Data Center Moratoriums by State: Tracker and Statistics (2026)

An increasing number of states are banning or pausing data center construction.

To get a better handle on this trend, we decided to create this tracker.

This page tracks every state, county, and municipal moratorium or ban on new data centers adopted in the United States since January 2022.

45 States Have an Active Data Center Ban or Moratorium In Place

Note that this count includes local (city/municipal) bans as well as statewide bans (ie., New York’s Executive Order No. 62).

Communities are increasingly concerned about the impact these facilities can have on local electricity grids, water supplies, utility bills, and surrounding infrastructure.

Public opposition is also growing. A 2026 Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that just 14% of Americans would welcome a data center in their own community. Only 1 in 3 support the current pace of development.

Only 2 States Have No Data Center Restrictions Currently on Record

Alaska and West Virginia are the only states with no data center ban or moratorium on record at the state or local level, whether adopted or proposed. Delaware, Hawaii, and Wyoming also have none in force, but each has had a local measure proposed or rejected.

West Virginia is actually providing tax incentives for data center developments in an effort to eliminate income tax.

294 Total Local Moratoriums and Bans Were Passed Between Jan-Jul 2026

The number of data center moratoriums in 2026 is already 4x higher than all bans in 2025.

Rather than waiting for statewide regulation, local authorities are intervening while they assess the potential impact of proposed developments.

For example, Denver introduced a temporary pause on new data center applications until May 2027, giving the city time to develop new rules covering issues such as energy and water use, sustainability, and infrastructure. Concerns were amplified by projects such as CoreSite’s new facility, which is estimated to consume around 235,000 gallons of water per day.

6 States Are Currently Considering Additional Data Center Moratoriums

Map: 6 states are considering a statewide data center moratorium: Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Virginia all have bills pending or pending votes.

These proposed moratoriums vary in scope. Michigan has proposed pausing new data center approvals until 2027, while Oregon has gone further, with three-year statewide moratoriums being discussed.

Four States Account for 38% of All Local Moratoriums

Ohio (119), Michigan (112), Georgia (78), and North Carolina (56) have all adopted a relatively large number of local data center moratoriums and bans.

Michigan is an attractive location for data centers thanks to its cooler climate, freshwater resources, and available land. In 2025, the state expanded incentives to qualifying enterprise data centers.

However, this rapid expansion has intensified local concerns. Communities have taken issue with electricity and water consumption, infrastructure demands, and the impact of large-scale developments on surrounding areas.

New Jersey Has the Highest Number of Permanent Data Center Bans

While moratoriums temporarily halt data center development, some communities have gone further by implementing permanent bans.

Many communities have converted temporary moratoriums into lasting restrictions. In Monterey Park, California, more than 86% of voters backed a permanent ban on data centers.

18 Ohio Communities Will Vote on Data Center Measures

Ohio’s pushback against new data center development is in full swing with 18 communities having data center-related measures on the November 2026 ballot. Half of those (Conneaut, Defiance, Granville, Oregon, Pataskala, Piqua, Sunbury, Trenton, and Upper Sandusky) will vote on bans covering facilities above 25 MW.

Urbana is considering a lower 7.5 MW threshold, while Hubbard will vote on a full data center ban, the only outright ban among the November measures. Grove City, Wilmington, Ashville, Sidney, and townships in Adams County also have zoning or referendum measures on the ballot.

In total, 14 of the 18 communities already have a formal data center proposal pending.

State-Level Data Center Ban Breakdown

Note that a local ban or moratorium counts, whether or not the state’s legislature has acted.

Statewide moratorium in force (1)

New York

Active local ban or moratorium, plus a statewide moratorium bill in play (6)

Michigan
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Virginia

Active ban or moratorium in place, no statewide bill (38)

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin

Considered, stalled, or lapsed (3)

Delaware
Hawaii
Wyoming

No restrictions on record (2)

Alaska
West Virginia

The Cherokee Nation barred large-scale data centers on its tribal lands in Oklahoma on August 10, 2026.

