and

Active through 2026-12-01 based on Citizen Journal "Commissioners extend moratoriums" summary and Wichita Eagle reporting

County commissioners wanted time to study data center and BESS impacts before making a firm policy decision; concerns included high electricity consumption, utility bills, and cooling water.

Active

Commissioners wanted to halt applications until regulations and resource needs were clear, after denial of a proposed battery energy storage system on a 4-1 supermajority vote in January 2026.

Active

Wichita-Sedgwick County Unified Zoning Code did not define data centers; county had increased inquiries for potential projects, especially in unincorporated western Sedgwick County.

Active through 2026-09-11. After the initial 2026-03-04 extension (to 2026-06-11), the BoCC voted unanimously again on 2026-05-06 to extend the interim developm

Active as of 2026-07-31; one-year moratorium effective 2026-06-29.

Rapid cryptocurrency mining growth, high continuous electric demand, fire/life-safety risk, and Douglas County PUD electric infrastructure planning concerns identified in Ordinance 2018-21 recitals

Replaced

Five proposed large-scale data centers reportedly seeking Seattle City Light service, with combined maximum demand of 369 MW (about a third of Seattle's average daily power consumption); public concern over ratepayer, en

Active. Adopted by City Council 2026-06-09 (unanimous), signed by Mayor Wilson 2026-06-11. Companion Resolution 32204 directs a study/policy process (grid capac

Cryptocurrency mining/high-density-load growth, power-distribution concerns, and fire/safety concerns identified during the Chelan PUD-driven regional response

Replaced

Active as of 2026-07-31; 12-month moratorium effective 2026-07-07.

Study period covers siting, public safety, land-use compatibility, water and sewer planning, utility rates, and permanent code amendments.

Active as of 2026-07-31; six-month moratorium effective 2026-07-13.

Reported active per news; not independently confirmed via a primary source [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not con

Active as of adoption 2026-06-09; not independently re-checked past that date [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in th

Concerns about protecting farmland and water resources in unincorporated Skagit County from large-scale data center development

In effect in unincorporated Skagit County (outside incorporated cities and towns); a public hearing required under RCW 36.70A.390 was held 2026-07-14.

Covers data centers with a total planned electrical load of at least 2 MW; adopted while the county develops permanent regulations.

Active as of 2026-07-31; six-month interim control effective 2026-06-24, renewable in six-month increments after hearing and findings.

Active; public hearing set for 2026-07-22

Zoning ordinance lacked provisions for data centers, solar energy, and wind energy.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day curative-amendment period from 2026-06-08. No data center application was pending at adoption.

Water-resource concerns tied to potential nearby data center projects; no formal application was pending.

Reported active as of 2026-07-31; enacted text not located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in t

Zoning ordinance did not define or regulate data centers.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day curative-amendment period from 2026-05-12.

No data center development request had been received; adopted proactively.

Reported active as of 2026-07-31; enacted text not located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in t

Followed sustained community opposition ("Project Hazelnot") to NorthPoint Development's proposed ~1,300-acre, 15-building "Project Hazelnut" data-center campus with substation, which the township had already rejected in

Active as of 2026-07-31 (expires approximately 2026-12-05).

County zoning ordinance lacked appropriate regulation of data centers and related uses.

Reported active as of 2026-07-31; adopted resolution not located. [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Concern over potential data centers or similar large-scale digital/technology facilities; county needed time for Planning Commission ad-hoc committee ordinance work

Superseded. The Montour County Board of Commissioners enacted Ordinance No. 1-2026 ('Data Center Land Use Ordinance') on April 14, 2026 -- before the moratorium

Lack of existing zoning provisions addressing data centers.

Active as of 2026-07-31; nine-month pause from the 2026-04-28 vote runs to approximately late January 2027 unless superseded by earlier zoning adoption.

Township preparing tailored zoning standards for data centers.

Reported active as of 2026-07-31, per the official follow-up resolution; standalone text of the original May 13 resolution was not located. [VERIFY details not

Development of permanent data center regulations

Active as of 2026-07-31

No pending data center proposal in the city at time of adoption; preemptive pause to allow study of water, electricity, and infrastructure impacts and to draft permanent zoning rules.

Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through 2026-12-31. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07

Opposition to the pending BLE Landholdings data center proposal

Active as of 2026-07-31 per the published ordinance text

Water consumption concerns from evaporative-cooling data centers

Active as of 2026-07-31

First large data center rezoning requests; no specific zoning use unit or regulations for data centers; concerns about water, electricity, noise, infrastructure, and other public impacts

Active, as amended. On 2026-05-19, City Council voted 7-2 to amend the moratorium to allow data centers using up to 75 megawatts of electricity to apply for zon

Proposed conversion of an abandoned warehouse near Indian Camp Elementary School into an 8-10 MW AI data center; utility capacity, water, school proximity, property values, and community-impact concerns

Active

Startup approach seeking an NDA and letter of intent to develop a data center on Seminole lands; environmental, water, sovereignty, and community-health concerns

Active per Native News Online and Honor the Earth statements; no captured Tribal Council action rescinding or amending the 2026-03-07 resolution as of 2026-04-2

Re-evaluation of Tulsa's 2024 classification of data centers as low-impact manufacturing and industry; concern that large-scale data centers may have off-site impacts

Active

Proposed pause on new large-scale data center development pending a formal hearing process

As of the 2026-05-12 vote, the City Council had only directed staff to advertise and hold public hearings on the proposed ordinance; no adoption vote or enactme

Public backlash and protests over a large proposed data center project and a power agreement with developer 'Stronghold'; council terminated the specific project and moved toward a permanent ban

As of 2026-07-31, reported as extended (not expired or rescinded); city staff directed to draft a permanent data center ban. No source reviewed indicates the pa

Pause on licenses, permits, entitlements, and land-use approvals for data centers and similar high-intensity computing uses while the city studies whether, where, and under what standards such uses should be allowed; no

Extended on 2026-07-07 to the full two-year statutory maximum (22 months 15 days beyond the initial 45 days); active as of the extension.

City Council study of data center development and community impacts within El Monte

Active under Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 3065 (the 10-month-15-day extension of Ord. 3063), adopted by a 7-0 vote on 2026-04-22 following a public hearing and

Pause on approvals for data centers, battery energy storage systems, and similar utility-intensive industrial/technology uses while the city studies zoning and development standards

No extension or permanent ordinance specific to the City of Imperial (distinct from Imperial County) was identified in sources reviewed through 2026-07-31; the

Months of public opposition to a large proposed data center complex projected to consume about 750,000 gallons of water daily and more electricity than the entire county used in 2024

Extended and active as of 2026-08-19. Imperial County's Board extended the initial 45-day emergency pause to a one-year moratorium while the Data Center Advisor

Pause on establishment, expansion, or intensification of data center uses to allow review of regulations and consideration of a longer moratorium or permanent prohibition; city reported no active data center applications

Extended by City Council vote on 2026-07-15; the Planning Commission separately recommended a permanent prohibition on 2026-06-24 (advisory only). Precise exten

Proposed pause on new and converted data center applications

Adopted minutes or a signed ordinance confirming whether Ordinance 819 passed on 2026-05-27 were not located in sources reviewed through 2026-07-31. [VERIFY ado

Regional data center proposals, including Monterey Park's 1977 Saturn Street site about one-half mile away, and concerns over electricity, water, backup generators, noise, infrastructure, land-use compatibility, and envi

Expired on schedule around 2026-03-28 (45 days after the corrected February 11, 2026 adoption date). A review of every City Council agenda from 2026-02-25 throu

1977 Saturn Street data center proposal and broader concern over energy use, noise, air quality, aesthetics, property values, neighborhood quality of life, CEQA review, and whether permanent regulations or a citywide ban

Active; permanent citywide data center prohibition in place. Measure NDC passed at the June 2, 2026 special election (10,388 Yes / 1,372 No, per the LA County R

Bridgehead Industrial Project public testimony and removal of data centers from that project; Oakley Municipal Code did not define or regulate data center land uses

Active under a first extension: the Oakley City Council adopted an urgency ordinance on 2026-05-12 (5-0 vote) extending the original 45-day moratorium by 10 mon

Regulatory gap and project pressure from large/hyperscale proposals; city cited need to review zoning, land-use policy, infrastructure readiness, environmental responsibility, neighborhood compatibility, and transparent

Active as of 2026-07-31, still running under its original 180-day term (through 2026-08-30). The City Council separately voted 6-3 on June 9, 2026 to adopt perm

City will examine existing zoning districts and assess potential impacts of data centers on residents' quality of life during the moratorium

Adopted unanimously; not independently re-checked past 2026-06-26 publication [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at co

