Local datacenter moratoria

Precautionary: residents' concerns; no inquiries received; village infrastructure cannot supply large data centers; time to write zoning.

Extended as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-07 (set to expire 2026-10-07) was extended 2026-09-01 by Resolution 2026-109 for 12 months (to a

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.

Opposition to a proposed 45-megawatt data center at the Nordson property, which needed a zoning variance (BZA hearing, late July 2026); industrial zoning code review underway.

Pending as of 2026-09-23: recommended by the Building and Lands Committee on 2026-09-22; headed to full City Council (meeting 2026-09-28). [VERIFY instrument nu

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-04-06 under Resolution 2026-27 (adopted 2026-08-17 as an emergency). A draft zoning amendment by consultant Revei

The Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County lists Ashtabula Township as a candidate data center area (Risberg pipeline extension, fiber, water, grid). Trustees want time to study it.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted about 2026-06-10 runs to about 2027-06-10. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) n

A New York developer (Saadia Holding LLC) is eyeing about 300 acres in Athens and Dover townships across U.S. 33 from Athens High School. The city has no data center zoning standards. Energy, water and air-quality concer

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-03 runs to about 2027-08-03, extendable one year administratively.

A New York developer is considering about 300 acres on U.S. 33 across from Athens High School, in Athens and Dover townships. The zoning code does not address data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-01 runs to about 2027-08-01 (applies to the zoned portion of the township).

Precaution: the zoning code does not permit data centers, but the administration wanted time for a zoning-code consultant to review whether more rules are needed; regional Portage County data center controversy.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-30 runs to about 2027-06-30 unless ended earlier by code amendments.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 37-26 (emergency) passed 7-0 on 2026-04-13, approved by the mayor 2026-04-14, runs through 2027-04-14 (extendable up to 6

The zoning code has no data center definition, so a facility would fall under general industrial use. The council president cited aggressive data center developers entering Ohio communities, and the legislature had not a

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-06-22 runs to 2027-06-22 unless shortened by council.

Response to Norton's data center controversy (Quantum HPC 'Project Triton'); council said Barberton has little open land and data centers do not contribute to economic development; wanted time to add data center rules af

Active as of 2026-09-23; open-ended moratorium adopted 2025-11-10 (No. 157-2025), reinforced 2026-04-13 by No. 50-2026 which holds data center zoning permits un

Preemptive: no data center applications yet, but the zoning commission needs time to write data center regulations into the township zoning code.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-12 runs to about 2026-11-08; zoning commission drafting data center language (Sept. 9 meeting).

Time for city administration and council to review federal codes, Ohio statutes and the city's codified ordinances relative to data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-08 runs to about 2027-06-08.

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

Preemptive; resident opposition and regional wave of Mahoning Valley moratoria; no application filed.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-28 runs to about 2027-04-28.

Regional data center proposals in Summit County (Norton) prompting time to develop regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2025-11-12 is due to expire about 2026-11-12 unless extended.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium effective 2026-06-02 runs to about 2026-11-29. No extension or repeal found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary so

Not reported (article paywalled); regional Williams County activity (Pioneer, Northwest Township moratoria).

Reported approved in about September 2026 (12 months); active as of 2026-09-23 per the single report; exact dates unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary

Need to study data center impacts on health, safety, utilities and infrastructure and to add a data center section to the zoning code.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2026-10-17/20; as of 2026-09-21 the Zoning Commission planned to request a six-mo

Proactive. Council wants attorneys to review zoning for utility and infrastructure safeguards before any proposal arrives; concerns about utility costs.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2026-12-19.

Precautionary: mayor cited power and water use and state tax incentives drawing data centers to Ohio; city wanted time to write zoning rules. No project pending.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); 180-day moratorium passed about June 2026 runs to roughly December 2026. Exact dates unverified. [VERIFY instrument number;

Data centers being built in areas around the village (Licking County), and parcels in the village that may attract them. Council needs time to judge whether they are appropriate.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-07-27, effective immediately, runs to about 2027-07-27.

Concerns about electric grid burden and rates, water supply, the sewer and wastewater load and corrosive discharge, and noise from data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23; renewable two-year moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 as an emergency runs to about 2028-05-03.

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

Council found data centers would strain the village water supply and utilities, raise rates, have environmental impacts and add little to employment, conflicting with long-term planning goals.

Active as of 2026-09-23; open-ended moratorium on data centers in the village under Ordinance 2026-10 (passed 2026-05-27, effective about 30 days later), with n

Resident opposition to a proposed data center / high-performance computing campus (Aligned / Alignment Engine) at the former paper mill site announced July 2, 2026.

Rescinded: on 2026-09-14 council voted 8-1 to reconsider and strike the 60-day moratorium after a February 2026 city zoning-verification letter surfaced; a revi

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; IDC Overlay District No. 89 (a review requirement, not a full ban) runs through 2027-02-11 after the 2026-04-01 nine-month extension. C

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 2026-09-23; 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-01 runs to about 2027-06-01. Voters will decide a full data center ban on the 2026-11-03

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

Ended about 2026-08-28 and replaced by permanent zoning. The 90-day extension under Ord. 55-2026 (adopted 7-0 on 2026-05-18, emergency) ran from the original 20

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

Zoning resolution lacks data center (NAICS 518) regulations; concerns over land use, electrical demand, water, transportation and public safety.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-07 runs to about 2027-04-07.

Data centers undefined in Clayton code and could be processed as warehouse uses; concern heightened by the Piqua data center controversy.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 365-day moratorium adopted 2026-07-16 expires 2027-07-16.

Preemptive: need for further study and concerns about infrastructure impacts; no developer had approached the township.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center permits adopted 2026-07-27 runs to about 2027-07-27.

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

Resident request for quick action on data centers so council and legal department can develop permanent regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-16 runs to about mid-December 2026.

K-Nova II, LLC's 'Project Cosmos' major site plan (end user Amazon Data Services) filed April 1, 2026 on land zoned exclusively for data centers; resident opposition over noise, grid strain and water.

Active but under legal challenge as of 2026-09-23; 18-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 (to about November 2027); K-Nova II filed a mandamus action in the Ohi

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center zoning permits and applications passed 2026-06-01, running to about 2027-06-01. [VERIFY 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

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-09-01, running to about 2027-02-28. Voters decide a charter-amendment data center ban (>25

Preemptive, based on regional concerns about data center noise and low-frequency sound, chemically treated cooling water discharged near Lake Erie, and power demand.

Active as of 2026-09-23; five-year moratorium adopted 2025-11-25 runs to about 2030-11-25.

Preemptive; to review township zoning as it pertains to data centers; no applications received.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium enacted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2027-06-10. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not con

Limited remaining commercial/industrial land; water consumption and noise from data centers; review of zoning standards.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium (Resolution 38-26) adopted 2026-08-17 runs to about 2027-08-17. A separate, earlier 180-day data center (crypto-min

Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) mining data centers: staff cited heavy electricity and water use, noise, few jobs, and no state oversight; time to study and adjust the zoning code.

Expired 2023-03-05; the 180-day moratorium adopted 2022-09-06 ran out and no extension appears in City Council minutes for Jan. 3 through March 20, 2023. A sepa

Proactive. No data center inquiries, but regional activity (the Amazon Web Services data center near Trenton, other Butler County moratoriums). The township wants to study impacts on infrastructure, utilities and environ

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-08 runs to about 2027-03-07.

Resolutions from the seven county-zoned townships supporting a moratorium and resident objections; county preparing a comprehensive Land Use Plan expected mid-2027

Active as of 2026-09-23; county moratorium adopted 2026-09-21 runs through 2027-06-01 in seven county-zoned townships.

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

Active

Regional Planning advised townships cannot deny data centers outright but can set zoning conditions; concerns over limited infrastructure and water-table impacts.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-19 runs to about 2027-03-19.

Trustees wanted time to research the impacts of data centers and gather resident input amid concern over the Meta data center in Middleton Township.

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

Preemptive pause while the village reviews zoning; council cited that current zoning may not address energy and water use, land use, building quality, aesthetics, lighting, noise, location and environmental impacts, amid

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-12 runs to about 2027-08-12 unless ended earlier by new data center regulations.

Preemptive. There were concerns about statewide data center growth and a possible project in nearby Perry, and no data center zoning. Water, noise and health concerns were raised.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-08 (emergency) runs to about 2027-06-08.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center permits passed 2026-07-13, running to about 2027-07-13. [VERIFY instrument number]

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; emergency ordinance adopted 2026-05-19 (five-year term per Spectrum News and the Chronicle-Telegram). [VERIFY instrument number not con

Resident opposition to data center development; a company bought ~300 acres in the township in 2024 for a proposed data center. Township has no zoning and is creating a zoning commission.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on all new development adopted 2026-07-14 runs to about 2027-07-14. WTOV9 (2026-08-11) reports the zoning commissio

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

Large-scale data centers raise concerns about grid reliability, rising electricity prices, water and utility availability, noise, aesthetics and safety; township needs time to consider zoning text amendments.

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 26-0520B suspends zoning permits/approvals for new Large-Scale Data Centers until 2027-05-20.

Trustees wanted time to evaluate data centers before one was proposed.

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2026-12-07 and may be renewed for six months. [VERIFY instrument number; primary

Desire to act before permit filings and allow zoning commission and public engagement

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year trustee moratorium on data centers adopted 2-1 (Trustee Baker abstaining) on 2026-02-10, running to about 2027-02-10. Still li

Preemptive: give staff time to study impacts on the electric grid, water and sewer, telecommunications, noise and tax revenue and recommend zoning standards before any project is proposed.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-14 runs to about mid-January 2027, extendable six months.

Rapid data center development interest (Vertiv and others); city working on zoning legislation

Active as of 2026-09-23 unless Ordinance 26-09 (the city's data center zoning legislation) has since passed, in which case Ordinance 26-01 is automatically repe

Early interest from the data center industry reported by the mayor, plus unconfirmed reports of a data center in nearby Scioto Township. Utility-rate impacts.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-13 runs to about 2027-07-13. Council formed a Data Center Committee on 2026-08-10.

Preemptive review of potential impacts of data center development and planning for how or if the use fits the community; regional Clermont County data center activity.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-03-02 runs to about 2027-03-02.

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).

Precautionary. Data centers are not a permitted principal use, but the village wanted time to review its code (including possible annexation of outside land), citing power grid strain, electric rates and water use.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-17 (emergency) runs to about 2027-08-17.

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

Replaced; the nine-month moratorium (Resolution 25-061) ended at the end of its term (about 2026-05-31 to early June 2026) without extension after trustees adop

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

Active

Data centers controversial in Ohio; need to study impacts on health, safety, utilities and infrastructure; letters from residents/Randolph Zoning Commission about data center regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-27 expires about 2026-10-24 (six calendar months = 2026-10-27) unless extended.

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

Reported active

Preemptive: regional data center activity in Logan County; zoning officer beginning LUC-recommended zoning updates.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 runs to about 2027-05-04.

Preemptive: trustee Rod Lucas (also Wood County Township Association president) said the rural township lacks infrastructure for large data centers.

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

Rapid growth of data center interest in Ohio. Lima's zoning code predates data centers, and demand for city water from outside developments (the city already supplies water to Google's American Township data center) prom

Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-14 runs to about 2028-03-15 unless council adopts standards sooner.

Regional opposition to the Province Group hyperscale data center proposed in nearby Perry Village. Trustees said the cons outweigh the pros.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-28 runs to about 2027-05-28.

Stark County data center concern

Replaced; council adopted permanent data center zoning 7-1 on 2026-08-03 (I-2 General Industrial only, 400-ft residential setbacks, utility-capacity and noise c

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 005-2026 (passed 6-0 as an emergency 2026-02-02) runs to about 2027-02-02. Council appointed a Moratorium Research Committee

Growing national/local interest in data centers; village wants time to review pending studies and financial, safety, environmental and land-use impacts (noise, acreage, 'rapid deployment' tent data centers). Data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2027-06-22.

Oppidan proposal to build 8-12 data center buildings on the 360-acre former McDonald Steel site; strong resident opposition; village wants zoning in place for the mill property.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-09-16 as an emergency ordinance runs to about 2027-09-16 unless council ends it earlier.

Community concern over a potential large-scale data center at the former DP&L Hutchings Power Station site (owned by Frontier Industrial Corp.) being marketed to developers; city lacks development regulations for data ce

Active as of 2026-09-23; nine-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-01 runs to about June 2027.

Increased interest in data centers in Ohio municipalities; city needs time to review state codes and local ordinances and draft regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium passed about 2026-06-23 runs to about 2027-06-23.

Concern about strain on water and power; state legislation (HB 646) stalled.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium passed 2026-07-09 runs to about 2027-07-09.

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

Amazon Web Services exploring a large data center on former power-plant land (Killen/J.M. Stuart station area) in Adams County; residents organizing against it; Monroe trustees also moved to establish township zoning.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted in early March 2026 runs to about March 2027 (exact end date unknown). [VERIFY instrument number; primary s

Roughly $1.3M in unpaid electric bills from the Gray Matter cryptocurrency mining operation in the Fort Monroe industrial park (now in receivership), plus Decimal Digital's purchase of ~50 acres for a proposed AI data ce

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-02-24 runs to about 2027-02-24. Council is holding work sessions on overlay or conditional-use zoning

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 (reported; still listed active on the Ohio Capital Journal map of 2026-09-17, expiring June 2028). The resolution approved 2026-06-17 wa

Regulatory gap. The township is drafting data center zoning (water and megawatt caps, no taxpayer-funded grid upgrades) amid regional data center pressure in Butler County.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (per OCJ map, one-year moratorium from March 2026 to about March 2027); trustees plan to review draft data center zoning in October 2026

Preemptive amid Morrow County data center opposition; village is also updating its zoning code (2026 zoning code update RFQ).

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium of up to one year passed 2026-08-17 on third reading (not shown as an emergency, so likely effective about 30 days after pas

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 (reported). The original 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-03-03 ran to about 2026-08-30; the Ohio Capital Journal's statewide moratorium

Pacifico Energy requested a zoning change application to build a data center and gas power plant on London Road; petition of 700+ residents; concerns about wells, Big Darby Creek and wildlife area.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-02-02 runs to 2027-02-03 per trustee statement.

Concerns over data centers' electricity and water use and fit with the community; data centers are a conditional use in the new land-use code and the city has little suitable land.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month stay adopted 2026-05-20 runs to about mid-November 2026 (2026-11-16 to 2026-11-20).

Preemptive planning: village not prepared for a large data center; zoning code lacks data center standards; council cited Lordstown's experience. No project pending.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on data center permits adopted 2026-09-02 runs to about 2027-09-02.

Bitdeer (Whitetail Creek LLC) proposal for a data center at 1047 Belmont Ave. (former Ohio Edison plant) with a request to annex Weathersfield Township land into Niles; city zoning had no data center regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-20 runs to about 2026-11-16 while the city drafts restrictive data center zoning with consultant Cod

No data center zoning regulations; other area communities adopting moratoriums; opposition to the Province Group data center proposed in neighboring Perry Village.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-04 runs to about 2027-06-04 while the Planning Commission updates the zoning code. [VERIFY instrume

Preemptive. National growth of AI/cloud data centers. Demand on water and wastewater systems: the city-owned wastewater plant could need major upgrades. Wanted to block applications before regulations exist.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-18 (effective immediately) runs to about 2027-05-18.

Zoning code does not address data centers (high electrical demand, continuous operation, cooling); also wants to classify similar high-intensity computing uses such as cryptocurrency mining.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-07-21 runs to about 2027-07-21.

Township zoning has no rules on where data centers may locate; time to study regulations adopted elsewhere. Zoning Commission had recommended a 24-month moratorium in June 2026; counsel advised a shorter term.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-08 runs to about 2027-09-08.

Not established from accessible sources (regional data center proposals in Williams County, e.g., Pioneer).

Reported active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium approved about early September 2026, running about one year (to about September 2027) and renewable each year. [VER

Preemptive measure after a data center controversy in a neighboring community (Mansfield) and developer approaches to property owners; officials want to see findings of the state data center study commission (HB 646).

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-06 runs to early November 2026 (about 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-06).

Preemptive. The zoning resolution does not define or regulate data centers. Concerns about land-use compatibility, electric and water demand, noise, heat and few jobs. The Perry Village data center proposal nearby.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month zoning moratorium adopted 2026-05-12 runs to about 2027-05-12.