Data center moratoriums by state

State	Status	Statewide action	Statewide moratorium bills (2025–26)	Local moratoriums and bans since 2022	Notable
Alabama	Active	None	None	14	Cullman 1-year; Fort Payne 6-month (June 2026)
Alaska	None	None	None	0	None
Arizona	Active	3-year pause on new tax exemptions	None	1	Tucson rejected Project Blue; Pima County 120-day (Sept. 2026)
Arkansas	Active	None	None	5	Independence County 5-year
California	Active	SB 887 removes CEQA exemption	None	29	Monterey Park voter-approved ban (June 2026); Calexico ban (Sept. 2026); Coachella ban (Aug. 2026)
Colorado	Active	None	None	21	Denver 1-year (May 2026)
Connecticut	Active	None	SB 245: died	5	Trumbull, Morris 2-year; New Haven 1-year; Groton (2022) replaced by permanent 12,500 sq ft cap
Delaware	Considered / lapsed	None	SB 353: failed in Senate 6–15	0	Dover 18-month pause under review
Florida	Active	Hyperscale Data Center Act (SB 484); tax exemption threshold raised to 100 MW	None	30	Sarasota, Clay, Lakeland, Palm Beach 1-year pauses; Wakulla, Escambia, Jackson, Walton county bans; Marion County 1-year, 50 MW+
Georgia	Active	None	HB 1012, HB 1059: died	78	Palmetto, Fayetteville, Lovejoy bans; DeKalb extended, under lawsuit; Madison County extended 180 days (Sept. 2026)
Hawaii	Considered / lapsed	None	None	0	Hawaii County ban proposed (Bill 170)
Idaho	Active	None	None	3	Bannock County 180-day; Sandpoint ban over 5,000 sq ft; Kootenai County 182-day (2025), expired
Illinois	Active	Tax incentive processing paused	None	20	Mattoon 1-year, auto-renewing; Lake County 8-month pause through May 2027; Galesburg 180-day; Chicago mayor’s executive order for council moratorium pending
Indiana	Active	None	HB 1333: died	38	Indianapolis through Dec. 31, 2027; Marshall, Cass, Clarksville bans; Owen County, Zionsville 1-year
Iowa	Active	Expiration dates added to tax exemptions	None	47	Dubuque, Johnson, Linn counties; Dubuque city 6-month
Kansas	Active	None	None	20	Saline County 3-year; Harvey, Franklin counties through 2028; McPherson County ban
Kentucky	Active	Executive Order 2026-494	None	26	Louisville Metro 6-month, 24–1 (Aug. 2026)
Louisiana	Active	Executive Order 26-058	None	1	New Orleans 1-year (Jan. 2026)
Maine	Active	Bill vetoed	LD 307: vetoed; override failed 72–65	9	Bangor 180-day (April 2026); Eastport ban (Sept. 2026)
Maryland	Active	Executive order adds state review of 25 MW+ proposals	HB 120: died in committee	17	14 of 24 counties; Harford County ban
Massachusetts	Active	Executive order requires community benefits agreements	Senate amendment: withdrawn	4	Lowell 360-day (first in MA)
Michigan	Active + bill in play	Governor opposes moratorium	HB 5594–5596 / SB 1018–1020: in committee	112	Flint 12-month; Lansing 182-day; Warren 12-month
Minnesota	Active	None	HF 4888 / SF 4298: died at adjournment	21	Minneapolis 6-month, facilities over 350,000 sq ft; North Mankato, Woodbury 1-year
Mississippi	Active	None	None	1	Jackson 183-day (first in MS)
Missouri	Active	None	None	17	Peculiar, St. Charles zoning bans
Montana	Active	None	None	1	Missoula County interim zoning through July 2027
Nebraska	Active	Executive Order 26-17 ended tax incentives	None	16	14 counties, mostly 1-year; Nehawka ban
Nevada	Active	None	None	5	Nye County ban (Aug. 2026); Reno through Aug. 2027
New Hampshire	Active	None	HB 1265: killed in House	1	Nottingham 12-month moratorium, approved 1,335–143 (Sept. 2026); first local data-center moratorium in NH
New Jersey	Active + bill in play	Fair Share Act (cost allocation)	A5482: in committee	40	Most permanent bans of any state
New Mexico	Active	None	None	4	Santa Fe County 18-month, 1 MW threshold
New York	Statewide moratorium	Executive Order No. 62 in force	S10642 / A11560: passed both chambers, unsigned	28	Discretionary permits paused for 50 MW+ facilities
North Carolina	Active + bill in play	None	H 1189: pending	56	Charlotte 150-day; Clay County ban
North Dakota	Active	None	None	7	Mercer County lifted pause after adopting zoning
Ohio	Active	New tax exemption requests paused	None	119	Most local moratoriums of any state; Lordstown case before Ohio Supreme Court; Pioneer 6-month moratorium; Lima 18-month moratorium; Fayette County through June 2027
Oklahoma	Active	None	SB 1488: died	7	Oklahoma City, Edmond, Tulsa through end of 2026; Cherokee Nation ban
Oregon	Active + bill in play	POWER Act rate class; state-land pause until July 2027	3-year bill announced for 2027	3	Hillsboro (first in OR), Salem, Woodburn 120-day
Pennsylvania	Active + bill in play	Executive Order 2026-05	SB 1345, SB 1359, HB 2533: introduced	5	Bensalem, Hazle Township, Olyphant
Rhode Island	Active	None	S2776: died	3	Smithfield, Charlestown, Cumberland bans
South Carolina	Active	None	H 5286, H 5526: died	12	York County 9-month; Spartanburg, Kershaw, Fairfield counties 1-year
South Dakota	Active	SB 135 protects local authority to ban	SB 232 / HB 1301: died	1	Yankton County 6-month
Tennessee	Active	None	None	43	Nashville through Dec. 1, 2026, plus ban on facilities over 500,000 sq ft
Texas	Active	ERCOT interconnection audit; TCEQ permits halted pending audits	None	5	San Marcos, Athens bans; Hill County rescinded after lawsuit
Utah	Active	Executive Order 2026-03	None	8	Box Elder, Cache County 180-day
Vermont	Active	H.727 (ratepayer and siting standards) vetoed; override failed 83–52	S.205: died in committee	2	South Burlington, Royalton bans
Virginia	Active + bill in play	$0.011/kWh consumption tax; Executive Order 22	HB 1515: carried over to 2027	4	Chesapeake 8-month application pause; Virginia Beach 12-month; Warrenton ban
Washington	Active	Tax exemption phase-out (ESSB 6231)	None	32	Seattle emergency 1-year, 20 MVA+
West Virginia	None	Incentives; local zoning preemption	None	0	None
Wisconsin	Active	None	AB 1099 / SB 1061: died	42	Madison 12-month; Wrightstown referendum
Wyoming	Considered / lapsed	Equipment sales-tax exemption	None	0	Cheyenne rejected 1-year moratorium (May 2026)

Local Moratoriums and Bans by State

Alabama

Helena: 180-day moratorium, also covering gas stations and vehicle dealerships (June 2026)
Foley: 6-month moratorium, data centers and crypto mining (Sept. 8, 2026)
Tarrant: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 2026)
Anniston: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026)
Westover: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Pinson: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026)
Prichard: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 4, 2026)
Harpersville: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026)
Chelsea: 1-year moratorium on business licenses and construction permits for data centers (July 21, 2026, unanimous)
Springville: moratorium (July 6, 2026)
Cullman: 1-year moratorium (2026, unanimous)
Fort Payne: 6-month moratorium (June 16, 2026)
Birmingham, Leeds, Homewood: earlier pauses; Birmingham has since adopted a zoning ordinance in place of a pause