Pause on new data centers, data center support facilities, and material expansions; exempts two specified parcels at 7199 and 7160 Aaron Aronov Drive and preserves vested rights and existing lawful operations

Active as of adoption 2026-07-27; the publication/posting date establishing the precise effective and expiration dates was not located. [VERIFY]

Pause on data center development while the city drafts zoning rules; officials said the city had received no data center inquiry and acted before an application arrived

Active per local reporting; the adopted moratorium text and instrument number were not located in sources reviewed. The Planning Commission held a related publi

City wants to study how data center facilities could affect the community before further approvals

Adopted unanimously; not independently re-checked past 2026-06-23 publication

Proposed temporary moratorium on data center-classed facilities

The city had not posted July 14 minutes, the signed resolution, a vote tally, duration, or effective date as of 2026-07-31. A later July 28 agenda listed approv

No active data center project underway in Leeds at time of adoption; preemptive pause to allow the city to update zoning ordinances and gather public feedback, amid a wider wave of Alabama municipalities (Birmingham, Hom

Active as of 2026-07-31 (expires approximately 2027-06-08). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in t

Proposed pause on new data center permits following opposition to Edged Energy's planned Telegraph Road facility near Africatown

No vote occurred at the 2026-07-23 meeting, and no later July vote was identified by the compilation date. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary sou

Sudden development pressure; lack of use-specific standards; concerns about electricity use, water use, cooling, air and water pollution, noise, land consumption, water supply, wastewater infrastructure, grid resilience,

Active as of 2026-07-31. Official City Council minutes confirm Ordinance 26-138 was adopted at the April 13, 2026 regular meeting: the Council first voted 9-0 t

Proactive council action amid rising developer interest in siting data centers; concerns about demand on electrical and water infrastructure, PFAS, and other environmental impacts

Active as of 2026-07-31 (180-day window runs to approximately late November 2026). A July 27, 2026 Planning & Development staff memo to the Town Council confirm

Town researching regulations for large-scale data center facilities

Active per local reporting as of 2026-07-31; the enacted ordinance text was not located in the town's current web archive, so its exact application language rem

A proposed data center project along/near the Mousam River

Extended and active as of 2026-08-19. Sanford City Council unanimously extended the emergency data-center moratorium by 180 days on 2026-08-04. [VERIFY: signed

Increasing developer interest in siting data centers; existing zoning ordinance deemed inadequate to address grid, water, traffic, and noise impacts. Applies retroactively to any application submitted on or after 2026-04

Active as of 2026-07-31 (180-day window runs to approximately early December 2026 absent extension or earlier replacement by permanent regulations).

Statewide pattern of concern over grid strain, water/energy use, and environmental impact from data centers; the item was first discussed by the Housing & Economic Development Committee on 2026-05-18 before Council adopt

Active as of 2026-07-31 (180-day window runs to approximately late November 2026). The Council simultaneously referred a review of data-center definitions and r

Pause to allow the county to develop rules and guidelines, with public educational meetings planned to begin in August 2026; first-reading materials cited electric-grid and utility capacity, economic, environmental, and

Active as of 2026-07-31, per news reporting. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refre

Immediately stops acceptance, review, or action on zoning approvals, construction permits, site plans, and other county approvals for data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations, and relate

Active as of 2026-07-31; regular ordinance replacing an April 6, 2026 emergency moratorium, in effect until 2028-01-01 or earlier adoption of permanent regulati

Pauses consideration of special exceptions, conditional uses, and other land-use approvals for data centers while county staff and the Planning Commission study appropriate locations/conditions and prepare comprehensive-

Active as of 2026-07-31; the Southern Environmental Law Center agreed to pause related litigation for the moratorium period.

Pause on new data center approvals following citizen concerns; sponsored by Councilmembers Mark Allison, Cathy Miller, and Dayne Pruitt; twenty-four people registered for public comment on third reading.

Active as of 2026-07-31. [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]

Resident opposition to a proposed AI data center development and the council's rejection of an associated data center deal

Active as of 2026-07-31; unanimously reconfirmed by the council on 2026-07-16. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at c

Restricts special-exception and conditional-use approvals, site-plan acceptance, and other land-use/development approvals for data centers in unincorporated York County while the county studies utility, water, noise, pol

Active as of 2026-07-31; may be extended by resolution if more study time is needed. Applies only in unincorporated areas; vested projects, including approved Q

Adopted while the county develops updated data center regulations, in areas outside the Military Installation Development Authority's Stratos project area.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day pause from 2026-06-10. County officials expressly stated it does not affect the Stratos project, because the Military Installat

Proactive measure; minutes state the county had received no data center inquiries and the action was not a response to a pending project.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day pause from 2026-06-23, adopted proactively with no pending data center project.