Data center development pressure around Marysville/Union County (e.g., neighboring Jerome Township); township sought time to regulate.

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The one-year data center moratorium adopted around early February 2026 was overtaken by the township's zoning resolution amendments a

The Province Group hyperscale data center proposal at the village-owned Champion Farm. The village refused a tax abatement (July 2026) and the acting mayor cited Ohio's changed stance on data centers. Infrastructure, pow

Pending as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance 2026-13 was read a first time 2026-08-13 and scheduled for a second reading 2026-09-10; the next regular meeting is 2026-09-

Proposed data center on the former Champion Farm property (parcels owned by the township, Perry Village and the Perry JEDD); regional Lake County moratoria.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year zoning moratorium adopted 2026-07-28 (runs to about 2027-07-28), excluding the former Champion Farm site.

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-05-31. Trustees first extended Resolution 2026-002 to February 2027, then on 2026-09-09 extended it again to 2027

Cervenka Development Partners plan to buy the former AquaBounty Technologies property and build a 20 MW data center; concerns over energy use and noise/health.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-14 runs to about 2027-03-13 while studies are done, including a new electrical study.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 37-2026 (one-year moratorium on accepting development applications that include data centers) adopted unanimously 2026-08-10,

Stark County data center concern

Reported active

Residents voiced concerns in February 2026 (per trustee Jim Rossow).

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

Stream Data Centers / Headwaters proposal for a 300+ acre data center campus between Rensch and Beatty roads spanning Grove City, Jackson Township and Pleasant Township, with possible annexation to Grove City.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (no rescission found); moratorium on data center construction adopted 2026-02-24; term unclear (possibly open-ended, OCJ says one year).

Township was approached about a possible site for a data center or wind farm.

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

Karis Critical CMH LLC evaluating 127 acres in Prairie and Brown townships (Big Darby watershed) for a data center; strain on land, power and water; noise; pending HB 646.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-15 expires 2026-10-15 unless extended; data center zoning amendments in draft (open houses June 25

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

Data centers' large buildings, high electricity and water use and noise; village wants resources and infrastructure in place and new rules folded into its first full zoning code rewrite since 2010.

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium of 2026-03-03 was followed by an additional 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-09-03 running to about 2027

Anthony Wayne area data center concern

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Richfield Township's own February 17, 2026 meeting minutes (primary source), which record Trustee Loeffler presenting 'a

Planning and Zoning Code needs review and updating to ensure proper development and that the city has processes, resources and infrastructure for data center demand.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-04-13 runs to about 2026-10-10. Minutes say the matter would come back to council in October; no extens

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

Reported active

Proposed 257-acre data center campus by Geis Construction and Bitdeer near Beck Road/SR 44 north of the Ohio Turnpike; trustees wanted time to write conditional-use standards for lights, noise, landscaping, building size

Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium from November 2025 was extended six months in April 2026 and runs to early November 2026; trustees said

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

Confirmed as of 2026-09-23: the 180-day moratorium (Ordinance 2025-28) expired on its own terms around 2026-06-13. Independent reporting from The Ohio Newsroom/

A presentation by a consultant for StrataX, a renewable-powered 'micro' data center developer interested in a site in the village industrial park (fly-ash field). Council wanted time to study legal, fiscal and health iss

Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); six-month moratorium passed 2026-05-12. Because it passed on third reading without a reported emergency clause, it likely to

Anthony Wayne area data center concern

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Spencer Township's own March 5, 2026 meeting minutes (primary source): 'Jeff Stopar, Legal Counsel, prepared a moratorium

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

CAI Investments proposal to convert part of the former St. Bernard Soap Company / P&G Ivorydale plant into a 150,000 sq ft, 24 MW data center; no data center regulations in the code.

Pending as of 2026-09-23; council could vote on the 12-month moratorium at its 2026-09-24 meeting. BZA to consider the conditional-use application on Oct. 12. [

The City of Trenton moved to annex about 600 acres of St. Clair and Madison township land for a second data center (later tied to Amazon Web Services). The trustees also cited the need to update the zoning resolution and

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-05 runs to about 2027-05-05. Trenton withdrew its annexation petition in September 2026.

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

Preemptive pause (Planning Commission recommendation of April 14, 2026) to update the zoning code amid Portage County data center proposals; mayor has said he envisions a permanent ban.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-27 runs to about 2027-04-27 while planners update the zoning code.

Resident opposition to a planned Amazon Web Services data center (~$2 billion) at Sunbury's Business and Technology Park; concerns over property values, noise, health, grid, environment and water.

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-04-15 runs through 2027-01-31 unless extended or lifted.

Zoning Commission chair sought time to draft data center and solar regulations; trustee worried the local grid and infrastructure could not handle a data center.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium effective 2026-05-05 expires 2026-11-05. Zoning Commission drafting data center/solar rules (conditional use in M1

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 2026-38 (six-month moratorium, public hearing closed 6:30 p.m. with no comment, adopted 7-0 the same evening on 2026-04-13) r

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

Noise, water use and grid strain; zoning resolution does not define data centers; neighboring Sunbury's rezoning of 330 acres for a data center (AWS).

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-01 runs to 2027-04-01.

Resident concern over rumored data center activity (energy demand, environmental effects incl. pollinators, water, wastewater capacity); time to study and set zoning regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-14 runs to about 2027-04-14.

Proposal (Smartland Energy) for a ~$600M data center north of the city with a 150 MW natural gas power plant; city reviewing rules for 'high resource demand' development.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium approved in July 2026 runs to about January 2027 while the Planning Commission considers standards for 'High Resou

Thor Equities' proposed $1B 'Urbana Technology Hub' data center (with CyrusOne) near Ohio 55 and U.S. 68, close to the Cedar Bog Nature Preserve aquifer. There was strong resident opposition.

Active as of 2026-09-23 and in litigation. 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-03-03 runs to about 2027-03-03. Thor Equities sued in state and federal co

Council wants time for staff and Planning Commission to develop zoning regulations for data centers; part of a package with discount-store and gas-station moratoria.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2027-04-20.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 2026-17 (adopted 2026-04-20) runs through 2027-03-23 unless extended by council. No repeal or replacement found.

Preemptive: concerns over health impacts, noise, water consumption, utility cost increases, land-use transformation and infrastructure capacity; a data center under construction in nearby Perkins Township and regional pu

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-03-04 runs to 2027-03-04 unless repealed earlier or superseded by zoning amendments.

Preemptive: allow zoning commission to draft data center regulations; followed Hubbard Township's moratorium.

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Original 180-day moratorium (adopted 2026-02-17) was extended on 2026-08-03 by 60 days, from Aug. 16 to Oct. 16, 2026, while

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

Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; the second 180-day moratorium, passed as an emergency on 2026-06-15, took effect 2026-07-05 and runs to about 2027-01-01. Br

Council concerns over noise, strain on local utilities and the environment; existing zoning not designed for large-scale data centers; follows other Trumbull County moratoria. Originally introduced in May as a push towar

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium approved 2026-09-09 (effective date not confirmed, so end is approximately September/October 2027); Data Center Rev

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

Original term ended 2026-09-05 (per Resolution #2026.02.10.005). As of 2026-09-23 a further extension is pending confirmation: the trustees' 2026-09-08 agenda l

Preemptive; resident concerns about utility demand, noise, aesthetics, safety and infrastructure; no application pending.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 360-day moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2027-04-15.

Unknown; Pickaway County has several data center fights (Commercial Point, Muhlenberg, Ashville, Scioto Township).

Reported active as of 2026-09-18 (OCJ map): trustees approved moratorium in June 2026 running until July 2027; not independently verified. [VERIFY instrument nu

Resident questions about data centers; trustees want to add a dedicated data center section to the township zoning code.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-06 runs to about 2027-04-06.

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

Allow the village to research data centers and see what the State of Ohio task force determines; review whether zoning code needs updating.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (village administrator's report in the 2026-09-21 council agenda refers to the moratorium on data centers); adopted 2026-05-04 as an eme

Bitdeer (Whitetail Creek LLC) plan for a data center on Belmont Avenue at the former Ohio Edison plant and petition to annex three township parcels into Niles; concerns over grid, utility costs, water, sewer, noise, traf

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-30 was due to expire in October 2026 and was extended in early September 2026 by six mon

Preemptive; prompted by data center and mega-site controversies in nearby Lorain County communities (New Russia Township mega site, Brownhelm Township land purchases); no Wellington project proposed.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-16 runs to about 2027-03-16, extendable by one year.

Zoning code does not address data centers directly; precautionary review though data centers are not a permitted use.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-03 runs to about 2027-03-02 unless extended (two 90-day extensions allowed).

Trustees do not want data centers coming to the township.

Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY i

The mayor wanted to be proactive before any hyperscale data center approach, following Painesville Township and Eastlake. Needs code review.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2027-06-22 unless ended early by code amendments or repeal.

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

The township lacks data center zoning language; the township attorney is drafting it.

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The original six-month moratorium (2026-01-26) was extended on 2026-07-13 by Resolution 2026-17 and runs until 11:59 p.m. 202

Preemptive. One large parcel (Riverside Commons, in litigation for more than 20 years) could host a data center, with major power and water infrastructure nearby. The city is waiting on state data center study results.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-07-14 runs to about 2027-07-14, extendable by up to six months.

Township zoning has no language to prohibit data centers; pending Portage County Regional Planning Commission review of a proposed AI data center zoning amendment; county-wide data center proposals.

Reported adopted in May 2026; term not published, so status as of 2026-09-23 is unverified (treated as active). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-

Precautionary: nearby Wilmington and Urbana fights; concerns about electric rates, water, noise and heat; zoning code does not address data centers. City had been approached before but grid could not support one.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-06-25 (effective about 2026-07-25) runs to about 2027-07-25.

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

Solstice Data's proposed 26 MW data center at 7500 Enterprise Drive (site plan denied by the Planning Commission on 2026-06-04); noise, diesel generator emissions, water and power concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; the six-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-09 runs to about early December 2026.

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

Active as of 2026-07-31

Proactive; no developer approach. Concern over water resources and electrical power seen in neighboring Washtenaw communities

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-02-16 runs to approximately 2027-02-16. No later action located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary so

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

Precautionary review of zoning for data centers; no data center proposed; the township was concurrently dealing with a contested 100 MW battery storage application

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year data center moratorium under Resolution 2026-06.1 (adopted 2026-06-15, effective 2026-06-01) runs to 2027-06-01 unless extende

Nearby Microsoft data center proposals (Lowell and Gaines townships) and inquiries to the township; no proposal pending

Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); 12-month data center moratorium voted 2026-02-23 would run to about February 2027; formal adopting instrument not located. [

Data centers neither defined nor regulated in the zoning ordinance; the planning commission recommended a pause on 2026-04-14. Concerns include electricity, water, noise, air quality and utility costs.

Extended as of 2026-09-23; the board unanimously extended the moratorium for another 180 days in mid-September 2026, so it runs to about late April 2027 while t

Anticipated zoning revisions for data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium from 2026-03-05 to about 2027-03-05.

Zoning ordinance does not specifically address data centers; Michigan Townships Association recommended members review ordinances; no project proposed

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 2026-09-21, runs six months (to about 2027-03-21) or until data center regulations take effect.

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23, running through 2026-10-17 under the June 3, 2026 extension. A further 'Resolution Extending The Temporary Moratorium' was on

Zoning ordinance lacks data center regulations; Microsoft data center proposals in nearby Lowell and Gaines townships; resident concerns about water (PFAS), energy, and noise

Expired 2026-09-17; Ordinance No. 002 of 2026 (data centers) ran its six-month term from publication on 2026-03-17 with no extension found. Its coverage is carr

Increasing interest in data centers and cryptocurrency mining; zoning ordinance does not regulate them as distinct uses; resident concerns over PFAS-contaminated water, energy, noise and infrastructure; Microsoft proposa

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 024-2026 (adopted and effective 2026-05-27) runs six months to about 2026-11-27, extendable by up to six months. It succeede

Zoning ordinance does not address BESS, solar farms or data centers; PA 233 shift of siting authority; desire to preserve agricultural land

Active as of 2026-09-23; the Township Board adopted the six-month moratorium resolution 5-0 on 2026-04-20, so it runs to about 2026-10-20 unless extended; the P

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

Public health, safety and welfare concerns about data centers; time for Planning Commission to study and draft zoning amendments

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinances 167 and 168 (adopted 2026-06-16) pause acceptance and processing of data center applications for one year, to about 2027-06-

Not specified in the source located

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

Staff need to catch up on law and zoning for data centers; cost-sharing concerns about utilities

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2027-04-20.

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

Expired 2026-06-30 without extension. On 2026-07-15 the Township Board adopted a 30-page data center regulatory ordinance (approved by the Planning Commission 2

Township lacks data center regulations; master plan update with Spicer Group underway

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the report located; one-year term from 2026-03-18. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at c

Public health, safety, and welfare concerns raised about data centers; time to study regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 565 runs one year from 2026-03-16 adoption unless regulations take effect sooner.

Data processing may still be allowed in the General Industrial district without data-center-specific standards; regional data-center controversy

Active as of 2026-09-23; the City Council gave final unanimous approval to a six-month data-center moratorium ordinance on 2026-09-22. It is expected to take ef

Data centers not addressed in city ordinances; electricity, water, diesel generator and residential proximity concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 365-day moratorium adopted 2026-02-24 runs to about 2027-02-24. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-21 runs to about 2027-07-21. The Planning Commission's 2026-08-31 agenda carried a Data Center

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

Still not adopted as of 2026-09-23. The City Council's 2026-03-17 resolution (6-2) asked Mayor Mary Sheffield to impose a two-year data center moratorium; the m

Surge of data-center inquiries in Washtenaw County; groundwater, electricity and farmland concerns; ongoing Master Plan review

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23; original 180-day term (from 2026-02-17) was extended by Resolution No. 26-711 on 2026-07-21 for a further 180 days (to rou

Microsoft's land purchases for planned data centers; water, noise, rural character concerns

Reported adopted in late February 2026 for 12 months; presumed active as of 2026-09-23 (no repeal found). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only e

Study and regulation of data centers, following other Lapeer County governments

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year police-power moratorium effective 2026-07-14. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at

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

Study of data center uses and impacts; Planning Commission directed to submit findings and recommendations

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs 12 months from 2026-02-18 (to about 2027-02-18) or until data center zoning amendments take effect.

Zoning ordinance does not address data centers; staff workgroup drafting regulations (noise, water, wellhead protection, energy)

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-03-17 after the council's unanimous 2026-08-11 extension; draft zoning language expected fall 2026.

Board directed Planning Commission to study data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the only report located (adopted 2026-07-14); term not stated. [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confiden

Precautionary; no known data center plans; township sought time to regulate data centers (board also asked members about financial interests in AI or bitcoin operations)

Extended as of 2026-09-23. The original nine-month data center moratorium ordinance (adopted 2026-02-18) was superseded, before its own term would have expired,

Zoning ordinance lacks data center provisions; energy, water and infrastructure demand of proposals in neighboring communities

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium under Ordinance No. 132 (effective date listed as 2026-03-16 on the ordinance, running to about 2027-03-16). Planni

Denial of Ranger Power's Heartwood II solar permit and PA 233 concerns; board direction to pause wind, battery and data center projects

Pending as of 2026-09-23; Planning Commission recommended a one-year moratorium in July 2026 with board adoption expected in August; adoption not confirmed. [VE

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 867, adopted 2026-02-17 and effective 2026-02-22, bars the establishment and use of data centers for 12 months (to about

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Board adopted the Data Center and Cryptocurrency Mining Moratorium Resolution on 2026-06-25 (5-0 roll call); it runs 12 months, to

Flurry of data center activity nearby; ITC powerline corridor through township; grid, water, noise, emergency response and tax-base concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 56 effective 2026-03-18 for 365 days (to about 2027-03-18).