Arizona

Hualapai Tribe: moratorium on hyperscale data centers on its reservation (2026)
Pima County: 120-day moratorium, unincorporated areas (Sept. 22, 2026, 3–2); Project Blue and Project Gravel exempt
Tucson rejected the Project Blue annexation (Aug. 6, 2025) and adopted a standards ordinance (Aug. 2026)
Chandler rejected an AI data center 7–0 (Dec. 2025)
Statewide: three-year pause on new sales-tax exemptions (July 2026–June 2029)

Arkansas

Independence County: 5-year moratorium through Aug. 31, 2031 (Aug. 10, 2026, unanimous; no project pending)
Madison County: 3-year moratorium (Aug. 17, 2026)
Carroll County: 12-month moratorium (June 16, 2026, unanimous)
Union County: 1-year moratorium (June 2026)
Russellville: 6-month moratorium (July 2026)
Little Rock and Pulaski County: moratoriums failed; regulations adopted instead

California

San Francisco: 45-day urgency moratorium (Oct. 6, 2026, unanimous)
Humboldt County: 45-day urgency moratorium, unincorporated areas (Oct. 6, 2026, 4–1)
San Joaquin County: 45-day urgency moratorium, unincorporated areas (Oct. 6, 2026, 5–0)
South El Monte: 45-day urgency moratorium, also covering battery storage (Oct. 6, 2026, 5–0)
Patterson: 45-day moratorium (July 2026); extended through July 2027 (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Desert Hot Springs: moratorium extended for up to two years (July 7, 2026, unanimous)
Oakley: 45-day urgency moratorium (April 14, 2026, unanimous); extended through April 14, 2027 (May 12, 2026, 5–0)
Arcata: 45-day urgency moratorium (Sept. 16, 2026, unanimous)
Riverbank: 45-day moratorium (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
Eureka: 45-day urgency moratorium (Sept. 1, 2026, 5–0); extended (Oct. 6, 2026, unanimous)
Escondido: 45-day urgency moratorium (Aug. 26, 2026, unanimous)
Morgan Hill: 45-day moratorium, also covering battery storage (Aug. 26, 2026, unanimous)
Coachella: 45-day urgency moratorium, extended; converted to a permanent ban (Aug. 26, 2026)
Lake Elsinore: 45-day moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026, unanimous); extended 10 months, 15 days (Oct. 6, 2026, unanimous)
Angels Camp: temporary moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026, 5–0)
Commerce: 45-day urgency moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026)
Dixon: 45-day moratorium (Sept. 30, 2026)
Palm Springs: 45-day moratorium (Aug. 26, 2026); extended 22 months, 15 days (Sept. 30, 2026, unanimous)
Oakland: 45-day moratorium (Oct. 6, 2026, 7–0)
Calaveras County: 45-day urgency moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026, 4–0)
Calexico: permanent ban, 3–0 (Sept. 16, 2026); first in Imperial County
Richmond: 45-day moratorium (Sept. 15, 2026)
Gilroy: 45-day urgency moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
Mendocino County: 45-day urgency moratorium through Oct. 16, 2026 (Sept. 1, 2026, 5–0); extended to Aug. 21, 2028, with a 3 MW exception (Oct. 6, 2026, 4–1)
Monterey Park: permanent ban by ballot measure (Measure NDC), 86%+ approval, June 2, 2026
Imperial County: 45-day urgency moratorium, extended; set aside by Superior Court; repealed Oct. 6, 2026; second 45-day urgency moratorium adopted the same day (5–0)
Indio, Imperial, Tulare County: 45-day urgency moratoriums, extended; Tulare County extended 10 months (Sept. 22, 2026, 5–0); Indio extended through Oct. 16, 2027 (Oct. 7, 2026, unanimous)
Calipatria: permanent ban advancing
Statewide: SB 887 removes data centers’ CEQA exemption; signed Sept. 21, 2026

Colorado

Arvada: 18-month moratorium on applications (Oct. 6, 2026, 7–0)
Brighton: 1-year moratorium proposed; initial approval (Oct. 6, 2026)
Fort Collins: 6-month moratorium proposed; council vote Oct. 20, 2026
Loveland: 12-month suspension of applications, data centers 10 MW+ (Sept. 15, 2026)
Rio Grande County: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
South Fork: 1-year moratorium (June 2026)
Archuleta County: 6-month moratorium (June 16, 2026, unanimous)
Saguache County: 6-month emergency moratorium (May 5, 2026)
Logan County: 180-day moratorium, also covering solar, wind and battery storage (Oct. 21, 2025, 3–0)
Thornton: 1-year moratorium, data centers over 50,000 sq ft (Sept. 22, 2026, 5–3)
Commerce City: 6-month moratorium on new applications (Sept. 21, 2026, 7–1)
Kiowa County: 6-month emergency moratorium through Oct. 9, 2026, unincorporated areas (April 9, 2026)
Mesa County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Sept. 29, 2026, unanimous)
Mead: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 31, 2026, 4–2)
Aurora: rejected a 6-month moratorium 6–5 (Aug. 10, 2026)
Lochbuie: 5-year moratorium (July 21, 2026, 6–1)
Jefferson County: moratorium, extended until March 2027 (May 19, 2026)
Phillips County: 6-month moratorium through Aug. 27, 2026 (Feb. 27, 2026)
Denver: 1-year moratorium, effective May 21, 2026 (unanimous)
Broomfield: 18-month moratorium, 10 MW+ (July 7, 2026)
Woodland Park: 18-month moratorium (July 16, 2026)
Boulder County: 6-month moratorium
Larimer County: moratorium adopted Jan. 27, 2026; extended through Feb. 25, 2027 (July 13, 2026)
Monument: 6-month moratorium

Connecticut

Trumbull: 2-year moratorium on new data centers (2026)
New Haven: 1-year moratorium (July 2026)
Morris: 2-year moratorium (May 2026)
West Haven: 1-year moratorium
Groton: 2022 moratorium, replaced by a permanent cap barring data centers over 12,500 sq ft