County code lacked a data center definition and standards addressing water, power, noise, lighting, and visual impacts; no data center application was pending.

Reported active as of 2026-07-31, per the official meeting portal and independent news coverage; formal ordinance text not located as of compilation. [VERIFY in

Adopted while the county develops updated data center and solar power plant regulations.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day pause from 2026-05-26. This is distinct from the Antelope Data Center conditional-use permit the Planning Commission approved o

City departments had begun work on land-development and utility-related proposals; adopted to allow further Planning Commission review and public comment.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day moratorium effective 2026-07-01.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 180-day suspension effective 2026-07-08.

Not detailed in the available source beyond general data-center development concerns.

Passed by Council and sent to Mayor as of 2026-05-11; signature/enactment status not independently confirmed.

County concern that Bill 54-24 had opened broad zoning pathways before the county had studied electricity demand, public water demand, siting, notice, public health, environmental, and incentive issues

Active

Litigation/referendum uncertainty over the County's existing data-center zoning restriction, plus a pending state-level impact report.

Active as of 2026-07-01 announcement.

Task force to study data center siting, a zoning definition, and recommendations; a public hearing and report are required within 12 months

Signed and enacted, but not yet in effect as of the 2026-07-31 reference date; Planning and Zoning is barred from accepting new data center plan submissions onc

Council concern over unresolved zoning/permitting pathway for data centers following prior zoning changes; competing council proposals (6-month vs. 2-year) were reconciled into an 18-month compromise.

Active as of adoption 2026-07-28.

Community concerns and task force review of energy demand, ratepayer impacts, air, water, woodland, quality-of-life, revenue, and siting issues

Active. County Council adopted CR-066-2026 on 2026-07-07, establishing a new two-year moratorium (through mid-2028 or until comprehensive data-center zoning leg

Pause on accepting, processing, reviewing, or approving data center applications, plans, or requests while the county studies regulation

Active per signed ordinance and official index

County study of zoning definitions, permitted locations, and operating standards for data centers and cable landing stations

Unconfirmed as of 2026-07-31; the official meeting packet confirms the work session and proposed regulatory work, but the county archive did not provide approve

Preemptive: no data center project was formally pending, but the board acted on rumor of a possible project in southern Barnes County to allow time to draft zoning/ordinance regulations before any application could be fi

Active as of 2026-07-31 (expires approximately 2026-11-19). No extension vote found in records reviewed.

Need for county staff to draft permitting ordinances for data centers, solar energy, and battery facilities.

Active

Proposed River Run Energy Center and associated data center activity; Michael Berg, Wes Klein, and ND State Rep. Bill Tveit and other residents asked the Board to put a moratorium in place "until zoning ordinances and pu

Active

County findings cited Williams County impacts, lack of local standards, and need to protect health, safety, and welfare while drafting data center and cryptocurrency mining standards.

Active

County findings said data center and cryptocurrency mining uses were nascent locally and lacked established siting and performance standards.

Lifted

Commission minutes reported that Planning and Zoning requested reinstatement to allow more time for ordinance drafting; Matt Wilkins, P&Z board member, stated the moratoriums would let the board pause without legal-ramif

Expired (90-day term ran out on or about 2025-08-04 per Resolution 2025-03 timing; no captured records show a Phase-2 lift or Phase-3 reinstatement until the 20

County minutes said ordinances needed to be written; KFYR reported commissioners wanted more study time after a five-hour meeting with comments for and against data centers.

Rescinded as of 2026-04-30. At a special meeting that evening, the Commission voted 3-0 (Husfloen, Dahl, Schmidt) to lift the moratorium, reportedly after recei

Existing code did not specifically regulate data centers; the permanent ordinance cites large water and electricity use, continuous sound, low-frequency noise, and off-site health impacts.