Data center proposed in the township (golf course property at 1500 N. Dixie Hwy discussed); concern over electricity, water and natural-resource demand

Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); six-month moratorium under Zoning Ordinance No. 300-19 adopted 2026-04-28 runs to roughly late October/November 2026 dependi

Proposed small-scale data center by Cervenka Development Partners on Sybrandt Road; outdated zoning definition of data centers; resident concern over water, energy, noise, and infrastructure

Active as of 2026-09-23; twelve-month moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities effective 2026-08-25 runs to 2027-08-25 unless ended earli

Data centers and cryptocurrency mining are high-intensity uses (continuous noise, low-frequency vibration, lighting, electricity and water demand) not addressed in the Zoning Ordinance; extension needed for township-wide

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution 260817-B (2026-08-17) extended the moratorium six months beyond the initial six-month period (to roughly February

Raeden's proposed 100 MW data center at the former McLouth Steel site; no data-center-specific zoning standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution #26-072 runs to about 2027-03-09. Raeden Acquisitions and CAL Realty sued the city in federal court (E.D. Mich., filed 2026-

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Township Supervisor Scott Bennett said in a township social-media update that the moratorium remains in place through January 2027 and

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

Active as of 2026-04-29

Concern about groundwater contamination and extraction, noise, and energy use; current zoning would have allowed data centers and large water users near residential areas; a crypto-mining installation had earlier been pi

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data centers and industrial- or commercial-scale water extractors/users, effective 2026-05-16, runs to 2027-05-1

Township approached several times about data centers; planning commission busy with master plan and renewable energy ordinances; water and electricity concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; the one-year moratorium adopted 2026-02-09 runs to about 2027-02-09 while the township drafts data-center regulations.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. WSJM (July 17, 2026) quotes Township Supervisor Izzy DiMaggio confirming the board adopted the one-year moratorium. A later Tri-City Re

Would allow research and drafting of permanent rules

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Board unanimously approved a six-month data center moratorium on 2026-07-13; the August 2026 zoning report states the 6-month morat

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

Concern about possible redevelopment at former Big Rock Point nuclear site, plus loophole and takings-risk debates

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution 03092026B (2026-03-09) amended the original 180-day moratorium to 360 days from 2026-02-09, i.e. through approxima

Public concerns about impacts of data centers and large renewable energy projects on health, safety, welfare and land uses

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on applications for data centers and large renewable energy projects (solar and storage 50 MW+, wind 100 MW+, hybri

Zoning ordinance over 20 years old; township drafting data-center rules on water use, noise and lighting

Extended as of 2026-09-23; a 2026-07-15 resolution continued the moratorium through 2027-02-15 while the planning commission prepares data-center regulations (h

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. myupnow.com (July 29, 2026) confirms Houghton was the first Houghton County community to adopt a data-center moratorium and that the Pl

No data center use in zoning ordinance; desire to study health, safety and welfare impacts and avoid exclusionary-zoning claims

Pending as of 2026-09-23; moratorium instruments were placed for Board votes on 2026-05-19, 2026-06-16 and 2026-08-18, but adoption outcomes were not found in p

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The 36-month moratorium (ZA 2026-02), adopted 4-2 on May 27, 2026, remains in force; an Aug. 2026 legal-context article (shorelinemedia

Township unprepared to regulate a data center; the supervisor cited nearby Springfield Township approaches and an MTA training session

Active as of 2026-09-23; the six-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-21 runs to about 2027-01-21 while the planning commission reviews zoning standards. [VERIFY in

Harbor Farmz announced intent to sell its 2839 Full Circle Drive property to a data center developer; concerns about noise, water use, fire risk from lithium-ion batteries and utility strain

Active as of 2026-09-23; resolution moratorium runs through 2027-08-16. The City Commission gave first reading on 2026-09-21 to a zoning ordinance amendment emb

Data centers not currently permitted in the township; proactive study given Michigan's attractiveness for data centers and pending state legislation

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 647 took effect on publication after the 2026-07-27 adoption and runs 12 months unless regulations are adopted earlier.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Planning Commission began drafting a permanent 'high resource demand facilities' ordinance at its Aug. 12, 2026 meeting (Chairman B

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

Need time for zoning and infrastructure review while avoiding exclusionary-zoning risk

Expired 2026-06-02; the four-month moratorium lapsed after the Board took no action on extension requests at its 2026-06-01 meeting. The May 4, 2026 motion only

Proactive; planning commission drafting data center regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); one-year moratorium adopted March 2026; no later action located. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only eviden

Proactive, following neighboring moratoria and the Saline Township project

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); Resolution 2026-13 extending the moratorium adopted 2026-07-13; extension term not published. Data center zonin

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance No. 2026-003 (adopted Aug. 11, 2026; published Aug. 19, 2026; effective Aug. 20, 2026) imposes a new 180-day moratorium on 'H

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 2026-09-23. Ordinance No. 116 (adopted 2025-10-14) runs for the earlier of two years or the Township's implementation of data center regulations; t

Increasing data center developments across Michigan; township zoning does not address data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 2026-1, adopted 2026-02-24, imposes a one-year moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection,

Alterra Development's proposed data center on 270 acres at Brooks Industrial Park near wetlands and a lake; concern over noise (low-frequency), electricity, water, heat discharge; pending state legislation

Active as of 2026-09-23; the City Council's 365-day moratorium approved 2026-08-03 bars approval of data centers until about 2027-08-03 while the city drafts no

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

Precaution after a 26 MW data center proposal in neighboring Allen Park

Reported active as of 2026-06-04; adopted 2026-05-20; term and end date not located, no later action found as of 2026-09-23. [VERIFY instrument number; primary

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

Active as of late May 2026

Two private properties reportedly considered for data centers; resident opposition; township DDA expansion controversy

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 67-U (adopted 2026-03-26) imposes a one-year moratorium on data center construction and approval; the publication/effective d

114-acre Kluver Road land sale to an entity tied to Michigan City's 'Project Maize' data center investors; industrial zoning would permit a data center

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-08. In Aug. 2026 the board denied a permit for a storage yard linked to the data center project.

Need to update the zoning ordinance and master plan to determine where data centers may or may not be located

Active as of 2026-09-23; the Board approved a 12-month moratorium on data center permits on 2026-06-01 (to about 2027-06-01); final action on the companion zoni

Zoning ordinance does not address data centers; concerns about energy, water (Wamplers Lake), noise, rural character

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-08, running to roughly mid-June 2027.

Zoning ordinance does not define or regulate data centers; concerns over water, energy use, noise and siting while the Planning Commission drafts a data center ordinance

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution No. 2026-07-14 (adopted 2026-07-14) extended the moratorium from its 2026-07-24 expiry to 2027-01-24 while the Pla

Adopted while the Planning Commission and planning staff research zoning amendments

Active as of 2026-07-31

Preemptive; concern over utility rates, water use and environment

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-10, effective on publication; township prioritizing BESS ordinance first.

No ordinance specifically regulating data centers; no application pending

Active as of 2026-09-23; the one-year moratorium adopted 2026-02-11 runs to February 2027. The planning commission held a public meeting on draft data-center or

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance #26-02 was approved 2026-05-13; the ordinance text (and so its exact term) is not posted, and the township attorney's estimat

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

Rumors of a data center project; Diamond Lake Association requested a multi-year pause

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year general-law moratorium approved 2026-05-21 stops new data center applications; zoning amendments still planned. [VERIFY instru

Zoning ordinance does not define or regulate data centers; concerns about water and energy consumption, noise, power generation equipment, and battery storage

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year data center moratorium under Ordinance No. 162 (adopted 2026-08-11) and zoning Ordinance No. 163 (effective 2026-09-06), runni

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; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution #26-11 (adopted 2026-05-13) extended the moratorium 180 days from 2026-05-19 to 2026-11-15, unless terminated earl

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution No. 26-126 (adopted June 16, 2026) extended the moratorium for an additional six months following its original July 20, 2026

Public health, safety and welfare concerns raised by the public about data centers and other high-resource-demand facilities; time needed to study and amend zoning

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 257 was adopted 2026-09-21 and takes effect eight days after publication. It runs 12 months or until zoning amendments ta

Preemptive; no applications received; concern about BESS fire risk and data center water/energy impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs to 2026-12-31. On 2026-09-22 the city development officer told council the moratorium may need to be extended because rezoning wor

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

City identified concerns about data-center building height, size, noise, vibration, light, water and electricity demand, and compatibility with residential districts; no standards in the zoning code

Extended as of 2026-09-23; the City Council unanimously extended the Ordinance No. 201 moratorium on 2026-08-10, and it now runs to 2027-03-04 while the city dr

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The City Council voted 6-3 on 2026-04-27 (Mayor Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Garcia and Councilwoman Seals opposed) to extend the mor

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 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the Township's own statutory legal notice (published by The Sun Times News on behalf of Saline Township) that the Board a

Data center development concerns in Allegan County

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance No. 2026-01 (adopted 2026-02-11, six months) was extended on 2026-08-12 by Resolution No. 2026-17 (a roughly three-

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution 2026-107 (2026-04-07) remains in effect indefinitely until lifted by a later Board resolution following impact, environmenta

Wave of data center applications across Southeast Michigan; unknown compatibility and adequacy of local regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs until 2027-02-05 at 11:59 p.m. or until the Board determines adequate regulations are in place.

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

Active as of 2026-07-31

'Project Peninsula', a potential ~1 GW data center by an undisclosed developer (Venerly LLC under NDA) on 800+ acres; township drafting data center zoning rules

Active as of 2026-09-23; the six-month moratorium adopted 2026-02-09 was extended six months on 2026-07-13 and codified by a zoning amendment adopted 2026-09-14

Concerns about electricity use, water demand, and noise, informed in part by city officials' attendance at informational meetings on Verrus's proposed hyperscale data center ('Project Flex') in neighboring Lyon Township,

Active as of 2026-09-23. The 365-day moratorium adopted Feb. 9, 2026 runs through approximately Feb. 9, 2027; no repeal or amendment was found. Council retains

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Township Board extended the moratorium twice before it could lapse: a 30-day extension adopted May 14, 2026 (to July 9, 2026), and

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

Active as of 2026-04-29

Need time to review and adopt zoning provisions, procedures and standards for data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month data center moratorium under Ordinance No. 26-02 (adopted 2026-03-16) runs to about September 2027 unless zoning amendments ar

Landowner Joe Tondu (Tondu Corp.) floated a possible data center on 150 acres at a May 12, 2026 Planning Commission meeting that drew 225+ attendees

Active as of 2026-09-23; data center moratorium resolution adopted 2026-06-10 runs through 2026-12-31 unless extended.

No township standards specific to data centers; study of environmental, health, safety impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium effective 2026-01-20 runs to about 2027-01-20. Township is also working on a full zoning ordinance rewrite (July 20

Preemptive measure near Chelsea and Saline-area development activity

Active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution 26-05, adopted July 14, 2026 (effective immediately), imposes a 12-month moratorium on data centers, high-energy users, powe

No data center developer had approached Taylor at the time of adoption, but officials cited the regional wave of proposals (including a similar moratorium recently adopted in Northville, and a contested data center propo

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 12-month term (Jan. 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m. through Jan. 20, 2027, 11:59 p.m.) has not lapsed. Independently corroborated by a Detroit

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; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution #260502 (adopted 2026-05-19, 7-0) imposes a nine-month moratorium on permits, licenses and approvals for new data

Proactive pause while the city investigates ordinance and zoning changes; no data center proposed

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 as far as known. The City Council unanimously extended its data center moratorium on 2026-07-14 while the city attorney drafts

Prologis 312-acre data center proposal in adjacent Washington Township

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 12-month term (through Jan. 26, 2027) has not lapsed. No repeal, extension, or replacement was located this pass; the Village's own

Grid strain after July 2026 storms downed more than 60 power lines; zoning ordinance does not define data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 12-month moratorium approved 2026-08-25 runs to about 2027-08-25 while the city drafts data-center zoning. [VERIFY instrument numbe

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 2026-09-23; the six-month term (through approximately Nov. 16, 2026) has not lapsed. The Detroit News (May 23, 2026) confirms the Board of Trustees

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 2026-09-23; the original moratorium runs until 2026-10-01. On 2026-09-14 the Board of Trustees introduced Ordinance 2026-Z-012 (and a companion res

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

Active as of 2026-07-31

Allow time to study and potentially adopt revised regulations governing data centers and BESS

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-21 runs to approximately 2027-04-21.

Allow time to study and potentially adopt revised regulations governing data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year data center moratorium adopted 2026-07-14 (notice published 2026-07-30) runs to about July 2027.

Zoning Ordinance does not permit or regulate data processing centers; resident concerns over electricity costs, water supply strain and generator/cooling noise

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Resolution #26-021, approved 2026-07-21, extends the moratorium from 2026-08-18 through 2027-02-12; the Community Development

No data center regulations in the zoning ordinance amid Bay County data center interest

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 33-202 (adopted 2026-05-12, published 2026-05-20) imposes a one-year moratorium on data center review, approval and const

Zoning ordinance does not define or regulate data centers; concerns about water, energy and noise

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year term from publication (2026-02-25). On 2026-08-26 the Planning Commission postponed draft data center regulations pending comp

Township drafting a data center ordinance and data center overlay district

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The board extended the moratorium six months on 2026-08-17 (to about February 2027) while an overlay district ordinance is dr

Zoning allowed data processing by right in several districts with no data-center definition or standards

Replaced 2026-09-06; Ordinance No. 2026-01 (adopted 2026-08-25) makes data centers a special land use in the M-1/M-2 districts with specific standards, and Reso

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The Board adopted Resolution #2026-19 on 2026-08-11 extending the Ordinance No. 167 moratorium (which would have expired 2026

City zoning code does not define or regulate data centers; a large manufacturing parcel (GW Kent) came up for sale

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 365-day resolution adopted 2026-03-03 runs to about 2027-03-03, and the latest 60-day emergency zoning-permit moratorium (Ordinance

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

University of Michigan / Los Alamos National Laboratory high-performance computing center selected for Textile Road site; township seeks to regulate electric infrastructure serving data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium on major electric utility facilities (substations, transmission lines) adopted 2026-08-18, running to roughly mid-Fe

Master plan update underway; Silver Maple Solar (RWE Americas, ~200 MW) dispute and township lawsuit challenging PA 233; desire to maintain status quo on energy facilities and data centers until zoning is updated

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on commercial energy facilities (solar, wind, battery storage) and data centers (definition includes crypto-mining

Rising data center interest in West Michigan; zoning ordinance did not contemplate data centers (water, electricity, noise, light, vibration); Planning Commission busy with renewable-energy ordinance for Silver Maple Sol

Rescinded 2026-09-01; Resolution No. 1027 (data centers, adopted 2026-03-03 for 12 months) was expressly repealed by the Township Board's 2026-09-01 resolution,

County ordinances do not address data centers; residents urged a longer pause

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-17 (to about 2027-08-17) while the county drafts regulations.

Resident concerns about water, energy and farmland

Pending as of 2026-09-23; official public hearing and vote scheduled for 2026-10-05.

UDO has no definitions or standards for data centers, data processing or crypto mining, leaving the county little basis to deny a proposal

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium in effect 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-03 unless UDO amendments (listing the uses as prohibited pending study) are approved fi

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 2026-09-23; the 150-day moratorium runs through 2026-11-05 (or earlier adoption of new data center rules). A proposed nine-month extension (to abou

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 as of 2026-09-23 until 2027-02-11 (or earlier adoption of zoning rules). On 2026-09-17 Superior Court Judge John Morris granted summary judgment to Eco T

Existing cryptocurrency mining noise and electricity concerns in the Murphy/Marble area.

Expired — per BPR (2026-04-10), the Cherokee County moratorium "had been expired for a year" by January 2026; Commissioner Ben Adams asked the board to renew th

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

Public concern over water, grid and environmental impacts of large data centers; council had rejected a moratorium 5-4 in July; questions about the Gateway Research Park 'Dream Center' AI project

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium on data centers over 10 MW runs until 2027-02-14 while council holds expert work sessions and considers Land Develop

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; City Council adopted the 12-month data center moratorium (Ordinance #O-26-29) on 2026-09-03, effective on adoption and expiring about 2

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.

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-08-25, the day the original 182-day moratorium expired, City Council voted 6-1 (Councilmember Scott Neisler dissentin

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-09-03 the Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2027-008 extending the moratorium for ninety days from 2026-09

Resident calls for a pause after a withdrawn RadiusDC annexation request for a data center in Southeast Raleigh

Pending as of 2026-09-23; draft six-month moratorium scheduled for council discussion and possible vote on 2026-10-06. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date;

Unified development ordinance has no data center regulations (districts, setbacks, other standards)

Active as of 2026-09-23; 15-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-10 (to about 2027-12-10) while the city workshops UDO rules.