Delaware

Dover: 18-month moratorium proposed; final council action Oct. 12, 2026
Harrington: rejected an ordinance that would have allowed data centers (Aug. 18, 2026)
Statewide: SB 353 (moratorium on data center development) introduced June 30, 2026; Senate vote failed 6–15

Florida

Panama City: 1-year moratorium on new large-scale data center proposals (Sept. 2026)
Pinellas Park: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026, unanimous)
Volusia County: ban on large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas proposed; first reading approved unanimously (Oct. 6, 2026); final hearing Oct. 20, 2026
Alachua: 12-month moratorium on AI data centers proposed; first reading approved 4–1 (Oct. 5, 2026); final reading Oct. 26, 2026
Crestview: ban on large-load customers, including data centers (Sept. 28, 2026, unanimous)
Okaloosa County: rejected a 12-month moratorium 3–2 (Sept. 15, 2026)
Edgewater: ban (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
Manatee County: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
Indiantown: rejected a pause on data center applications 4–1 (Sept. 1, 2026)
Washington County: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 20, 2026, unanimous)
Escambia County: ban on large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas (Aug. 6, 2026, 4–1)
Flagler County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 3, 2026, unanimous)
DeSoto County: 1-year moratorium (July 28, 2026, 4–0); pending 800-acre project exempt
Madison County: 1-year moratorium, large-scale data centers (July 22, 2026, unanimous)
Pensacola: 1-year moratorium, large-scale data centers (July 2026)
Bay County: 6-month moratorium, AI data centers over 5 MW (July 7, 2026, unanimous)
Jackson County: ban in unincorporated areas (June 23, 2026)
Walton County: ban in all zoning districts (June 2026, 5–0)
Marion County: 12-month moratorium, 50 MW+ (Sept. 15, 2026, 5–0)
Leon County: 18-month moratorium proposed; final hearing Oct. 13, 2026
Putnam County: moratorium through Sept. 2027 (Sept. 8, 2026, unanimous)
Lake County: 90-day pause on large-scale data center applications (Sept. 8, 2026, unanimous)
Levy County: moratorium through Sept. 30, 2027 (Sept. 2026)
Palm Beach County: 1-year moratorium, 50 MW+ (Sept. 24, 2026, unanimous)
North Port: 18-month moratorium (Sept. 22, 2026, 3–2); pending 900,000 sq ft application exempt
Wakulla County: permanent ban in unincorporated areas (Sept. 21, 2026, unanimous)
1-year moratoriums: Citrus County, Clay County (June 24), Hernando County, Nassau County, Pasco County, Sarasota County (hyperscale only, 5–0, July), Zephyrhills, Lakeland (Aug. 3)
Palm Beach County: rejected Project Tango 5–1; froze applications
Santa Rosa County: 12-month moratorium (July 23, 2026)
Statewide: Hyperscale Data Center Act (SB 484) signed May 7, 2026; HB 7031 (2025) raised tax exemption threshold from 15 MW to 100 MW

Georgia

Murray County: 90-day moratorium (May 2026); 12-month moratorium through July 7, 2027, unincorporated areas (July 7, 2026)
Lee County: moratorium through July 2026
Social Circle: 90-day moratorium on new applications (Sept. 2025, unanimous); lifted after data center rules were adopted
Forest Park: 90-day moratorium on data center applications (Aug. 31, 2026)
Walker County: 30-day moratorium (July 9, 2026); 180-day moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 6, 2026)
Albany: 12-month moratorium (July 28, 2026, unanimous)
Paulding County: moratorium through Jan. 1, 2027 (July 28, 2026, unanimous)
Warner Robins: 6-month moratorium (July 2026)
Chamblee: 180-day moratorium through Jan. 16, 2027 (July 2026, unanimous)
Dougherty County: 45-day moratorium (July 20, 2026); extended 180 days (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
Gordon County: moratorium extended through Jan. 29, 2027 (July 7, 2026)
Garden City: 6-month moratorium (June 15, 2026)
Floyd County: 80-day moratorium (June 9, 2026, unanimous)
Augusta-Richmond County: 49-day pause (June 2, 2026); extended 60 days (July 21, 2026, unanimous)
Hart County: 180-day moratorium (May 26, 2026, unanimous)
Decatur County: indefinite moratorium (April 14, 2026)
Carroll County: 100-day moratorium, unincorporated areas (March 3, 2026); extended 100 days (June 2, 2026)
Greene County: emergency moratorium through March 11, 2026 (Feb. 10, 2026, unanimous)
Thomas County: 12-month pause (Jan. 20, 2026, unanimous)
Griffin: 180-day moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Jan. 13, 2026, unanimous)
Covington: 180-day moratorium on permit applications (Jan. 2026); lifted Aug. 31, 2026 (unanimous)
Troup County: 90-day moratorium, unincorporated areas (Sept. 16, 2025)
Pike County, Lamar County: moratoriums (Sept. 2025)
Chatham County: 155-day moratorium, 10 MW+, through Feb. 16, 2027 (Sept. 11, 2026)
Colquitt County: moratorium extended 180 days (Sept. 1, 2026)
Bulloch County: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026; rejected a permanent ban 4–3 (Sept. 1, 2026)
Lowndes County: 60-day moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026)
Franklin County: moratorium through Dec. 8, 2026 (July 6, 2026, unanimous)
Lovejoy: ban (Sept. 29, 2026)
Americus: 30-day moratorium (Sept. 24, 2026, 5–1)
78 local moratoriums and bans
DeKalb County: extended through March 2027 (July 2026, 6–1); under lawsuit by Shadowbox Studios
Cobb County: 180-day, extended
Rockdale County: extended through Oct. 9, 2026 (Sept. 22, 2026)
Camden County: first coastal county (May 2026)
Savannah: 155-day (Aug. 2026)
Madison County: extended another 180 days (Sept. 1, 2026)
Athens-Clarke, Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Hall, Newton counties; Marietta, Roswell, LaGrange
Permanent bans: Palmetto, Fayetteville
Coweta County: lifted Dec. 2025 after adopting an ordinance
Statewide: HB 1012 died; SB 410 (tax-break phase-out) passed Senate 32–21, died in House