Replaced

Public opposition to possible data center uses at the former ExxonMobil/Docklands site; concerns over water, electricity, noise, heat, and environmental justice

Adopted. The Everett City Council enrolled the Section 37 (Docklands Innovation District) zoning amendment on 2026-06-08 and ordained (finally passed) it on 202

Data centers undefined in Gill zoning bylaws; unique energy and noise impacts; related BESS state-regulatory uncertainty

Proposed

Need to study BESS and data centers and develop zoning controls consistent with state siting and permitting requirements

Proposed

Zoning code gap, Markley facility expansion concerns, neighborhood air/noise impacts, diesel generators, water and power capacity, and environmental justice concerns

Active

The city had no existing ordinance addressing data centers; the Council acted preemptively, before any specific project proposal, to give its Economic Development Committee time to study infrastructure, environmental, an

Adopted; one-year pause on data centers to allow Economic Development Committee study.

Planning Board need to study an undefined land use; concerns about water consumption, discharge, energy demand, noise, lighting, security, backup diesel generation, and possible well impacts

The temporary moratorium (Special Town Meeting Article 10, effective through 2026-06-30) expired on schedule. No article proposing a permanent Section 8.13 data

Study of environmental, public health, and infrastructure impacts of data center development; public comments raised water, environmental, and cost concerns.

Active as of 2026-07-31; one-year moratorium effective through 2027-07-06.

County zoning rules did not address data centers; disagreement among commissioners about whether Nebraska law clearly authorizes such a moratorium.

Active as of 2026-07-31; six-month pause on all conditional use permits effective 2026-07-14.

Existing zoning did not adequately address data centers and crypto mining in AG-G and RCI districts. The resolution cited energy consumption, cooling and environmental footprint concerns, land-use impacts, and the need t

Replaced

Adopted alongside a wave of Nebraska county moratoria addressing data centers and related utility-scale/specialized-technology development.

Active as of 2026-07-31; 12-month moratorium effective 2026-07-15.

Large public response and concern over potential health, environmental, and community-fit impacts of data centers.

Adopted. The Otoe County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 on 2026-05-19 to enter a moratorium on building and conditional-use permits for data centers, for up t

County had discussed a draft moratorium after a commissioner proposed a pause; adopted while the county develops permanent data center zoning regulations.

Active as of 2026-07-31; up-to-12-month moratorium effective 2026-06-30, or earlier upon adoption of new zoning regulations.

Immediate pause on high-impact industrial and high-intensity digital infrastructure facilities (reported by contemporary coverage to include data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities, and cryptocurrency

Active as of adoption 2026-06-16; a legal notice reproduces the ordinance's title, findings, and beginning text but truncates the displayed text after Article 2

Green Digital conditional-use application; Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023; zoning code did not list data centers or crypto mining facilities; concerns over electricity use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, e-waste

Repealed; Harrison City Council voted 6-2 to repeal Ordinance 1515 at a specially called meeting on Tuesday, 2023-11-28, on a motion by Council Member Mitch Mag

Pause on acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for data center development, construction, or siting within city limits; officials said no active data center proposal was known

Adopted 2026-07-16; the signed ordinance, ordinance number, precise effective date, and sunset date were not posted in the city's ordinance archive as of compil

Pause on new data center development in Union County following resident concerns about electricity, water, transparency, and use of public resources

Active per local reporting; a signed or codified copy of Ordinance 1795 was not located online, so the effective dates and duration rely on the local news repor

Precautionary pause pending regulation; no data center proposal or development application was pending when the measure passed

Active as of 2026-07-31; set to expire 2027-07-13 absent further action

Nye County Water District Governing Board's 2026-05-27 emergency request that the commission impose a moratorium, driven by concerns over data center water demand on a 'critically over-appropriated' aquifer (Nevada Hydro

Active as of 2026-07-31. A follow-on permanent ordinance (Nye County Bill No. 2026-11, adding Nye County Code Chapter 17.13 'Data Centers,' a prohibition in uni

Concerns over water use and rising power costs from new data center development

Active/extended as of 2026-07-31; set to run until 2027-08-31 or adoption of new regulations. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not

Local proposals for large data centers, uncertainty about how data centers differed from telecommunications facilities, and resident concerns about noise, stormwater, generator use, energy use, and environmental impacts

Replaced

Need to evaluate land use, environmental, infrastructure, fire safety, emergency response, groundwater, traffic, noise, visual, electrical infrastructure, and water-use impacts

Adopted. The Commission's own document repository shows the moratorium text moved from a 'generals' (draft/agenda-attachment) filing on 2026-04-15 to a 'regulat

Proactive/regulatory-gap: the city has no zoning framework for data centers and wants to develop one before any project is proposed, drawing on approaches used by Groton, Morris, and West Haven, Connecticut.