Rapid data center growth; residents opposed new facilities; does not affect the approved $1 billion Compass Datacenters campus on Stamey Farm Road

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium in effect from 2026-09-14 (to about 2027-03-13); previously approved projects (Compass Datacenters) unaffected.

Proactive study of impacts on local resources and public health; no active proposals

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs from 2026-08-25 until 2027-08-25 or earlier adoption of a zoning ordinance text amendment.

Pause intended to allow development of zoning standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted unanimously 2026-05-21 (to about 2027-05-21) on development approvals for data centers, data processing fac

Active as of 2026-09-23 through 2026-12-15; applies in the county's zoning jurisdiction. Proposed permanent data center regulations were presented to the Joint

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-07-05; bars permits and rezonings for data centers countywide under county zoning jurisdiction. Adopted 5-0 on 2026-07-06 p

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; active as of 2026-09-23 and running until 2027-05-03. City Council adopted Ordinance #16683 on 2026-06-15 (7-0) extending the May 4 moratorium by 10 m

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 2026-09-23 through 2027-05-18, aligned with the City of Durham's moratorium. Adopted 4-1 on 2026-08-24; applies in unincorporated Durham County. Th

Proposed Energy Storage Solutions data center near Kingsboro (special use permit denied; developer withdrew); county wants rules before new proposals

Active as of 2026-09-23; two-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-03, running until 2028-08-03.

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.

Growing data center controversy; county deciding how to regulate large, power-hungry facilities

Pending as of 2026-09-23; legislative public hearing scheduled for 2026-10-15.

Zoning ordinance does not regulate data centers; Quiet Data Centers Halifax 88 MW AI project at the county-owned 301 Industrial Site near Enfield

Pending as of 2026-09-23; legislative hearing on a possible moratorium scheduled for 2026-10-19. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-

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 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium (Ordinance 2026-17) adopted 2026-05-04, running to about 2027-05-04; WUNC's Sept. 16, 2026 roundup still lists it i

UDO lacks a data center definition; county wants to study benefits and impacts before a proposal arrives and avoid nonconformity problems

Active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-08-18; planning board study through January 2027, draft UDO changes from February, planning board hearing by 2027-06-30.

No zoning text addressing data centers; proposed $600M data center project at 232 Car Farm Road

Active as of 2026-09-23. Contrary to earlier reporting that Council would delay a decision, a divided City Council voted at its 2026-09-03 meeting to adopt a mo

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

Water consumption, grid demand, noise, air pollution and health concerns; county wants development standards before any project

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-31 while staff and the planning board draft rules. Separate from the county's 2023 cryptocurrency-

Electricity demand, water use, noise, environmental effects, e-waste and land-use compatibility; zoning lacks standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; effective immediately on 2026-09-08 and in place until 2027-06-30 or earlier adoption of zoning regulations; applies to unincorporated

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 and set to expire 2028-07-20. The county's Development Services moratorium page and the posted July 20, 2026 extension ordinan

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

Cary's Land Development Ordinance does not define data centers; concerns about electricity demand, cooling water, generator and cooling noise, stormwater, tree canopy and air quality

Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-27, running to about 2028-02-27, while staff conduct technical studies, community engagement and re

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.

Evaluate infrastructure capacity, land-use impacts and regulatory needs

Pending/unknown as of 2026-09-23: the June 15, 2026 council agenda included the public hearing and 'Ordinance Consideration' for a one-year data center moratori

Residents opposed a potential data center concept presented by East Energy Renewables; town lacks standards for such uses

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-03 (to about 2027-08-03) while staff develop ordinance standards.

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

UDO does not define data centers, data processing facilities or cryptocurrency mining; town needs time to study impacts and draft standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; in effect until 2027-05-18 or earlier adoption of UDO amendments. The town reissued a public reminder about the moratorium in September

Town wants zoning to prevent high-impact computing uses; follows Macon County's data center ordinance changes

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium approved 2026-08-20; the planning board is reviewing data center regulations. Confirmed by the Highlander (Highlands' local

DigiPower X plans an AI data center campus (about 75 MW in 2029 and 75 MW in 2030) on ~40 acres near a switchyard; residents petitioned for a pause

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-24, pausing the proposed DigiPower X project while the council studies the industry.

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-05-27 (or earlier adoption of UDO data center rules). Applies in town limits, the extraterritorial jurisdiction a

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-06-16 (or earlier UDO amendments); applies in town and extraterritorial jurisdiction. The Land Use Advisory Committee is re

Resident concern that the zoning ordinance (updated Nov. 2025) lists data centers and crypto mining as special uses in the M-Industrial district

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-07-13 (to about 2027-07-13); no repeal found. Confirmed by Asheville Citizen-Times coverage (Madison C

Zoning ordinance had no definitions or standards for data centers, AI processing, cryptocurrency mining or large-scale solar; a 1-million-square-foot data center was under construction in a neighboring town

Replaced 2026-06-08; Town Council unanimously adopted Text Amendments TA-002-2026 (Data Processing Facilities) and TA-003-2026 (Solar Energy Facilities), which

Chapter 18 land use regulations do not define data centers or crypto mining; concerns about electrical demand, water use and land-use compatibility

Active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-07-23 (or earlier adoption of zoning regulations).

UDO does not address data centers; comprehensive UDO rewrite under way

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium approved in mid-September 2026 while the UDO is rewritten.

Active as of researched_as_of

Land development code does not address data centers; proactive pause (no proposals pending) to study and draft amendments

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium in effect through 2027-08-10 unless ended earlier.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs through 2026-12-31 or until updated data center and cryptocurrency mining regulations are adopted. WUNC's Sept. 16, 2026 Triangle

Regional Nash/Edgecombe effort to study data center impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23; per Whitakers Town Clerk Tamica Gray (Rocky Mount Telegram, Aug. 2026), the town instituted a data center pause effective June 1, 2026.

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

Natelli Holdings filed a preliminary plan for a 900 MW, 12-building data center campus on ~530 acres along U.S. 158 while the county revises its UDO data center rules

Active as of 2026-09-23; 60-day moratorium adopted 2026-09-14, ending 2026-11-13 or on adoption of the pending zoning text amendment.

County targeted for its water and land and lacks a data center ordinance

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-19 (to about 2027-08-19).

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 as of 2026-09-23; the Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a one-year countywide data center moratorium on 2026-04-21 (to about 2027-04-21). No res

Concern over water use, energy demand, farmland and rural character; WhiteFiber announced a potential Yadkinville data center project

Active as of 2026-09-23; two-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-17 applying to unincorporated Yadkin County (not Yadkinville or other towns).

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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

County code, development regulations and zoning do not address data center facilities

Expired 2026-09-13 (40 days after the 2026-08-04 resolution). The prior researcher's claim that a follow-on 180-day resolution was moved to a Sept. 8, 2026 meet

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

Replaced 2026-09-15; the Augusta Commission adopted a 29-page data center ordinance 6-5 (bans data centers in residential/agricultural zones, tiered approvals,

Give staff time to draft data center regulations, following Cherokee County's moratorium

Active as of 2026-09-23 per reporting; City Council paused data center applications in August 2026 while staff work on an ordinance.

Update county code to address data centers

Extended as of 2026-09-23: an initial 30-day emergency moratorium (August 2026) was converted to a 180-day moratorium by resolution, then extended alongside a p

OpenAI's Project Camellia in neighboring Effingham County; protect residents' access to power and water

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-08-20 bars data center applications, permits and licenses in Bloomingdale through 2027-02-16.

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; July 6, 2026 Board minutes (item FA068-2026, Data Center Ordinance) state the moratorium remains in effect until 2026-12-31 wh

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium remains in effect through Dec. 31, 2026. The proposed outright ban text amendment (tabled 3-2 on Aug. 4, 2026) was brought b

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Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; moratorium runs through 2027-01-25 (last week of January 2027) per the June 8 extension; no replacement ordinance reported.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted by a Camden County Board of Commissioners vote on May 5, 2026, with the ordinance excluding sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the orig

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.

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; on 2026-08-04 the Board of Commissioners approved (7-0) a third 100-day moratorium on data center permits, running to about 20

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. [VERIFY status: six-month term ended abou

Review code after DeKalb County rejected proposed data center standards (June 23); energy, water, tree canopy, stormwater, noise concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-07-21 runs through 2027-01-16.

OpenAI's $20B Effingham County project; county lacks rules addressing large data centers' electricity, water and residential compatibility

Active as of 2026-09-23; 155-day moratorium adopted 2026-09-11 on 10 MW+ data centers and large warehouse conversions in unincorporated Chatham County, expiring

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; on 2026-08-18 the Board of Commissioners unanimously extended the data center moratorium by 180 days, running through approxim

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; the moratorium on new data center applications and permits in unincorporated Clayton County (originally passed Sept. 2, 2025;

Surge of metro Atlanta data centers and concern over infrastructure impacts

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; on 2026-08-11 the Board of Commissioners extended the moratorium on new data center rezoning applications and permits by six m

Allow revision of the zoning ordinance to regulate data centers (industrial/light industrial conditional use)

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; 120-day moratorium adopted 2026-06-02 was extended another 180 days on 2026-09-01 while the county drafts an ordinance modeled

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

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The city adopted a permanent Data Center ordinance (Covington Municipal Code Sec. 16.20.195) on final reading Aug. 17, 2026, after a

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. 180-day moratorium expired 2025-11-03; permanent data center ordinance adopted December 16, 2025. That ordinance's approval of the '

Review of the county's data center ordinance (on-site power generation, cap on number of data centers) with five data centers already proposed

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-06-16 runs to about 2026-12-13; five pending proposals with vested rights are exempt.

Conduct impact and health studies and draft ordinances

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23: 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-01-06 was extended 5-0 on 2026-05-21 to 2026-10-01 while the draft data center ordinance is re

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; extended multiple times, most recently by the July 7, 2026 vote setting the moratorium to run through March 30, 2027 unless further ext

Proactive planning before possible future projects

Active as of 2026-09-23. No repeal, extension, or replacement of the moratorium was located in county materials or local news coverage reviewed through this dat

Growing statewide concern about data center development

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; on 2026-08-31 the Board of Commissioners (special called meeting) extended the moratorium on new data center applications in u

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

Expired as of 2026-09-23; no extension, repeal, or replacement instrument was located. The county has instead handled subsequent data center proposals through i

regulatory_gap

Extended by three months as of 2026-06-15; resulting calendar expiration date and final signed ordinance were not located. Original adoption narrowed to January

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

Replaced 2026-08-25; after a public hearing, the Floyd County Commission adopted a comprehensive data center ordinance (data centers permitted only in Heavy Ind

Time to draft zoning changes; Digital Realty campus at former Fort Gillem already approved in the city

Active as of 2026-09-23; 90-day moratorium adopted 2026-08-31 while the city drafts zoning changes. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidenc

No county regulations for data centers; commissioners concerned about farmland; county attorney recommended a temporary moratorium while permanent regulations are drafted

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-07-06 runs until 2026-12-08. [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-09 refresh]

regulatory_gap

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

regulatory_gap

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; moratorium on data center applications extended through 2027-01-29 at the 2026-07-07 meeting while staff and attorneys draft U

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. On May 26, 2026 the Griffin Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) est

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-08-27 the Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to extend the data center and detention center moratorium another 180 days

regulatory_gap

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

County began receiving inquiries/applications for data center projects; citizens raised concerns

Expired 2026-09-12 per its own 180-day term; no extension, replacement, or permanent ordinance was found in a search for post-expiry action, but this could not

UDO amendment creating a Heavy Industrial district and data center standards under revision; proposed Hightower Road data center

Extended on 2026-08-17 (5-0) to the 2026-09-08 council meeting after the council denied (4-1) the proposed data center UDO amendment; council said it would draf

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. The January 16, 2026 M-2 Data Center Ordinance (conditional use in M-2 industrial zoning, with 200-foot setbacks, 400-foot setbacks

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; the 365-day moratorium runs through 2027-05-11. Independently corroborated by the Tribune & Georgian (St. Marys, Georgia), a local news

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. The 180-day moratorium expired about 2026-03-22. On April 18, 2026 the City Council voted 3-2 to adopt a substitute ordinance requir

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; extended through 2026-12-31 (resolution adopted 2026-06-09); county staff reported no data center applications or inquiries. T

County drafting a comprehensive data center ordinance; organized resident opposition (Lowndes Citizens Against Data Centers)

Active as of 2026-09-23; 60-day moratorium adopted 2026-08-25 on data center permit applications in unincorporated Lowndes County, running to about 2026-10-24 w

County needs time to amend development codes, subdivision regulations or zoning for data centers; statewide concern

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; after a 30-day moratorium in early August, the Board adopted a further moratorium on new data centers at its 2026-08-31 meetin

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; set to expire Dec. 31, 2026. Confirmed via eastcobbnews.com's Aug. 12, 2026 reporting on the Marietta City Council's 5-2 vote (also Aug

Update the city's land use code

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted July 2026 while the city updates its land use code. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evi

Determine whether water supply, power distribution and fire protection can support data centers; draft ordinance

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-02-24 and extended 2026-07-28 through 2026-11-21 while staff complete a data center ordinance.

regulatory_gap

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; the 180-day moratorium resolution adopted unanimously 2026-07-20 after a public hearing runs to about 2027-01-16 unless lifted

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. After the March 3, 2026 meeting tabled the proposed amendment for revision (adding a larger 500-foot buffer with 100 feet of natural

Increased interest in data center siting and inadequate existing ordinances

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution R-040726b (adopted 2026-04-07) bars data center applications until 2026-10-07. No further extension or adopted data center o

Draft an ordinance restricting noise, water use and proximity to homes; bitcoin mining also discussed

Replaced September 2026; the Board unanimously approved a restrictive data center ordinance at a Monday meeting reported 2026-09-16 (2026-09-14), succeeding the

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Spectrum News (Aug. 3, 2026): commissioners unanimously approved the moratorium through Jan. 1, 2027, and it does not aff

County sought better understanding of how to accommodate data centers

Replaced. As of 2026-09-23, Pike County's Unified Development Code (Article 14, M-1 Manufacturing-Light) contains detailed permanent data center standards (mini

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

Need to study and adopt regulations for data centers, solar and battery storage; public concern for Lake Sinclair and water resources

Active as of 2026-09-23; three-month moratorium on new data centers, battery storage and solar farms effective 2026-08-18, running to about 2026-11-18; town hal

Allow more time for public input and ordinance revisions

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23; Resolution R-2026-24, adopted 2026-08-25, extends the moratorium on data center and battery energy storage system applications

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

Expired 2026-09-20; the second extension lapsed with no further extension. Roswell Ledger (2026-09-02) reported the moratorium 'expires Sept. 20 with no extensi

OpenAI's announced 3.2 GW 'Project Camellia' campus in neighboring Effingham County and growing interest from data center companies; need to study noise, water, neighborhood and grid impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23; 155-day moratorium adopted 2026-08-27 on large-scale (10 MW+) data centers and warehouse conversions, running to about 2027-01-29 while

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

Replaced

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

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. Before the RES2026-043 term (through 2026-09-09) ran out, the City Council took up Ordinance ORD2026-024, 'An Ordinance to Repeal and

regulatory_gap

Active as of 2026-09-23; extended through 2026-10-14 by unanimous vote at the May 26, 2026 meeting. A Called Work Session on the proposed data center ordinance

Develop zoning regulations before any proposal; neighboring Lee County's moratorium cited

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted in early July 2026 (to about January 2027) while the Planning and Zoning Board drafts regulations. [VERIFY

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

Active through 2027-01-20

Time to research and draft a data center ordinance (size, lighting, traffic, noise, water)

Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-07-27 runs until 2027-01-11.

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

Replaced, as of 2026-09-23. The Troup County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the final data center zoning ordinance and lifted the moratorium at a r

regulatory_gap

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23. The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at its Aug. 6, 2026 meeting to extend the data center moratorium 180 days, th

Zoning code does not define or regulate data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-20, in effect until January 2027.