Hawaii

Hawaii County: ban proposed (Bill 170); Windward Planning Commission recommended against it 5–1; Leeward Planning Commission hearing Oct. 15, 2026

Idaho

Sandpoint: ban on data centers over 5,000 sq ft (Sept. 16, 2026)
Bannock County: 180-day emergency moratorium through Jan. 26, 2027 (July 2026)
Kootenai County: 182-day emergency moratorium (2025), expired

Illinois

McHenry County: 12-month moratorium proposed, unincorporated areas; County Board vote Nov. 2026
Charleston: moratorium through Oct. 2027, also covering battery storage (Oct. 6, 2026, unanimous)
Lawrence County: 2-year moratorium, 10,000 sq ft+ (Sept. 17, 2026)
Woodford County: 6-month moratorium on applications (Aug. 2026)
Ottawa: moratorium extended through Aug. 25, 2027 (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Rockford: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026, 14–0)
Bourbonnais: moratorium through Jan. 31, 2027 (June 15, 2026)
Plainfield: 180-day moratorium (April 20, 2026, unanimous)
Aurora: 180-day moratorium (Sept. 2025)
Troy: moratorium extended to March 2027 (Sept. 2026)
Elgin: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 9, 2026, 9–0)
Galesburg: 180-day moratorium through April 3, 2027 (Sept. 21, 2026, 7–0)
Champaign County: 12-month (April 23, 2026)
Bloomington: 6-month, 5 MW+
Normal: 6-month; extended through May 31, 2027 (Sept. 21, 2026, 6–1)
Effingham: 12-month
West Chicago: 180-day
Carbondale: 1-year
Godfrey: extended through Jan. 31, 2027
Mattoon: 1-year on large-scale data centers, unanimous (Sept. 1, 2026); renews automatically after one year unless the council acts
Chicago: mayor’s executive order (Aug. 11, 2026) calls for a council moratorium; ordinance introduced Sept. 23, 2026, sent to Rules Committee
Lake County: 8-month moratorium on new data-center applications approved Sept. 9, 2026, running through May 2027.
Statewide: new tax incentive deals halted July 1, 2026

Indiana

St. Joseph County: ban on new hyperscale data centers in unincorporated areas proposed; advanced 6–3 (Sept. 22, 2026); final vote due within 60 days
Wabash County: moratorium of up to 18 months on data center applications (Aug. 2026)
Vanderburgh County: pause on data center permits through the end of 2026 (Aug. 25, 2026, unanimous)
Madison County: 6-month moratorium extended to 1 year (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
Fayette County: 1-year moratorium on data center applications from May 18, 2026 (May 5, 2026)
Evansville: 180-day moratorium (Oct. 5, 2026)
Switzerland County: 1-year moratorium (2026)
LaGrange County: 1-year moratorium (July 2026)
DeKalb County: 6-month moratorium (April 13, 2026, unanimous)
Clark County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 27, 2026, unanimous)
Warrick County: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026, unanimous)
Clarksville: ban in all zoning districts (July 7, 2026, unanimous)
Merrillville: 1-year moratorium through May 31, 2027 (May 26, 2026)
Miami County: moratorium on data center applications and permits (May 4, 2026)
Franklin County: 1-year moratorium through Feb. 24, 2027 (Feb. 2026, unanimous)
Steuben County: 6-month moratorium (Sept. 15, 2026)
Fort Wayne: 1-year moratorium proposed; council vote Oct. 13, 2026
Elkhart (city): moratorium through Dec. 31, 2027 on hyperscale data centers and battery storage (Aug. 27, 2026, 9–0)
Howard County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 17, 2026)
Owen County: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 22, 2026, unanimous)
Zionsville: 1-year moratorium, also covering wind and solar (Sept. 21, 2026)
Roughly one-third of 92 counties restrict data centers
Permanent bans: Marshall County (April 20, 2026), Cass County
Boone County: 1-year through June 15, 2027
Grant County: 24-month
Fulton, Putnam, Starke, White, Dearborn, Pulaski counties; Jeffersonville, New Albany
Indianapolis / Marion County: 23–1 (Aug. 10, 2026), ratified Aug. 19; through Dec. 31, 2027; three approved projects exempt
Statewide: HB 1333 died

Iowa

Waterloo: 90-day moratorium (Sept. 2026)
Clayton County: moratorium (Feb. 2025); extended through Dec. 31, 2026 (Dec. 2, 2025)
Salix: rejected a 1-year moratorium 3–2 (Aug. 20, 2026)
Taylor County: 12-month moratorium, also covering solar and battery storage (July 30, 2026, unanimous)
Council Bluffs: rejected a 12-month moratorium (June 15, 2026, unanimous)
Henry County: moratorium through Dec. 31, also covering battery arrays (May 14, 2026)
Dickinson County: 6-month moratorium, also covering solar and battery storage (May 12, 2026, 4–1)
Mitchell County: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 (Nov. 25, 2025, 4–1)
Iowa County: 12-month moratorium (July 2026, 4–0)
Adams County: 24-month moratorium (June 15, 2026, 4–0)
Shelby County: temporary ban through July 2027
Adair County, Clarke County: temporary moratoriums
Ida County: moratorium
Emmet County: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026, unanimous)
Jefferson County: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026, unanimous)
Marshall County: 6-month moratorium, unincorporated areas (Sept. 23, 2026, 3–0)
Marshalltown: 4-month moratorium through Nov. 23, 2026 (Aug. 2026, 6–0)
Dubuque (city): 6-month moratorium, hyperscale 75 MW+ (Sept. 21, 2026)
47 local moratoriums, concentrated in central Iowa
Dubuque County: 12-month (2–1)
Johnson County: 1-year through Nov. 8, 2026
Linn County: 18-month
Woodbury County: 12-month
Madison, Plymouth, Sioux counties; Peosta: 6-month, extended to June 18, 2027 (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
Statewide: HF 976 (2025) added expiration dates to tax exemptions