Pending; introduced 2026-07-06, awaiting aldermanic committee referral and public hearing before a final Board of Alders vote.

Not detailed beyond the mayor's request in captured minutes

Adopted unanimously; not independently re-checked past 2026-06-08

Development of permanent standards addressing groundwater, electricity and grid reliability, noise, waste heat, environmental justice, monitoring, and public participation

Active as of 2026-07-31; the county stated no data center proposal was then pending in Santa Fe County

Concern about a possible data center at Spaceport America

Reported by two news outlets as adopted on 2026-07-21; no signed county instrument or minutes located as of 2026-07-31. The pre-meeting packet contained only a

Public opposition to a proposed roughly 10,000-acre solar-plus-data-center facility ("Green Data Center" project) and concerns over water rights/use, energy infrastructure, and public safety; commission appointed a 15-me

Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-06-09, one-year term). Blue Ribbon Committee named 2026-07-29 and is actively working; committee must report at least two

Planning Board and Environmental Commission to study data center land use and make recommendations before further approvals proceed

Reported as finally passed; active as of 2026-07-31 absent further action found in sources reviewed [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026

Study of electric-grid, water, stormwater, fiscal, land-use, noise, and environmental effects of data center development

Enacted per the borough's official adoption notice; active as of 2026-07-31

Comprehensive health and safety review of AI data centers and battery energy storage systems

Reported adopted per Wharton Post and Austin County News Online; the county website provided only the hearing notice and an unsigned draft order as of 2026-07-3

Precautionary study of potential future data center impacts and modernization of land use regulations; one source (Rio Grande Guardian) noted no data center projects were formally proposed within city limits at the time

Active as of 2026-07-31 (120 days from ~2026-05-20 would run to approximately 2026-09-17). No source reviewed reports expiration, extension, or rescission. [VER

Development pressure from multiple (reportedly up to eight) proposed data center projects in a rural North Texas county

Rescinded. Following a $100 million federal lawsuit filed by a data center developer (~2026-05-28) alleging the moratorium was illegal, the Hill County Commissi

Existing Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance did not include data centers as a use classification; concerns included electrical grid capacity and reliability, generator and cooling noise, air quality, development density, lim

Active. The City Planning Commission approved Zoning Docket 037/26 (the Data Center Interim Zoning District text amendment implementing M-26-63) by a 7-0 vote a

Council sponsors sought time to adopt parish-specific data center regulations addressing design, size, location, and operation

The moratorium proposal remains rejected (council vote 5-3 against, per Herald Guide coverage dated the meeting as Monday, April 6/reported April 7, 2026). The

Council sought to pause discretionary review of data center land-use applications while comprehensive plan amendment PLN-COMP-2026-002 is pending

Active as of the July 31, 2026 research date. The resolution temporarily defers Planning Commission recommendations and City Council consideration of discretion

Data centers were by-right uses in I-1 and I-2 districts, and the Board directed staff to prepare amendments requiring special use permits.

Replaced / expired

County commissioners directed to study an asserted emergency and possible mitigation measures related to data center development pressure in unincorporated county areas

Active as of the July 31, 2026 research date. Prohibits permitting new or expanded data centers in zoned and unzoned areas of unincorporated Missoula County out

City sought time to study data center and battery storage impacts and develop code amendments; contemporaneous coverage described Hillsboro as the first Oregon city to adopt a data center land-use moratorium

Active as of the July 31, 2026 research date. Effective immediately upon adoption, the resolution bars submission, acceptance, processing, or approval of new la

Concern about incoming data center and Bitcoin mining facility proposals; commission wants time to draft permanent siting standards

Active as of the July 31, 2026 research date. Blocks applications and permits for building, use, zoning, or rezoning approval of data collection, storage, or pr

Developer interest in unincorporated county parcels over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer; county findings cited water quantity and quality, electricity demand, air pollution, building size, noise, parking, and traffic circu

Expired and replaced

Council sought time to identify appropriate sites, study impacts, and develop a data center regulatory framework

Adopted July 14, 2026 by a 5-2 council vote; no further council vote is required for it to take effect. Because the vote was not unanimous, the ordinance does n

Local opposition to a withdrawn Nottingham Business Park data center concept (145 Old Turnpike Road) and an online petition that drew more than 25,000 signatures

Pending, not yet in legal effect as of the July 31, 2026 research date. The Planning Board has adopted and signed the ordinance and advanced it to Nottingham's