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 2026-09-23. On Sept. 9, 2026 the Board repealed and rescinded Resolution No. 2026-45 (the Adair County Data Center Regulatory Ordinance) because th

Pause pending adoption of a permanent data center development ordinance

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs until 2027-05-01 or earlier passage of a permanent data center development ordinance. No permanent data center ordinance or rescis

Resident petition signed by hundreds over a rumored hyperscale data center on agricultural land; county lacks data center zoning definitions.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-09-09 for unincorporated Boone County. It does not apply inside city limits, where a Lightedge colocat

Planning and Zoning Commission needs time to draft ordinances covering infrastructure, natural resources and property rights

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23 (through Dec. 31, 2027) for all three categories.

County working toward a permanent data center ordinance

Status uncertain as of 2026-09-23. The Board approved the six-month moratorium and authorized the chair to sign it on 2026-05-26 (official minutes), effective u

Lightedge proposal to lease 10.86 acres of city airport land for a 25 MW colocation facility; staff memo on regulatory options.

Active as of 2026-09-23; council appointed a 15-member Data Center Committee on 2026-09-22 to gather information during the pause. Lightedge has since shifted i

Time to study impacts of data centers on land, infrastructure and the environment before a permanent ordinance.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium from 2026-07-14 (about 2027-01-10).

Potential data center development (Simple Mining) discussed with the Cascade Economic Development Corp.; residents sought time for ordinances and public input.

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the June 2026 adoption; in July 2026 the council considered forming an advisory committee to draft data center rules.

Evaluate utility infrastructure and whether/how land proposed for hyperscale data centers could be annexed or served by public utilities; resident survey opposition.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month hold on hyperscale data center applications and utility requests adopted 2026-09-21 while the City Attorney drafts a long-ter

Concerns over electrical demand, water, local infrastructure and job displacement from large AI data centers near the Cedar Rapids data center cluster.

Pending as of 2026-09-23: advanced 3-1 on 2026-07-14; no report of final adoption was found. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date not confirmed at confidenc

Time to study data center impacts and city codes, following Jefferson County's Aug. 11 moratorium.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium effective on publication (about 2026-08-27).

Swarm Systems proposal to buy 21 acres of city land for a data center; need for zoning, environmental and land-use rules.

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs to 2026-11-23 with a possible one-time 60-day extension. City staff were drafting data center zoning regulations (P&Z review Sept.

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

Public concern over a December 2025 agreement selling 12 acres of city land for $1 to Wahawk Power LLC for an 80,000 sq ft data center with a 10-year 50% tax rebate.

Active as of 2026-09-23; three-month pause from 2026-09-08. The council plans a separate vote on a six-month pause on hyperscale projects.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 (event-based term). No permanent moratorium, data center ordinance or rescission was found in Clarke County records or coverage; statewi

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The Dec. 2, 2025 extension runs through 2026-12-31. On July 14, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-3 to keep rev

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.

Precautionary; board wanted regulations before any project is proposed, citing health concerns, water usage and energy needs.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-25 while the county rewrites zoning; no data center inquiries had been received.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance 2026A (adopted 2026-03-31) remains in force; Franklin County's July-August 2026 actions (Ordinances 2026B/2026C and Board rec

County has no ordinances for solar, BESS, data centers or data mining facilities and wanted policy in place before any projects are proposed.

Active as of 2026-09-23; remains in place through 2026-12-31 while the county drafts solar, BESS and data center/data mining ordinances (public discussion held

Not detailed in the news coverage found.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (indefinite, until the Board votes otherwise). The Board released a 16-page first-draft data center ordinance on 2026-09-08 and held lin

County does not specifically regulate modern data centers; concerns about water use, electrical consumption, noise, cooling infrastructure and rural quality of life.

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs to 2027-07-31 unless rescinded or extended.

Resolution text cites lack of current county ordinance and need to protect infrastructure, natural resources, and property rights through adequate setback provisions while the Planning and Zoning Commission gathers infor

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-08-04 the Board unanimously approved a replacement moratorium (presented July 28) that took over from Resolution #114

Community petition (799 signers seeking a two-year pause); concerns about water use, air quality, noise and costs; newly adopted ordinance still needs committee review.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium from 2026-08-11 on permits for construction or material expansion of data centers in unincorporated Jefferson Count

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; scheduled to expire 2026-11-08 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Supervisors indicated they would likely consider an extension in early October 2026 wh

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 2026-09-23 (took effect 2026-07-01); runs until 11:59 p.m. CT on 2028-01-01 unless extended, or ended early if the Board amends the Unified Develop

Time to gather information and develop data center regulations; public concern about water and electricity use.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (18-month term, or until data center regulations are adopted). A separate cryptocurrency-mining moratorium (Ordinance 26-2) was advancin

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 per statewide roundups (Radio Iowa July 8, 2026; KCCI Sept. 9, 2026 lists Madison County among places with temporary pauses in place); n

No data center proposed yet; county wants time to review zoning regulations before a developer arrives.

Pending as of 2026-09-23: scheduled for a Board vote on 2026-09-23 (outcome not yet reported at research time).

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs through 2026-12-31. At the Aug. 4, 2026 meeting a resident urged the Board to extend the data center moratorium, and the Board rep

Time to research data centers and review county zoning for gaps.

Reported active as of 2026-07-21; no rescission found in later coverage through September 2026. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) n

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 2026-09-23; runs until 2027-07-08 or earlier passage of a data center ordinance. No data center ordinance was found in Palo Alto County minutes or

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 as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 2026-16 runs through 2027-07-01 unless extended or superseded by an ordinance. Shelby County Board minutes for July 21, Aug.

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 as of 2026-09-23. Extended via Resolution #26-69 (adopted 2026-03-17) through 2027-03-31, covering digital asset mining, cryptocurrency operations, and d

No county ordinance governs siting, construction or operation of data mining and centers; concerns about impacts on agricultural resources, electricity infrastructure, water resources and community character, and the abs

Active as of 2026-09-23 (indefinite; ends only after a comprehensive land use plan and a data mining/center ordinance are adopted). Tama County Board minutes fo

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance #40 was approved 3-0 on 2026-07-30 and runs twelve months from publication for data centers, solar energy systems (>50 kW or

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.

Prompted by data center-related developments in nearby Hammond (St. Croix County); Village President Lance Van Damme said the board wanted a moratorium to give the board time to consider regulations.

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Baldwin Bulletin article renders as ROT47-obfuscated text under an http-mode fetch (browser mode still shows only the paywall/nav c

Town withdrew from Grant County zoning and has no zoning ordinance in effect; a $1B+ data center was proposed nearby

Active as of 2026-09-23.

No active data center proposal pending, but the village acted proactively amid concerns raised in nearby communities (Wrightstown, Manitowoc County) about environmental impact, noise, water supply, and electrical costs.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted unanimously August 12, 2026 after a public hearing the same evening. Gives the village board time to review an ordinance that c

A proposed roughly $1 billion, approximately 500-acre data center campus by an undisclosed developer (drawn by the town's proximity to the Cardinal-Hickory Creek high-voltage transmission line); residents opposed the sec

Active as of 2026-09-23; enacted April 16, 2026. Prohibits data centers in the town for up to two years and also restricts land-use changes (e.g., building a re

County has no zoning defining data centers or specific regulations for them; extensive electrical, water, and infrastructure demand concerns cited.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 18-0 and effective immediately August 11, 2026. Because it was enacted through the county's zoning ordinance, it applies only t

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

Concerns about groundwater and environmental impacts from a Meta data center under construction in Beaver Dam (within the county); supervisor Cathy Houchin sought an impact study alongside the moratorium.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 29-2 (Supervisors Jayme Klockow and Robert Ballweg dissenting; 2 absent) on August 18, 2026, applying to County Zoned unincorpo

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 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Door County's own official board minutes (reproduced in the June 23, 2026 agenda packet): Resolution 2026-41 was adopted

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.

Plan Commission and Village Board wanted to get ahead of potential data center proposals and avoid being "surprised"; part of a wave of similar actions among nearby Fox Valley/Northeast Wisconsin municipalities.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 5-0 on July 13, 2026. Prohibits issuance of zoning certificates for data centers with floor area greater than 10,000 square fee

Town Engineer (GEC) report that data centers could create shortages, overburden public facilities or threaten public health or safety; time to draft a data center ordinance and comprehensive plan updates.

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 18 enacted 2026-05-26 bars rezoning and subdivision approvals for data centers as a principal use for 12 months from its

Town wants time to research and draft comprehensive data-center regulations and update its comprehensive plan

Active as of 2026-09-23.

Tech-company data center concept proposed at N Polzin/W Fenrick Rds; concern over loss of agricultural land

Active as of 2026-09-23. This upgrades the packet's GAP_PENDING verdict: the Town Board did not merely consider the moratorium, it adopted one.

City is following La Crosse County's lead (the county adopted its own 18-month moratorium in June 2026); city lacks zoning language addressing data centers and wants time to study environmental, economic, and health impa

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted unanimously by the Common Council August 13, 2026. Applies to facilities that can store, process, retrieve, or distribute more

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 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the county's own official board minutes for the June 18, 2026 meeting: Resolution No. 6-6/26 was adopted 26-2 (2 excused)

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 as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed directly against the final adopted ordinance text (No. 2026/2028-10, county code Sec. 8.495): an earlier planning-commission

High electrical demand, utility infrastructure requirements, cooling/mechanical systems, noise, emergency power generation, and land-use compatibility concerns associated with data center development; 7 of 18 affected to

Active as of 2026-09-23; approved August 25, 2026, applying to the 18 townships governed by county zoning (Brighton, Easton, Eau Pleine, Elderon, Frankfort, Gre

Data centers not listed as a permitted/conditional use in any zoning district; risk an applicant could argue a data center fits an existing PUD category

Active as of 2026-09-23.

Milwaukee's zoning code does not currently treat data centers as a distinct land use; sponsor wants rules in place before a major data center proposal is submitted, following controversy over a since-withdrawn data cente

Pending as of 2026-09-23. The City Plan Commission is scheduled to hold its hearing and make a recommendation on September 28, 2026; the proposal still requires

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.

County has no existing ordinance addressing data centers; board wants time to educate itself and draft rules before any proposal arrives; no known data center plans exist in the county currently.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted unanimously August 18, 2026, for a one-year period that can be extended if regulation drafting takes longer. Does not apply to

City wants time to study data centers and develop informed, consistent zoning and regulatory standards; part of a coordinated Fox Valley effort with Winnebago County and the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commi

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted unanimously September 8, 2026. Does not establish permanent regulations or predetermine the outcome of the city's study; tempor

County lacks a data center ordinance; board wants time to develop zoning standards

Active as of 2026-09-23.

County has no specific zoning mechanism for data centers; officials want time to research the industry and draft zoning guardrails before any project comes forward; explicitly applies only in areas under county zoning au

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 27-1 on September 15, 2026. Legal counsel drafted the measure with an 18-month term (rather than 12) based on case law treating

County wants time to review zoning/land-use regulations and propose setback, permitting and performance standards for large data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23.

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.

Public concern following a smaller data center (Metered Mining) receiving a conditional use permit in the Village of Hammond and subsequent litigation; county currently defines large-scale data centers as those demanding

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted 18-0 on September 1, 2026. Applies only to county-zoned towns and unincorporated areas (the towns of Forest, Hudson, St. Joseph

At least one developer inquiry (Blake Simpson) about a proposed data center in the village; officials wanted time to establish zoning policies before any application; Shawano County's own June 2026 moratorium does not co

Active as of 2026-09-23; set by the Village Board September 15, 2026 for one year or until the village establishes data-center-specific zoning policies, whichev

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.

County currently lacks local zoning regulations for data centers, battery energy storage systems, or large-scale solar; officials cite fire hazards (BESS), noise/vibration from cooling units, light pollution, water/air q

Pending as of 2026-09-23. The Vilas County Zoning & Planning Committee held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance on 2026-09-23 (the date of this research)

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 2026-09-23. The Village Board adopted a one-year moratorium on all zoning and planning activities related to data centers on July 7, 2026 (6-0), ex

Modeled on a similar moratorium passed by the City of Madison; adopted amid growing data center prospecting activity in Dane County.

Active as of 2026-09-23; adopted April 6, 2026 on a motion by Werner, seconded by Crowell, with Supervisor Manering dissenting (she wanted the ordinance to appl

No county mechanism to regulate data centers; concerns over energy/water use, noise pollution, and utility rate impacts amid a wave of similar Wisconsin county and city moratoria.

Active as of 2026-09-23; passed in a voice vote at the Aug. 18, 2026 meeting, with District 24 Supervisor Andy Buck as the lone apparent dissenter (his prior mo

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; two-year moratorium on data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, and large battery storage facilities adopted

Time to draft zoning amendments after the County Commission's June 18 resolution requesting restrictive data center rules; a 5,000-foot buffer would leave no eligible sites

Pending as of 2026-09-23; Planning Commission recommendation forwarded to the County Commission; adoption not found. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; p

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 2026-09-23. Ordinance 25-20 (two years, through 2027-10-24) is still described as in force by Tennessee Lookout (2026-07-30); no amending or replac

Residents urged a pause to study environmental and community impacts; county tourism and outdoor resources cited; a planned public hearing on data center regulations was pulled back to the Planning Commission

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on AI data centers and crypto mining adopted 2026-08-17 while the Planning Commission revisits data center regulati

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refres

Proposed power station and possible data center near Charleston in unincorporated Bradley County; no city data center regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted on second reading 2026-09-08 while the Municipal Planning Commission drafts zoning standards. [VERIFY instr

While staff and the Planning Commission develop zoning definitions and regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; six-month moratorium approved unanimously 2026-06-22 (motion Maness, second Gann), running to about 2026-12-22, whil

Fire risk of large lithium battery storage sites; noise; power and water demand; few jobs

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium through 2027-06-30 while the Planning Commission drafts ordinance amendments.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 26-0286 adopted on third and final reading 2026-08-11, imposing a 24-month moratorium (through about 2028-08-11) on new condi

Active as of researched_as_of

Time to study impacts and develop zoning; rural character, water and wastewater concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-20. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5

Few regulations on data centers; noise and utility impact concerns near the existing Meta campus

Pending as of 2026-09-23; passed first reading 2026-09-15; second reading pending. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence)

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; NewsChannel 9 (2026-07-16) lists Grundy County among local governments with a pause in place. [VERIFY instrument num

Electrical, water, noise, emissions, fire-safety, and land-use compatibility impacts of high-intensity computing

Pending as of 2026-09-23; recommended by the Planning Commission 2026-07-06; County Commission adoption not found. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date not

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.

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-05-21 the Johnson City Commission unanimously extended the moratorium, which was set to expire 2026-06-05, to 2026-12

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

Study utility cost allocation, water conservation, infrastructure protection, noise mitigation and acoustic standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted on second reading 2026-08-20. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed

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 2026-09-23 per news reporting; emergency ordinance passed unanimously 2026-07-07, running to 2027-07-07 or until zoning amendments take effect. [VE

Time to consult TVA and LaFollette Utilities Board on impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; one-year moratorium approved 2026-08-04. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirme

Extraordinary electricity demand with limited economic benefit; noise, property values, quality of life; Planning Commission recommendation

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month pause adopted 2026-08-24 while the Engineering and Planning Department and an outside consultant draft data center regulations

Active as of researched_as_of

Need to update the zoning ordinance for different types of data centers; power, water, noise concerns raised by the public

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium in unincorporated Maury County adopted 2026-07-20; a proposed two-year term was rejected on the county attorney's l

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

Expansion of xAI/SpaceX Colossus facilities, air pollution and noise in Boxtown and Whitehaven; no data center classification in the Unified Development Code; aquifer and water concerns

Pending as of 2026-09-23; passed two of three readings; final vote set for 2026-10-06 on an amended version.

Time to develop data center zoning rules (noise, water, electricity, size limits) informed by other states' regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23; Metro Council gave final approval April 20, 2026 to a two-year moratorium on new data centers and similar high-impact computing facilit

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

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; two-year resolution adopted 2026-06-12. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed

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 2026-09-23; BL2026-1448 (as amended) runs through 2026-12-01 regardless of the companion zoning bills BL2026-1391/1392, which also passed third rea

City is reworking its zoning ordinances with an outside consultant; no current end date until that work concludes

Active as of 2026-09-23; Paris Commission enacted (voice vote, all present in favor) a moratorium on computer/electronic data processing centers within city lim

Protect power grid, water systems, roads, and emergency services; preserve rural character; Regional Planning Commission to craft performance standards

Active as of 2026-09-23; temporary moratorium in effect since 2026-07-21 while the Rhea County Regional Planning Commission studies standards.