Kansas

Dickinson County: 3-year moratorium, also covering battery storage and renewable energy (2026)
Topeka: 12-month moratorium (July 14, 2026)
Geary County: 12-month moratorium, unincorporated areas, also covering wind, solar and battery storage (June 2026, 3–0)
Edgerton: rejected a 6-month moratorium 3–2 (June 11, 2026)
South Hutchinson: moratorium of at least 1 year, also covering battery storage (May 2026)
Marion County: moratorium extended through June 1, 2027, unincorporated areas (May 2026, unanimous)
Miami County: 3-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (2026)
Marysville: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
Franklin County: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2028, unincorporated areas (Sept. 2, 2026, unanimous)
McPherson County: ban outside city limits (Aug. 31, 2026, 3–0)
Shawnee County: no final action on new applications until Feb. 17, 2027 (Aug. 13, 2026, 2–1)
Lyon County: 6-month moratorium through Jan. 22, 2027 (July 23, 2026, unanimous)
Lawrence: 2-year moratorium, large-scale data centers (July 14, 2026, unanimous)
El Dorado: moratorium on high-impact data centers through Nov. 30, 2026 (July 13, 2026); 10-year ban on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Bourbon County: 365-day moratorium, also covering power generation and crypto mining (June 2026, 3–0)
Leavenworth County: 90-day moratorium (May 13, 2026, 3–2); expired after an extension failed 3–2 (Aug. 5, 2026)
Kingman County: 18-month moratorium (Feb. 9, 2026)
Harvey County: moratorium through 2028, unincorporated areas (Jan. 13, 2026, unanimous)
Saline County: 3-year through March 1, 2029
Riley County: through Nov. 12, 2026
Sedgwick County: extended through Dec. 24, 2026 (Sept. 2, 2026)
Statewide: SB 531 (ban in drought counties) died

Kentucky

Winchester: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 1, 2026)
Rowan County: 2-year moratorium, large-scale data centers (2026)
Lyon County: moratorium (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
Mercer County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
London: moratorium through Sept. 30, 2028 (Aug. 3, 2026, 5–1)
Logan County: 12-month moratorium (July 28, 2026)
Boyd County: 6-month moratorium; EastPark industrial park exempt (July 9, 2026)
Butler County: 1-year moratorium (June 2026)
Ashland: 180-day pause on data center applications (Feb. 26, 2026)
Scott County: moratorium extended to March 2027 (Sept. 24, 2026)
Woodford County: permanent ban (Sept. 8, 2026, unanimous); first in the state
Louisville Metro: 6-month, 24–1 (Aug. 13, 2026)
Lexington-Fayette: through Oct. 31, 2026; extended through Oct. 31, 2027 (Oct. 6, 2026, 11–0)
Bell County: 2-year
Allen County: 24-month
Nicholasville: 6-month (Aug. 10, 2026)
Oldham County: 150-day
Versailles: through Dec. 31, 2026
Daviess County: 12-month (May 28, 2026)
Edmonson County: Ordinance EC26-18 (June 8, 2026)
Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Meade, Nelson counties
Cave City: 1-year; lawsuit by Kentucky Industrial Alliance
Statewide: Executive Order 2026-494 requires energy plans; bars rate recovery of data center costs

Louisiana

St. Charles Parish: rejected an 8-month moratorium 5–3 (April 6, 2026)
New Orleans: 1-year citywide (Jan. 2026), extendable to two years
Statewide: Executive Order 26-058 requires new projects to fund their own power

Maine

Old Town: 6-month moratorium, industrial zones (Oct. 5, 2026, unanimous)
Paris: 180-day moratorium (Sept. 28, 2026, unanimous)
Eastport: 180-day moratorium (Aug. 12, 2026, unanimous); converted to a ban on large-scale data centers (Sept. 9, 2026)
Scarborough: 180-day moratorium (June 3, 2026, unanimous)
Brunswick: 180-day moratorium, 1 MW+ (June 1, 2026)
Westbrook: 180-day moratorium (June 1, 2026, unanimous)
Gorham: moratorium (June 2026)
Sanford: 91-day emergency moratorium through Aug. 18, 2026 (May 19, 2026, unanimous)
Bangor: 180-day, 9–0 (April 13, 2026); extended 180 days (Sept. 28, 2026, 8–0)
Statewide: LD 307 (20 MW+, through Nov. 2027) passed both chambers; vetoed April 24, 2026; override failed 72–65

Maryland

14 of 24 counties have moratoriums
Ridgely: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026)
Talbot County: 1-year moratorium proposed; introduced 3–1 (Aug. 11, 2026)
Anne Arundel County: 15-month moratorium through Jan. 31, 2028 (Oct. 5, 2026, 7–0)
Montgomery County: 18-month (July 28, 2026)
Prince George’s County: 2-year, hyperscale (July 8, 2026)
Frederick County: through the end of 2026
Baltimore County: 1-year (Feb. 2026); extended through Dec. 31, 2027 (Sept. 22, 2026)
Baltimore City: 1-year, 10 MW+ (May 11, 2026)
Howard County: 17-month (June 1, 2026)
Washington County: 12-month
Calvert County: 6-month (Aug. 18, 2026)
Carroll County: 12-month (Feb. 19, 2026)
Caroline, Worcester, Queen Anne’s, Wicomico counties: 1-year
Harford County: permanent ban in all zoning districts, 7–0 (June 2026); first county in the state
Federalsburg: 3-year
Statewide: HB 120 died in committee; executive order (Sept. 23, 2026) adds state review of 25 MW+ proposals

Massachusetts

Westfield: 365-day moratorium (July 6, 2026, unanimous)
Greenfield: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 16, 2026, unanimous)
Lowell: 360-day, 10–0 (March 10, 2026); first in the state
Mansfield: ban
Statewide: Senate amendment for a 1-year moratorium withdrawn; executive order (Sept. 8, 2026) requires community benefits agreements before state permitting

Michigan

112 local moratoriums, mostly townships
Ellington Township: moratorium on data center permits and approvals (July 14, 2026, 5–0)
Haring Township: 6-month moratorium (July 13, 2026, unanimous)
Allendale Township: 1-year moratorium (June 2026)
Filer Charter Township: 1-year moratorium (June 2, 2026)
Sullivan Township (Muskegon County): 6-month moratorium (June 2026)
Hart: 6-month moratorium (May 26, 2026, unanimous)
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians: indefinite moratorium on AI data centers on tribal lands (April 7, 2026, unanimous)
Freedom Township (Washtenaw County): 365-day moratorium (March 10, 2026, 5–0)
Erie Township: limited moratorium, Ordinance 132 (Feb. 10, 2026)
Dorr Township: 12-month moratorium (Feb. 2026)
Joyfield Township: 12-month moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Oct. 7, 2026)
Garfield Township (Grand Traverse County): 1-year moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Aug. 25, 2026)
Cooper Township: moratorium on data center permits and approvals (July 13, 2026)
Prairieville Township: 1-year moratorium (June 17, 2026)
Homestead Township: 1-year moratorium (June 10, 2026, unanimous)
Green Lake Township: 1-year moratorium (May 2026)
Stronach Township: moratorium
Webster Township: 1-year moratorium, also covering battery storage (April 21, 2026)
Wixom: 6-month moratorium (March 24, 2026)
Comstock Township: 1-year moratorium (March 16, 2026)
Marengo Township: 1-year moratorium (Feb. 24, 2026, 5–0)
Big Rapids Township: 1-year moratorium (Feb. 23, 2026, 6–0)
Elmwood Township: 9-month moratorium (Feb. 2026, unanimous)
Ann Arbor Township: 12-month moratorium (Feb. 16, 2026)
Saginaw: 6-month moratorium (Jan. 2026, unanimous)
Northville: 12-month moratorium (Jan. 2026, unanimous)
Kalamazoo: 1-year moratorium through Oct. 5, 2027, also covering battery storage and crypto mining (Oct. 5, 2026, unanimous)
Wisner Township: moratorium extended 6 months (Aug. 17, 2026, 5–0)
Pittsfield Township: moratorium (2026)
Lowell Township: rejected a 6-month moratorium 2–5 (May 2026)
Lyndon Township: 12-month moratorium (May 12, 2026)
Solon Township: 6-month moratorium (Feb. 9, 2026, unanimous); extended 6 months (2026)
Sylvan Township: 6-month moratorium (2026)
Howell Township: 6-month moratorium on data center applications (Nov. 20, 2025, unanimous)
Fairgrove Township: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 21, 2026)
Zeeland Township: 1-year moratorium, also covering energy facilities (Sept. 1, 2026, unanimous)
Warren: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026, unanimous)
Genoa Township: moratorium extended 6 months (Aug. 17, 2026)
East Lansing: moratorium extended through March 17, 2027 (Aug. 11, 2026, unanimous)
Delta County: 12-month moratorium (July 21, 2026, unanimous)
Houghton: 1-year moratorium (July 8, 2026, unanimous)
Forsyth Township: moratorium (June 2026)
Texas Township: 12-month moratorium from July 5, 2026 (June 2026)
Lincoln Township: 10-month moratorium (June 2026)
Denmark Township: 1-year moratorium (May 18, 2026, unanimous)
Porter Township: 1-year moratorium (May 2026, unanimous)
Penn Township: 30-day moratorium (May 11, 2026); replaced by a 1-year moratorium (May 2026)
Gibraltar: 1-year moratorium (March 9, 2026)
Lyon Township: 6-month moratorium through Sept. 8, 2026 (March 2, 2026)
Dearborn: 6-month moratorium (Sept. 2026)
Brighton Township: 6-month moratorium (Sept. 2026)
Port Huron Township: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
Flint: 12-month, 7–1 (June 8, 2026)
Lansing: 182-day, through Jan. 25, 2027 (July 2026)
Ypsilanti: emergency moratorium (March 2026)
Pontiac, Sterling Heights
Townships: Meridian, Orion, Springfield, Waterford, Washington, Armada, Dundee, Grand Blanc, Green Charter, Hayes, Lenox
Mason: lifted Feb. 2026 after adopting zoning
Augusta Township: voters overturned a data center rezoning by roughly 90% (Aug. 4, 2026)
Statewide: HB 5594–5596 / SB 1018–1020 in committee; governor opposes

Minnesota

Minnetrista: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026, 3–1)
Freeborn County: moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 19, 2025); extended through Aug. 19, 2027 (Aug. 18, 2026)
Le Sueur County: 12-month moratorium, townships and unincorporated areas (May 2026)
Waite Park: 1-year moratorium (May 2026, unanimous)
Pine County: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026)
Bemidji: 1-year moratorium, over 10,000 sq ft (Sept. 14, 2026, 6–1)
Carlton County: 1-year moratorium, county townships (Aug. 24, 2026, unanimous)
Hastings: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026)
Elk River: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026, unanimous)
Mankato: 1-year moratorium (July 13, 2026)
Apple Valley: 1-year moratorium (July 9, 2026)
Inver Grove Heights: 1-year moratorium (June 26, 2026, 3–2)
Wright County: moratorium of up to 1 year, county townships (May 19, 2026, unanimous)
Elko New Market: moratorium through May 13, 2027 (May 14, 2026)
Lonsdale: 1-year moratorium (April 30, 2026)
Rosemount: 1-year moratorium (April 21, 2026)
Carver: 1-year moratorium (April 6, 2026, unanimous)
Eagan: 1-year moratorium (Feb. 2026); first in the state
Woodbury: moratorium of up to 1 year (Sept. 23, 2026)
Minneapolis: 6-month, facilities over 350,000 sq ft, downtown exempt, 8–5; through Nov. 21, 2026
North Mankato: 1-year moratorium, renewable for one more year (Sept. 21, 2026)
Statewide: HF 4888 / SF 4298 (moratorium until one year after a PUC report) died at adjournment, May 2026