Water and electricity demand, cooling-fan noise, and fire and emergency response capacity

Pending as of 2026-09-23; awaiting a Regional Planning Commission recommendation and a final commission vote. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary

Planning ordinance does not define or address data centers; noise, water, and utility cost concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance O2026-011 was adopted on third and final reading 2026-08-17 (unanimous), imposing an 18-month moratorium on data centers and

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 22-26 bars permits, zoning approvals, building approvals, text amendments, utility extensions, and development agreements fo

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 543 took effect on final passage 2026-08-03 and runs 18 months (to about 2028-02-03) or until permanent zoning amendments are

Proposed data center in nearby McMinnville; electricity, water, sewer and infrastructure demands

Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 26-1003 passed second and final reading 2026-07-16, imposing a 180-day moratorium on new data-center development in Sparta (a

Study of land use, water and sewer, electrical demand, traffic, emergency response, noise and environmental effects

Active as of 2026-09-23; two-year moratorium approved on final vote 2026-07-30.

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

Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The Commission extended the four-month moratorium at its April 16, 2026 meeting to 12 months, ending January 2027 (exact day

Time to set operational guardrails for data centers with consultant Amanda Harrington

Pending as of 2026-09-23; Planning Commission recommendation only. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed a

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 2026-09-23 per news reporting; one-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated Hamilton County approved unanimously 2026-07-15, running t

Officials study code, fire, infrastructure, and utility issues

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 on the Economic and Agriculture Committee's recommendation, extendable; the c

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 as of 2026-09-23; Resolution No. 26-03-02 (adopted 2026-03-23 on a 13-2 vote) runs through 2027-06-30. No extension, repeal, or replacement found; Tennes

Active as of 2026-09-23 per news reporting; the indefinite resolution remains on the books, but without county zoning it has limited legal force: a rumored 4.9

No county protections against data center development; electricity, water, grid, ratepayer and aquifer concerns

Active as of 2026-09-23; the data center committee finalized a draft zoning resolution on 2026-09-15 for the Planning and Zoning Committee in October, and an ex

Proactive measure; increased statewide data-center development interest and concerns about infrastructure, energy consumption, land use, and environmental sustainability; officials said existing regulations may not adequ

Active as of 2026-09-23; the two-year term runs through June 10, 2028. Cited by multiple neighboring counties (Lyon, Logan) as a model for their own moratoria.

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, confirmed as of 2026-09-23. The Daily Independent's report on the adopted permanent zoning ordinance again describes the prior period as a moratorium

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 2026-09-23. A Kentucky Lantern report (Aug. 4, 2026) found that despite the two-year moratorium, a contractor said Murray Industries owner Dale Mur

Significant county growth and change; Boone County's Comprehensive Plan (2009) and Zoning Ordinance (1998) do not contemplate modern data-center development

Active as of 2026-09-23; applies only to new data-center facilities in unincorporated Boone County and does not affect existing facilities or other development

To allow Judge-Executive Eric Chaney, commissioners, and consultants time to study environmental impacts, utility capacity, and economic benefits of data-center development, and to update local policies ahead of further

Active as of 2026-09-23; a distinct, county-level instrument from the City of Ashland's separate temporary moratorium/permanent zoning ordinance (both Ashland a

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 2026-09-23; allows earlier termination or extension by the Fiscal Court. The Courier Journal's contemporaneous report confirms the ordinance 'pause

Proactive measure; no data center currently proposed for the county, but officials wanted time to study electric (Warren Rural Electric) and water infrastructure capacity ahead of any proposal

Active as of 2026-09-23; first reading approved 5-0 at the June 22, 2026 Fiscal Court meeting, second reading held July 13, 2026 (WNKY), after which the Judge-E

Followed the City of Murray's own data-center zoning action; citizen requests for the county (which lacks zoning/planning authority of its own) to adopt a similar restriction, amid concerns about legal liability, economi

Pending as of 2026-09-23. The Fiscal Court held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and then voted to table it until the Oct. 21, 2026 meeting, directing

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 2026-09-23; still under litigation. At an Aug. 24, 2026 hearing in Barren Circuit Court, the parties agreed to consolidate Kentucky Industrial Alli

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 2026-09-23 (one-year term would run to approximately May 2027); no rescission or extension was located. Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen (in an Sept

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

Broader wave of Kentucky county data-center moratoria; excludes industrial parks.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Fiscal Court voted unanimously on first reading (~2026-07-07) and again unanimously on second reading (~2 weeks later) to impose a six-

Standing-room-only public forum with near-unanimous resident opposition to data centers preceded the vote.

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Fiscal Court unanimously approved a resolution creating a two-year moratorium on data center development at its 2026-08-11 meeting.

Judge-Executive David West said the pause allows the county to study risks posed by data-center facilities

Reported as approved on first reading July 22, 2026 with a second reading/effective date of Aug. 4, 2026; this pass did not locate an independent article confir

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 2026-09-23; the moratorium's stated Oct. 31, 2026 end date has not yet passed. Per the city's own official case page and Spectrum News 1 (Sept. 9,

Proactive study of economic, environmental, and water-resource impacts before any data center is proposed; Judge-Executive Phil Baker cited protecting the county's water resources specifically

Active as of 2026-09-23; no data center currently proposed for the county per county officials.

To allow the city to study the impact a data center might have on the community

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs through Sept. 30, 2028 per its terms.

Public pressure following a new 350,000 sq ft data-center proposal (Kramers Lane, submitted days before the vote) near an already-approved hyperscale data center under construction off Camp Ground Road in southwest Louis

Active as of 2026-09-23. Bars city planners from approving new data-center proposals (including conversions of existing buildings, added by floor amendment) for

Rumored inquiry from a North Carolina data-center developer and lack of county zoning regulations for data centers; officials also cited the Lake Barkley area's possible unsuitability for a data center

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the only reporting located (published Aug. 20-23, 2026); no follow-up on the ordinance's precise term, a committee's formation, or i

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Fiscal Court unanimously adopted the moratorium on second reading Aug. 11, 2026; it took effect immediately and runs 12 months, tho

Not detailed in the (paywalled) source located beyond general statewide data-center concern

Pending as of 2026-09-23. The Mt. Sterling Advocate reported Aug. 28, 2026 that the Fiscal Court approved first reading of a one-year data-center moratorium at

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.

Resident concern about utility cost, property tax, and water-consumption impacts of data centers in the surrounding farming community

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the only reporting located; no update found in this pass. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirm

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 2026-09-23, event-based: the July 21 second reading never occurred as planned. Court Chair Voegele ruled the Fiscal Court's 2026-08-24 spe

Rowan County has no zoning regulations, giving officials limited ability to review a data-center project before construction begins; adopted proactively before any developer approached the county

Active as of 2026-09-23 per the only reporting located; county officials plan to use the period to develop a conditional-use-permit process for future large-sca

No developer interest at the time, but officials cited concerns about prime-farmland siting, environmental impacts, electrical grid, water intake/usage, and noise/nuisance

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23. The moratorium prohibits the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission's acceptance, processing, and approval of data-ce

Shelby County's Comprehensive Plan and land-use regulations contain no specific standards for large-scale data centers; concerns cited include public infrastructure, electrical systems, water resources, transportation, e

Reported as introduced and scheduled for a July 21, 2026 second reading/effective date; this pass did not locate an independent, dated follow-up article confirm

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 2026-09-23; runs through December 31, 2026 by its terms. On 2026-09-08 the Woodford County Fiscal Court adopted a permanent, outright ban on data c

Lack of specific zoning rules for data centers and unresolved questions about utility rates, water, and environmental impact; Planning Director Rob Jeffries cited the risk of becoming a magnet for projects turned away by

Active as of 2026-09-23. Applies within Winchester city limits only; the surrounding, unincorporated Clark County is not covered by this action (no Clark County

Resource-intensive/extractive facility concerns; no data center project currently proposed

Pending as of 2026-09-23; City Planning & Zoning board passed a motion for a 12-month data center moratorium; City Commission scheduled to review and act 2026-0

Months of public discussion and comment on proposed AI data centers in unincorporated Bay County.

Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month pause on data centers of 5 MW or more, set to run roughly through early January 2027, while planning staff update land develo

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

Intense public opposition to DCIP Group's proposed data-center campus (initially a 34-acre rezoning at a decommissioned power plant, since expanded with an 800-plus-acre rezoning request and stated intent to build on up

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-07-28, with DCIP Group's pending rezoning applications exempted from its coverage.

Months of discussion about the rapid growth of the data-center industry and resident concerns about impacts on electrical infrastructure, water, noise, and land use.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium applying only to unincorporated Flagler County (does not affect projects within municipal boundaries such as Palm C

Precautionary; more than one commissioner stated an eventual goal of a permanent ban.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on large-scale AI data center proposals adopted 2026-07-15.

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

AI data center impact study; SB 180 storm-recovery freeze blocks new land-development restrictions in hurricane-declared counties until Oct 1, 2027

Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners voted Aug. 5, 2026 to direct the county attorney to draft a one-year AI data center moratorium, but SB 180 is understood

County lacks comprehensive plan policies and land development regulations addressing data centers and large load customer facilities (water, infrastructure, environmental impacts)

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year countywide pause on new data-center and large-load-customer-facility development approvals in unincorporated Holmes County, ad

Regulatory gap; county wants a conditional-use-permit process so a data center is not a guaranteed right.

Active as of 2026-09-23; 90-day pause adopted 2026-09-08, running to approximately early December 2026.

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

Proposal originated with Commission Chairman Christian Caban after SB 484 took effect 2026-07-01; county code and the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan lack provisions addressing large-load customers/data c

Pending as of 2026-09-23; first reading passed unanimously 2026-09-15, with the second and final public hearing scheduled for 2026-10-13. County staff report no

Concerns about groundwater withdrawals (Floridan Aquifer), electrical grid capacity, noise, and lack of land development standards for data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center development permits/orders in unincorporated Levy County, effective Oct 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2027

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

Expired 2026-08-22; Resolution 2026-06-561 provided by its own terms that it would remain in effect only until the earlier of (a) City Commission adoption of th

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the county's local newspaper of record (Greene Publishing / Madison County Carrier) and a Suwannee Riverkeeper (WWALS) re

SB 484 (effective 2026-07-01) established local authority over large-load customers; county's land development code and comprehensive plan do not adequately address data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the day before); twelve-month moratorium running through approximately 2027-09-22.

Concerns over water consumption from the Floridan Aquifer (including Outstanding Florida Springs Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs), power-grid strain, noise, and county staff's stated lack of readiness/criteria to eval

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-15, with an exemption for facilities under 50 MW that can still apply via Special Use Permit.

Water supply, grid infrastructure/rate impacts, air quality, noise, property values ahead of hyperscale project proposals

Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 26, 2026 to direct staff to return with a one-year moratorium proposal; as of a Sept. 18, 2026 report

Water and power-use zoning standards not yet drafted; coordinating with Lake County

Pending as of 2026-09-23; City Council advanced a one-year moratorium ordinance in step with Lake County; language reportedly modeled on other Florida ordinance

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

A roughly 896,000 sq ft ('Deep Park') data-center application, part of a larger 282-acre mixed-use development, submitted 2026-07-20 after a non-disclosure agreement (entered August 2025) expired; hundreds of residents p

Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the day before, 3-2); 18-month moratorium on new data-center applications, but the already-pending ~896,000 sq ft Deep Park dat

Projected 96-million-gallon-per-day groundwater shortfall by 2045; land development code has no data-center definition so use is implicitly allowed in industrial districts

Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners reached consensus around a 6-to-18-month pause on new AI data center applications; formal vote expected Dec. 1, 2026. [V

City Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code do not address data centers; SB 484 (Ch. 2026-65) authorizes local regulation; SB 180 storm-recovery freeze in effect through Oct 2027 for Volusia County

Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month citywide moratorium on all data center types, adopted 5-0 on second reading 2026-08-25 (first reading 2026-07-28), while staff

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The July 7 interim intake freeze remains in force. The formal one-year moratorium ordinance (defining a 'large-scale' facility at 50 MW

Regulatory-gap/precautionary; part of a wave of Bay County-area moratoria.

Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the same day); one-year pause on new large-scale data center proposals.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via WUSF (public radio) and the county's own pre-adoption ordinance text (agenda packet), which sets a 12-month duration 'or

Active as of 2026-09-23; the one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers and large-load-customer facilities (50 MW+) was adopted on second and final reading

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; the City Council voted unanimously 2026-08-11 to adopt Ordinance 2026-22, a 12-month moratorium on data centers and 'large load custome

Concerns over water, electricity, cooling, and environmental impacts of medium (2,000-5,000 servers, 5-49 MW) and large-scale (50+ MW) data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; commissioners unanimously passed second reading Sept. 8, 2026, temporarily banning medium- and large-scale data center development coun

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the county's own BOCC Special Rezoning Meeting agenda (2026-07-23) and the Santa Rosa Press Gazette (local paper of recor

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; the Commission's 2026-07-08 vote directed an immediate halt on acceptance, review and approval of hyperscale (50 MW+) data-center appli

AI data center applications; formal moratorium proposal status unclear

Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners reached consensus in June 2026 to direct the county attorney to prepare a formal moratorium proposal; no adoption confir

Regulatory gap; county comprehensive plan and land development code do not adequately address data-center infrastructure and public-safety impacts.

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-20, applies only to unincorporated Washington County.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed directly against the City of Zephyrhills' official Code of Ordinances index (Municode), which lists 'Ordinance No. 1523-26 ..

Prompted in part by a February 2026 news report that inaccurately listed Bemidji among planned Minnesota data center sites; city staff and council opted to get ahead of the issue and study appropriate size/location stand

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-09-14) on data center development exceeding 10,000 square feet and on cryptocurrency mi

County staff comparative review of data-center ordinances in six other Minnesota jurisdictions (Farmington, Pine Island, Rochester, Duluth, Monticello, St. Louis County), prompted in part by the wave of city/county morat

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-08-25) on permitting of data centers in unincorporated Blue Earth County while staff ev

Grassroots request from the group 'The Land Stewards' in early June 2026; concerns tied to the county's ongoing comprehensive plan update and a nearby data center proposed in Hermantown (St. Louis County).

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year pause (through approximately 2027-08-24) on the construction, creation, or expansion of data centers in Carlton County's towns

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

County staff and Planning Commission review of land-use, zoning, permitting, and utility-capacity impacts of data centers; an audience member had told the North Branch City Council that a company had listed Chisago Count

Active as of 2026-09-23. Interim moratorium (reported as a 12-month term, through approximately 2027-08-05) pausing acceptance or approval of new land-use permi

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 as of 2026-09-23. Interim Ordinance 345 (adopted 2026-05-14, 4-0) remains in force; the May 26, 2026 Planning Commission packet confirms the moratorium w

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 as of 2026-09-23; in effect through February 17, 2027 unless ended sooner. The City is defending a lawsuit filed in Dakota County District Court by Eagan

A specific data center proposal (zoning amendment and conditional use permit application) drew intense public opposition; the applicant withdrew its applications on July 10, 2026 after the Council's July 6, 2026 denial o

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-08-03) prohibiting all data center development applications (land use applications, rez

Regional energy grid infrastructure, high-voltage utility demand, and public safety concerns common to both data centers and battery energy storage systems; staff reported needing the full extended year to finish the dat

Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23. The County Board voted unanimously on August 18, 2026 to extend the moratorium on data centers (originally adopted August 20

Proactive/preemptive: the city had received no data center applications, but Community Development Director John Hinzman noted Hastings' zoning code does not define or address data centers, and officials wanted regulatio

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-08-17, though city staff indicated they may finish sooner) on accepting, reviewing, or

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 2026-09-23 for all data center proposals except one: on 2026-09-14, the Council voted 3-1 (Ordinance No. 1532) to exempt QLevr LLC's proposed 55,00

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

Concerns over water and energy usage and business practices such as requests that city officials sign nondisclosure agreements; council wanted more information before considering any long-term approach (permanent ban vs.

Active as of 2026-09-23; the April 30, 2026 adoption date is now confirmed (Interim Ordinance 2026-342, 5-0 vote), so the one-year term runs through approximate

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 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 2026-016 (Minneapolis Code Sec. 597.40) runs through November 21, 2026 (or earlier, upon completion of the city's study a

Preemptive: the city had received no data center applications but wanted to get ahead of the issue as proposals emerged elsewhere in the metro area; the city currently has no ordinances governing data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-08-03) on the establishment, construction, relocation, and expansion of data centers wh

Preemptive: no known active data center proposal, but an audience member reported a company had listed Chisago County (which includes North Branch) as a potential data center location; council wants to update zoning (dat

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 5-0 in late July 2026 as a six-month moratorium on 'high utility user' applications (data centers, AI facilities, hydrogen prod

Followed the neighboring City of Mankato's July 13, 2026 data-center moratorium; council spent over a month refining size, water-use, and environmental-review thresholds before adoption.

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-09-21) pausing new data centers from being considered or constructed, with an option to

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance 2026-11 was adopted 5-0 by the City Council on July 27, 2026 following a public hearing; it runs up to one year (through appr

Zoning board to study siting, setbacks, and regulation; an earlier version failed for lack of a second on 2026-04-07.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Board adopted a six-month interim moratorium in July 2026 (an earlier version had failed 2026-04-07 for lack of a second); extended to

General regulatory gap (Plymouth's zoning code does not limit review of data center proposals) combined with council learning, the week before the vote, that a 'significant' data center developer had expressed interest i

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium (through approximately 2027-09-08) on new data centers larger than 50,000 square feet; does not affect the city's s

Regional/statewide wave of data center moratoria and concerns raised via a Change.org petition ('Stop the construction of data centers in Rice County, Minnesota').

Pending/unconfirmed as of 2026-09-23. The City of Rice's council was scheduled to vote on September 21, 2026 on an interim ordinance and data-center study; no p

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

City's industrial park sits in a wetland area; no zoning framework for data centers; council wants to research approaches from other communities.

Active as of 2026-09-23. City Council approved Ordinance 2026-004 following a public hearing on 2026-06-15, pausing all data center land use applications for up

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

Preemptive: Woodbury's zoning rules do not specifically address data centers or other large infrastructure users; the city already hosts two existing IronGate colocation data centers (Twin Cities East and Twin Cities Wes

Pending as of 2026-09-23 (the scheduled vote date itself); the City Council was scheduled to consider the proposed interim ordinance at its September 23, 2026 m

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

General, preemptive townwide pause. Town Supervisor David VanLuven said a moratorium is not a final fix and that the town needs to identify what protective measures it can legally adopt.

Reported active as of CBS6/WRGB's July 2026 coverage; not independently re-confirmed as of 2026-09-23.

Regulatory gap and infrastructure capacity; Councilmember Golombek cited the need to update zoning before more facilities are developed and to ensure new projects do not strain neighborhood water and sewer infrastructure

Pending as of 2026-09-23. A full Buffalo Common Council vote was reported as scheduled for approximately September 29, 2026 (after this research pass's as-of da

Significant public input about data center development in St. Lawrence County

Active as of 2026-09-23, running to May 31, 2027. Exempts existing/grandfathered operations and facilities under 20 MW. A Data Center Committee (chaired by Rand

Preemptive townwide pause tied to anticipated development pressure around Micron Technology's planned semiconductor campus in neighboring areas; no data center projects had been proposed in Clay as of adoption.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed by the town's own filed Local Law No. 6 of 2026 text (unanimous 6-0 adoption June 29, 2026), not just news coverage. The town

General, preemptive townwide pause; Town Supervisor Jack Conway cited concerns about a possible legal challenge to Governor Hochul's Executive Order 62 and a desire for an independent local 'layer of protection' against

Active as of 2026-09-23 (approximate end date; exact effective date depends on state filing). Bars establishment, construction, or operation of any data center

Preemptive; no data center has been proposed in Enfield, but officials cited the town's lack of zoning, limited water and electric infrastructure, concern that 'satellite data centers' could arise near TeraWulf's propose

Pending as of 2026-09-23, and delayed. A councilperson's first-hand August 2026 account of the August 12, 2026 Town Board meeting states the Board 'held off act

Public backlash to proposed data centers; second Long Island town (after Brookhaven) to adopt a data-center moratorium

Active as of 2026-09-23, running to approximately February 2028.

A Central New York broker marketing hundreds of acres in LeRay for a data center near Watertown/Fort Drum

Active as of 2026-09-23, running to approximately August 2027 per two trackers (savrn lists it 'In force').

Preemptive; the town had no pending data center applications as of the September 15 meeting, but officials and residents wanted to study electricity and water usage, and impacts on the local Bashakill wetlands, before an

Pending/drafting authorized as of 2026-09-23. At its September 15, 2026 meeting the Town Board unanimously voted to have Town Attorney Benjamin Gailey draft a p

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.

Town officials concluded the state executive order's 50 MW hyperscale threshold leaves smaller data center facilities unregulated

Active as of 2026-09-23, running to approximately 2027-02-13, while the town drafts zoning regulations for data centers. [VERIFY instrument number; primary sour

General, preemptive townwide pause; no data center has been proposed in Newfield, but officials cited the town's lack of zoning laws and the regional wave of proposals (notably TeraWulf's Lansing project) as reasons to a

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium on data processing centers and cryptocurrency mining operations; directs the Planning Board (or another select comm

Regulatory gap: the city's November 18, 2025 Comprehensive Plan update was completed but zoning amendments and recommendations specific to cryptocurrency mining/data processing centers were not yet finalized, prompting a

Extended. The original two-year moratorium (Local Law 2024-2) was set to expire 2026-07-16; the Common Council voted unanimously June 16, 2026 to extend it for

General, preemptive townwide pause; Town Supervisor Greg Fagan cited concerns over energy usage and a desire to maintain local control, ahead of possible state legislative action.

Reported active as of the Rockefeller Institute's June 2026 tracking blog; not independently re-confirmed as of 2026-09-23. No news of extension, repeal, or a s

Concerns about the electric grid's ability to handle new data center demand, raised by Councilman Pat Brady after a NYISO 'Future Proofing the Grid' webinar

Pending as of 2026-09-23. Councilman Pat Brady proposed a local moratorium at the July 14, 2026 Town Board meeting and drafted a resolution, which he shared wit

Specific project: a proposed 300 MW, ~500,000-square-foot, ~$2 billion data center by Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus at the former Tonawanda Coke Corp. industrial site on River Road, which drew sustained reside

Active as of 2026-09-23. Bars new data center applications with a peak demand of 20 MW or more for one year; Supervisor John J. Flynn stated the town has 'only

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 as of 2026-09-23. Per the signed local law text reproduced verbatim in the Suffolk County Planning Commission's August 5, 2026 staff report, the moratori

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Local Law No. 1 of 2026, a 12-month moratorium (extendable to 24 months) on approval, permitting, and construction of large-scale data

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 2026-04-13 (5-0) as Local Law No. 3 of 2026, an 18-month moratorium (through approximately 2027-10-13, extendable by Town Board

Proposed ~300 MW data center by Ranalli Super DC, LLC (a company controlled by James Ranalli of United Auto Supply) on roughly 120-124 acres of vacant industrial land at the corner of Hencle Boulevard and Oswego Road in

Active as of 2026-09-23. Local Law #4 of 2026 was adopted by unanimous Town Board vote at the 2026-05-07 public hearing and is set to expire 2026-11-07 per the

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

Battery energy storage and data storage facilities proposed near residential neighborhoods; zoning code gap; emissions, water use and proximity to the Lake Tappan drinking water reservoir

Active as of 2026-09-23, running approximately 180 days from adoption. Applications for data storage facilities submitted before 2026-07-01 (including DataBank'

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

Unique land use, infrastructure, utility, environmental, public-safety and community-character impacts of large-scale data centers and AI computing facilities not addressed by existing zoning

Active as of 2026-09-23. A public hearing on the proposed one-year moratorium was held 2026-07-22 (Seneca County); the town's official Local Law Filing PDF for

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

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.

Plan Commission recommendation to study zoning impact of data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated Clark County, unanimously approved by the Commissioners following a P

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

Council sought time to develop city standards addressing electrical grid capacity, water and air impacts, sound, and setbacks before accepting new hyperscale data center and BESS applications

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Elkhart Common Council voted 9-0 at an Aug. 27, 2026 special meeting to pause acceptance of new data center and battery energy stor

Allow the Area Plan Commission to develop data center zoning regulations

Active as of 2026-09-23. The News-Examiner's May 2026 coverage of the Connersville Common Council meeting confirms the City of Connersville also agreed to a one

Council concern about the pace of data center development in the city, following the Google data center already under construction in southeast Fort Wayne

Pending as of 2026-09-23. Fort Wayne City Council introduced a proposed 365-day data center moratorium (with amendments) in September 2026; the existing Google

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

Resident opposition raised at Common Council forums (March and June 2026); concerns about electric grid reliability heightened by the Aug. 11, 2026 derecho that caused widespread NIPSCO outages in Gary, and about NIPSCO'

Active as of 2026-09-23. Mayor Eddie D. Melton signed an executive order on 2026-09-16 pausing approval of new data center development in Gary for one year, whi

Halt issuance/receipt of improvement-location permits and related applications for data centers in unincorporated Grant County while the Area Planning Commission studies definitions and drafts zoning standards for siting

Active as of 2026-09-23. Grant County Ordinance 4-2026, adopted unanimously on 2026-03-16, halts issuance of improvement-location permits and related applicatio

Zoning ordinance does not address data centers

Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center permit applications in unincorporated Howard County, adopted 3-0 on 2026-08-17 following a Plan Comm

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. An Aug. 13, 2026 Plan Commission workshop on green energy/data center development standards confirmed the moratorium (enacted 2026-02-2

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The City-County Council voted 23-1 on 2026-08-10 to advance the moratorium, and the Metropolitan Development Commission gave final unan

Resident opposition and newly disclosed utility/financial terms tied to the Meta data center under construction at River Ridge Commerce Center; council sought time to draft a Special Data Center Overlay District and perm

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Jeffersonville City Council voted 8-0 on 2026-08-03 to halt approval of new data center development for one year, suspending normal

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 (extended) as of 2026-09-23. The Madison County Commissioners unanimously approved extending the data center moratorium to a full year (through approxima

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

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. At its 2026-07-20 meeting, the Miami County Board of Commissioners unanimously (3-0) approved a permanent data center regulatory ordi

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the City of New Albany's own official announcement (newalbanycityhall.com, an official/primary source rather than news-on

Urgency tied to state House Bill 10001 permit-deadline language, and local concerns about water use, noise, and light from potential data center development; at an Aug. 20, 2026 Commissioners meeting, public comment favo

Pending as of 2026-09-23. The Owen County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Commissioners adopt a one-year moratorium on data center deve

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

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The temporary moratorium (Resolution 2026-02) ran through 2026-08-22. Before it lapsed without a permanent ordinance, the Shelby Coun

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

Give local officials time to draft a permanent zoning ordinance governing where data centers may be built; heightened by utility companies' active discussions of routing high-transmission electric lines through the count

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Steuben County Board of Commissioners formally enacted a six-month moratorium on data center construction on 2026-09-15, adopting a

Pause new data center development while the city develops permanent standards

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Valparaiso Common Council adopted Ordinance No. 16-2026 on 2026-08-10, following the July 13 first reading and an August Plan Commi

The county's 2022 Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2022-85-14) does not regulate data centers; the moratorium bars applications/permits for data center structures in all zoning districts of unincorporated Wabash County (a

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Wabash County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 on 2026-08-31 to adopt a temporary moratorium on data center improvement-location pe

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Following the tabled ordinance from the July 13, 2026 hearing, the Warrick County Area Plan Commission recommended a new 180-day "strat

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

Resident concern/social-media rumors about a data center locating in the village; trustees wanted legal groundwork in place to keep data centers out of village boundaries (the moratorium does not apply outside them).

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs through January 31, 2027 per the ordinance.

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 as of 2026-09-23. The city's own Data Center Information Hub confirms Bloomington and Normal both 'currently have moratoriums on hyperscale data centers'

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. A May 28, 2026 Troy Times Tribune article confirms, in passing, that 'Collinsville approved a year-long moratorium,' and the December 1

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

As of 2026-09-23: the original moratorium (Ordinance 2026-24) expired 2026-08-28. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended (5-0, 2026-09-10) extending it

Active 180-day moratorium.

Preemptive measure; the city had received no pending data center applications, but wanted 'quickest and easiest way' to avoid being obligated to accept one while it studies impacts, partly driven by anticipated state leg

Active as of 2026-09-23. No data center application had been received by the city as of adoption. Council could extend the moratorium, let it lapse, or pursue a

Public health/safety, groundwater protection, agricultural land/soil productivity, infrastructure impacts

Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on new data center proposals in unincorporated Henry County, approved by the County Board on 2026-06-18 alongside a

Active 12-month moratorium.

Lake County's Unified Development Ordinance does not specifically define or regulate data centers; the County received more than 1,200 online public comments and hundreds of in-person attendees on the issue before adopti

Active as of 2026-09-23. Applies only to unincorporated areas of Lake County; the county has not received any data center development proposals there. The Count

Board wanted time to educate itself and residents on the problems and benefits of data centers before allowing development; public testimony (including from residents of neighboring Sullivan County, Indiana and Crawford

Active as of 2026-09-23.

The Lee County Board wanted to review and consider amendments to the Technology Overlay District regulations (the zoning mechanism used to site technology-related/data-center uses) to address land-use, infrastructure, pu

Active as of 2026-09-23; runs through November 19, 2026 per the resolution. No TOD petitions are pending, per the county's own petition-tracking page.

Response to Hut 8 Corp.'s proposed ~500 MW 'Logan Prairie' data center near Latham; residents sought time to study the project and adopt safeguards before the county acted on Hut 8's land-use application.

Not currently in force as of 2026-09-23. The May 19, 2026 moratorium was ruled procedurally invalid on 2026-06-18, and the State's Attorney directed the zoning

Residents' concerns about a proposed Google/Broadwing-linked data center and about data centers generally (water, energy, noise); the county's zoning ordinance has no dedicated data-center section.

Pending as of 2026-09-23. A draft 6-month moratorium ordinance was posted by the county on 2026-05-20; the county's Zoning Board of Appeals recommended lengthen

Community questions about water, environment, health, power costs, city services, and finances associated with large data centers; gives the city time to study costs, benefits, and impacts.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Existing businesses that could meet the city's data-center definition may continue operating; the city will not accept new applications

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

State inaction on the POWER Act, which would set energy/water guidelines for data centers; the city has been drafting its own data-center ordinance but wants to wait until the state acts so local rules align with state l

Active as of 2026-09-23; extended through August 25, 2027.

Concern over rapid data-center development converting valuable farmland in nearby towns (Joliet, Yorkville, Minooka); the Mayor said the industry is 'in its infancy' and the village wants time to develop a new unified de

Active as of 2026-09-23; original term runs through approximately October 18, 2026. The Mayor said in April 2026 it was 'highly likely' the moratorium would be

Sustained resident opposition at council meetings to a potential hyperscale data center development (Monarch Energy) citing energy demand, water consumption, noise, and environmental effects.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Explicitly does not apply to the Edson Road land where Monarch Energy has been pursuing a data center, because that land is already cov

The city had received 'numerous requests' to locate BESS facilities within city limits, including downtown buildings, and had no regulatory framework in place; a 23-page draft ordinance covering data centers and BESS was

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Sterling Plan Commission was scheduled to discuss data centers, BESS facilities, and possible comprehensive-plan amendments at a me

No zoning category for data centers; board wants a data center ordinance in place before allowing applications

Active as of 2026-09-23; a April 29, 2026 zoning code amendment functions as a de facto pause on data center applications ('It's a moratorium without calling it

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

Extended and active as of 2026-09-23. The Town Council voted 6-1 on 2026-09-21 to extend the moratorium on data-center applications through May 31, 2027, so tha

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 2026-09-23. The Village Board unanimously approved a further 180-day pause on data-center applications at its August 4, 2026 meeting;

County wanted time to develop transparent data-center regulations and hold public hearings, comparing its approach to how it previously handled large wind and solar developments.

Active as of 2026-09-23. No future dates for further ordinance discussion had been announced as of the Aug. 21, 2026 report.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Six-month moratorium unanimously adopted via Resolution 2026-47 at the June 16, 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting; per the Pag

City zoning, land use and building codes do not address data centers as a distinct land use

Pending as of 2026-09-23; City Council advanced an 18-month moratorium on primary-use data center applications on first reading 2026-09-15; public hearing and f

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Boulder County's own official website and the county's June 2, 2026 Business Meeting authorization memo, which contains t

Active 18-month moratorium.

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The Town's own Ordinance No. 13 (Series of 2026), as posted on buenavistaco.gov, confirms the moratorium remains in effect through Dece

Board referral by Trustee Hoffbauer under Trustee Comments on 8/6/2026, citing lack of adequate local standards for data center facilities; expedited as an emergency ordinance given potential impacts on Town water supply

Active as of 2026-09-23. Emergency moratorium adopted 6-1 on August 20, 2026 (Ordinance No. 2026-07), running through the earlier of February 20, 2027 or adopti

City staff cited significant potential impacts of data centers on city infrastructure (power and water supply), neighborhood character, and surrounding land use, given the land development code's silence on data-center-s

Pending as of 2026-09-23. City Council was considering (per news coverage published September 22, 2026, referring to a 'Monday night' vote) a six-month moratori

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Delta County's own official website: Resolution R-18 'is scheduled to remain in effect until January 7, 2027, or until th

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Denver's own official city page confirms the moratorium runs 'from May 21, 2026 to May 21, 2027.' The city has begun forming a 20+ memb

Commissioners determined data centers fall under the same 1041 category as solar/wind facilities and should be reviewed together; no existing data center regulations in the county.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Moratorium on data center construction adopted June 9, 2026, aligned to expire June 24, 2027 alongside the county's existing solar/wind

Adopted 2026-07-01, confirmed via the Town's own July 1, 2026 meeting minutes: Ordinance 26-13 passed second/final reading with all six Council members present

Commissioners cited the need to evaluate how data centers interact with the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), the county's water supply, environment, and community health, while weighing potential job growth against commun

Active as of 2026-09-23. Ten-month moratorium on new data center development and rezoning applications in unincorporated Jefferson County, adopted at a May 19,

Town officials cited the lack of comprehensive zoning, land-use, or water-management regulations addressing data centers' potential burden on the town's long-term energy, water, and fiber resources; no data center projec

Active as of 2026-09-23. 12-month moratorium on data center facility applications, adopted 5-1 on July 20, 2026 via Ordinance 2026-295.

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

Preemptive action; no data center has been proposed in Lochbuie, but a large data center (Cielo Hudson Data Center, ~500 acres/750 MW) is planned in neighboring Hudson. Over 400 residents petitioned via an Action Network

Active as of 2026-09-23. Five-year moratorium on new/expanded data center facility applications, adopted 6-1 on July 21, 2026.

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 pending applications, but staff and council cited the lack of statewide regulation after SB26-102 and HB26-1030 were both postponed indefinitely, and the need for the City to coordinate with the Platte River Power Aut

Active as of 2026-09-23. 12-month suspension on large-scale data center land use applications, adopted 7-2 on September 15, 2026, effective immediately, running

Town Attorney Marcus McAskin cited increasing interest in Front Range data center development (e.g., the proposed Global AI facility in Windsor) and substantial potential demands on electrical power, utility infrastructu

Active as of 2026-09-23. 12-month moratorium on data center development applications, adopted 4-2 on August 31, 2026.

Not specified in the sources reviewed beyond the general statewide pattern of pausing applications pending land use regulation development.

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium on data center use applications, formally adopted July 30, 2026 as Ordinance No. 2026-839, following initial Board

The county's Zoning Resolution does not currently contain specific regulations, standards, or definitions addressing data center facilities' impacts on electrical power, water supply, telecommunications, and transportati

Active as of 2026-09-23. Six-month moratorium under Resolution 23-2026, effective July 1, 2026, on data center facility applications in unincorporated Montrose

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.

Followed neighboring Delta County's data-center moratorium; Mayor Pro Tem Anne Lee Foster called the pause 'very prudent,' and trustees discussed coordinating with the county on water-policy impacts.

Active as of 2026-09-23. One-year moratorium under Resolution 15-26, adopted August 11, 2026, refusing data center applications through August 11, 2027.

County developing regulations for data center facility applications

Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 2026-02-27-01 (adopted 2026-02-27) imposed a six-month moratorium on data center facility applications in unincorporated Phi

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative (SLVREC) CEO Eric Eriksen told commissioners at an April 21, 2026 meeting that the co-op had received three inquiries for 'rural data center' projects in the Valley; commissione

Active as of 2026-09-23 (or superseded by permanent Land Use Code / 1041 regulations if adopted in the interim); six-month emergency moratorium adopted May 5, 2

Active as of 2026-09-23; jurisdiction confirmed as the Town of South Fork (see legal_basis). Per Section 4 of the ordinance, the one-year pause on data center s

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 2026-07-16 as an 18-month moratorium (through approximately 2028-01-16), confirmed by The Gazette's July 17, 2026 report of the

Regulatory gap: current zoning ordinance does not address data centers, power generation plants, large-scale/accessory solar, last-mile fulfillment centers, micro-warehouses, or dispensaries, allowing any of them to be b

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 180-day expiry (~2027-01-09). Adopted via a unanimous June 22, 2026 motion and formalized by resolution at

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.

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 180-day expiry (~2026-12-13/14). Adopted by unanimous Borough Council motion on 2026-06-16, pausing data ce

Regulatory gap: township zoning ordinance does not address data centers; adopted proactively -- following similar action in other Butler County townships (Adams, Center, Lancaster) -- specifically to prevent a developer

Active as of 2026-09-23. 180-day municipal curative amendment adopted 2026-08-12, giving the township until approximately 2027-02-08 to draft and adopt data-cen

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.

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 180-day expiry (~2026-12-07). No data center application had been filed in Center Township as of adoption;

Specific project combined with a regulatory gap: the moratorium was adopted the same day Linde Corporation submitted a proposal for a data center and gas-fired power plants on a 758-acre former mining parcel near Brownda

Active as of 2026-09-23; the moratorium's precise end date is not independently confirmed (estimated late October 2026 from a six-month term starting April 30,

Regulatory gap: zoning ordinance did not address data centers; a draft data-center ordinance and zoning overlay map, developed with township counsel (Eckert Seamans) and engineering consultant (CS Davidson), was presente

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its official 2027-01-03 end date (per the township's own presentation). A draft ordinance establishing a Data Center Ove

Regulatory gap combined with public pressure: zoning ordinance was silent on data centers; adopted after more than 100 residents packed a planning commission meeting following rumors that a data center was planned for th

Replaced as of 2025-09-22. The township's Aug. 11, 2025 temporary moratorium was superseded about six weeks later when supervisors voted 3-0 to permanently amen

Regulatory gap: zoning ordinance does not identify or regulate data centers as a permitted use; adopted proactively as part of a broader wave of Bucks County municipalities (following neighboring Falls Township's contest

Active as of 2026-09-23, nearing its computed 2026-12-13 end date. The vote does not itself adopt final zoning rules; it starts a 180-day period for officials a

Regulatory gap combined with a specific, highly contested project: developer Green Fig's proposal (later expanded to 1.7 million sq ft) for a data center on Swedesford Road, which drew sustained community opposition; the

Nearing resolution as of 2026-09-23. The 180-day curative-amendment clock started in March 2026 (per The Center Square); Green Fig withdrew its expanded 1.7-mil

Regulatory gap combined with sustained public opposition to the already-approved Amazon Web Services data center (a 2-million-square-foot, 10-building campus under construction at the former U.S. Steel/Keystone Trade Cen

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 2027-01-23 end date. The curative amendment does not affect the already-approved (March 2025) Amazon Web Se

Curative-amendment process to add data-center zoning standards, prompted by PNK Group's pending application for a large data-center campus at Great Stream Commons and the absence of applicable standards in the township's

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously at an Aug. 20, 2026 special meeting; bars new data center/technical development applications for up to 180 days (th

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).

Regulatory gap: the township has no ordinance specifically addressing data centers; adopted proactively while the board develops a new ordinance modeled on those of nearby townships.

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 2027-01-10 end date. The township now has six months from adoption to develop an ordinance amendment with h

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

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its 180-day statutory ceiling (~2026-12-15). The county's Planning & Community Development Department, working with cons

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

Regulatory gap, adopted in the same week as neighboring Falls Township's similar action amid broader Bucks County concern over data-center energy consumption, noise, and water usage.

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 2027-01-17 end date. The borough plans to use the 180-day period to review land-use impacts and prepare new

Regulatory gap combined with sustained community opposition: hundreds of residents packed public meetings (including a May 13, 2026 hearing) opposing data-center development in the township; officials say they cannot out

Active as of 2026-09-23, nearing its computed 2026-11-14 end date. The township presented an ordinance work-progress update on July 15, 2026 and a preliminary d

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.

Regulatory gap: zoning ordinance did not specifically address data centers; adopted proactively to develop tailored standards and a dedicated zoning district.

Replaced as of 2026-08-12. Resolution No. 621 (adopted 2026-05-06) opened a 180-day curative-amendment window (statutory ceiling 2026-11-02); following an Aug.

Public pressure over TECfusions' 'Keystone Connect' hyperscale data-center campus (up to 1,400 acres, potentially up to 3 gigawatts, at the former Alcoa/Arconic Technical Center); residents sought more transparency and r

Active as of 2026-09-23, ending 2026-11-02. Bars new data-center development but does not apply to TECfusions' existing Building J permits (already operational,

Township preparing tailored zoning standards for data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23. The administrative pause on Data Center Uses (begun by a March 11, 2026 motion, ratified by Resolution 2026-09 on May 13, 2026) remains

Regulatory gap: the zoning ordinance does not explicitly permit or provide standards for data centers or solar farms ('we don't have the protections in place'); adopted proactively, with no application pending, amid data

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously on 2026-09-15, covering both data centers and solar farms (plus on-site power generation and accessory uses); the t

Regulatory gap: zoning ordinance did not address data centers; adopted proactively, with no application pending, following neighboring East Whiteland Township's contested Green Fig data-center dispute.

Active as of 2026-09-23, nearing its 2026-11-01 end date. Township planning staff told the Planning Commission on May 5, 2026 that the Board of Supervisors had

Regulatory gap: 1998 zoning ordinance does not account for data centers or their accessory uses; adopted proactively, following similar curative-amendment action by Lycoming County and several county townships, to close

Active as of 2026-09-23, running toward its computed 2027-01-05 end date. No data center is presently planned in the City of Williamsport; the resolution was th

No zoning definition for data centers; concern over scarce industrial land/resources; recent reports of a proposed 30,000-50,000 sq ft facility locally; existing small EdgeConneX colocation facility unaffected.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 5-0 on 2026-09-16, effective immediately for 45 days; staff to report back by Oct. 21 (day 35).

Regional San Gabriel Valley wave of data center moratoria/bans (Monterey Park, El Monte, Montebello); city seeking time to study impacts and develop zoning standards for data center uses before any application is filed.

Extended, active as of 2026-09-23. The original 45-day urgency moratorium (adopted 2026-03-04) was extended on 2026-04-15 for 10 months and 15 days under Gov. C

Planning Director said large-scale data centers warrant further study on water, electricity, noise, lighting impacts; no application on file.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 4-0 (Chair Stopper absent) on 2026-08-25; runs 45 days to 2026-10-09, extendable up to two years while county studies impacts.

No regulatory framework for data centers in city zoning code; text substantially adapted from the City of Coachella's ordinance.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 5-0 on 2026-08-18, 45 days, set to expire 2026-10-02. A staff report for the 2026-09-15 Council meeting recommended adopting Or

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

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1231 on 2026-08-26 (second reading), permanently prohibiting data center uses citywide (with l

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

Active as of 2026-09-23; extended on 2026-07-07 (Council vote) to run 22 months and 15 days from that date, or approximately 2028-05-22, the full Gov. Code sect

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. A Sept. 17-18, 2026 CNS/ABC7 report on the new LA County unincorporated-area data center prohibition describes El Monte (along with Bal

Proactive measure; no pending applications. Impacts cited: water, electricity/grid, land footprint, noise, tax/job tradeoffs.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 5-0 on 2026-08-26; staff expected to report back by Oct. 10 with findings; can be extended 10 months 15 days, then up to one mo

No projects proposed; grid/electricity, water, noise, carbon footprint, coastal water-quality effects studied.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously 2026-09-01, effective immediately for 45 days to 2026-10-16; extendable.

Received a pre-application from Amazon for a possible second facility (no formal application filed); existing Amazon data center under construction is not affected.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously 2026-09-14, effective immediately for 45 days; staff to report back before expiration.

Board directed staff on 2026-07-15 to prepare a one-year data center moratorium ordinance, choosing a moratorium over a permanent ban partly because of an existing small data center (trans-Pacific cable landing point) in

Pending as of 2026-09-23. Board of Supervisors directed staff on 2026-07-15 to draft a one-year moratorium; no adopted ordinance was found in this pass, more th

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

Active/extended as of 2026-09-23 -- correcting the prior 'expired' classification. Following a July 15, 2026 public hearing, the City Council unanimously (5-0)

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

Rescinded by court order as of 2026-09-23. Imperial County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey B. Jones entered judgment 2026-09-04 in favor of developer Imperial Vall

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

Active as of 2026-09-23. The City Council voted unanimously on 2026-07-15 to extend the moratorium 90 days, through 2026-10-16, and directed staff to draft a pe

Proposed pause on new and converted data center applications

Replaced as of 2026-09-23. Whether Draft Urgency Ordinance 819 (the proposed 45-day moratorium) was ever formally adopted at the 2026-05-27 hearing could not be

Requested by Councilmember Steve Manos after resident concerns; city zoning code does not specifically address data centers.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously 2026-08-25, effective immediately for 45 days.

San Gabriel Valley community concerns over health, environmental, water, and electricity impacts of hyperscale AI data centers (following the Monterey Park/SDCF controversy and other regional moratoria); Board of Supervi

Active as of 2026-09-23. On Sept. 17, 2026, LA County's Department of Regional Planning director issued a memorandum imposing an immediate, interim prohibition

County code does not define or regulate data centers, so one could be approved via routine building permit; no applicant named.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 5-0 on 2026-09-01, effective immediately for 45 days to 2026-10-16.

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

No zoning standards specific to either use; concern over loopholes like Gilroy's staff-level AWS approval; industrial zones close to residential areas.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted unanimously 2026-08-26, effective immediately for 45 days.

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 as of 2026-09-23. The May 12, 2026 extension (10 months 15 days, 5-0 vote) runs the moratorium through 2027-04-14, per City Attorney Derek Cole's public

Regional wave of Coachella Valley moratoria/bans (Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indio); city's zoning/municipal code does not currently define or regulate data center uses; concerns over water, electricity, infrastructu

Active as of 2026-09-23. 45-day urgency moratorium on new large-scale data center applications, adopted 2026-08-26, in effect through approximately 2026-10-10 (

Study of potential effects of data center development on public utilities (water, energy infrastructure), air quality, and noise levels in nearby communities; city in early stages of determining how to regulate data cent

Active as of 2026-09-23. Initial 45-day moratorium on data center construction adopted 2026-07-16; extended unanimously (4-0) on 2026-08-18 through 2027-07-15 w

City's municipal code does not specifically define or regulate data centers; council directed staff in April 2026 to return with a proposed moratorium; concerns over electricity/water use, noise, air quality, and the cit

Active as of 2026-09-23. 45-day urgency moratorium adopted 2026-09-15, prohibiting the establishment, construction, conversion, or expansion of any data center

Data centers regulated under a 2001 'internet service exchange' Planning Code definition predating generative AI; concern over water, energy, pollution, noise impacts especially in Bayview/SoMa.

Pending as of 2026-09-23. Introduced 2026-09-14/15; as of 2026-09-22 press coverage still described it as 'just proposed,' not yet voted on by the Board of Supe

Triggered by Global Stack USA edge-computing proposal at the county fairgrounds; groundwater/SGMA limits, electricity demand, land use, generator noise.

Active as of 2026-09-23. Adopted 4-1 on 2026-08-18 (45 days); extended 5-0 on 2026-09-22 by 10 months 15 days to 2027-08-17, the maximum extension available wit

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

City received inquiries for cryptocurrency operations; local report cited seven known operations (four unpermitted), a recent fire tied to an unpermitted Central Business District operation, residential-zone complaints,

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