Mississippi

Jackson: 183-day citywide, 5–2 (July 14, 2026); first in the state

Missouri

St. Joseph: 12-month emergency moratorium (July 2026, 8–0)
Columbia: moratorium on new data centers until May 2027 (May 2026)
Ralls County: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026, 3–0)
Benton County: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 10, 2026)
Oak Grove: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 2026)
Pacific: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 4, 2026, unanimous)
Nodaway County: 6-month moratorium (July 21, 2026)
Independence: 180-day moratorium (July 2026)
Jackson County: 180-day (June 22, 2026)
St. Charles County: 6-month (July 14, 2026)
St. Peters, Camdenton, Neosho: 1-year
Webster County: 6-month
Springfield: 120-day
Peculiar: removed data centers from zoning code
St. Charles (city): moratorium converted to zoning ban

Montana

Missoula County: 1-year interim zoning through July 8, 2027

Nebraska

Lincoln County: rejected a 6-month moratorium 3–2 (July 2026)
Cass County: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026, 5–0)
Howard County: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 22, 2026, unanimous)
Gage County: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 16, 2026)
Nehawka: indefinite ban (Aug. 2026)
14 counties, including Box Butte, Butler, Cherry, Custer, Dundy, Furnas, Harlan, Hayes, Johnson, Kearney, Otoe, Seward (June 30, 2026), Logan (July 15, 2026); mostly 1-year, often covering wind, solar, and crypto mining
Statewide: Executive Order 26-17 ended ImagiNE Act incentives for new data centers

Nevada

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe: permanent moratorium on tribal lands (Aug. 21, 2026)
White Pine County: 180-day moratorium (July 2026)
Humboldt County: moratorium through July 13, 2027, unincorporated areas (July 2026, unanimous)
Wells: moratorium (June 2026)
Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe: ban on tribal lands (May 2026)
Reno: first Nevada city; extended through Aug. 31, 2027 (6–1)
Nye County: ban in Pahrump Valley / Basin 162, 5–0 (Aug. 18–19, 2026)
Henderson: rejected a 180-day moratorium (July 22, 2026)

New Hampshire

Nottingham: 12-month moratorium approved Sept. 9, 2026; New Hampshire’s first local data-center moratorium.
Statewide: HB 1265 killed in House, March 11, 2026; governor plans to propose a construction moratorium in the 2027 budget (Sept. 2026)

New Jersey

Raritan Township: ban in all zoning districts (Sept. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Manchester Township: township-wide ban (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
40 municipal bans, the most of any state
Jackson (38th, Aug. 2026), North Brunswick, East Brunswick (Aug. 24, 2026), Bayonne (32nd, Aug. 12, 2026), Holmdel (Aug. 11, 2026), Berkeley Heights (July 21, 2026), Neptune (25th, July 13, 2026), Warren Township (June 18, 2026), East Rutherford (June 16, 2026), Montgomery Township (June 2026),Frelinghuysen (May 18, 2026), Phillipsburg (April 2026), Liberty Township (March 5, 2026), Cherry Hill, Medford, Millville, Monroe Township, Logan Township, Stafford, Jersey City, Howell, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Pemberton, Waterford, East Greenwich, Andover, Summit, Red Bank, Asbury Park, others
Sayreville: 18-month moratorium
Proposed: Plainfield, Galloway, Cinnaminson, South Brunswick
Statewide: Data Center Fair Share Act signed July 7, 2026 (50 MW+ facilities commit to 85% of projected power costs for 10 years); A5482 (6-month moratorium on AI data centers over 10 MW) introduced Sept. 14, 2026, in committee

New Mexico

Clovis: rejected a 120-day moratorium 5–3 (Sept. 17, 2026)
Colfax County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 2026, unanimous)
Raton: rejected a 1-year moratorium 3–2 (Sept. 22, 2026)
Santa Fe County: 18-month, threshold lowered to 1 MW (June 30, 2026)
Sierra County: 18-month
Socorro County: 1-year (June 9, 2026)
Statewide: moratorium bill for 2027 received first interim committee hearing Aug. 11, 2026

New York

Guilderland: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
Camden (Oneida County): moratorium (Aug. 17, 2026, unanimous)
Mohawk: 6-month moratorium through Feb. 13, 2027 (Aug. 2026)
Newport (Herkimer County): 1-year moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Aug. 10, 2026)
Auburn: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 6, 2026, 5–0)
Schroeppel: 12-month moratorium (July 14, 2026)
Canton (St. Lawrence County): moratorium (July 8, 2026)
Highland: 12-month moratorium, large-scale data centers (June 2026)
Chateaugay: weighing a 1-year moratorium (Oct. 2026)
West Seneca: 1-year moratorium (Oct. 5, 2026, 4–0)
Islip: 18-month moratorium (Aug. 11, 2026)
Tonawanda: 1-year moratorium on new applications, 20 MW+ (Aug. 3, 2026, unanimous)
East Greenbush: 6-month moratorium (July 15, 2026, unanimous)
York: 12-month moratorium (July 14, 2026)
Clifton Park: 12-month moratorium (July 7, 2026)
Horseheads: 1-year moratorium (July 2, 2026)
North Tonawanda: moratorium on data center and crypto mining operations extended 1 year (June 16, 2026, unanimous)
Lewiston: 18-month moratorium (2026)
Dryden: ban, also covering crypto mining (Feb. 19, 2026, unanimous)
Orangetown: 180-day moratorium, also covering battery storage (Aug. 25, 2026)
Buffalo: 2-year moratorium advanced with a task force amendment (Sept. 29, 2026); local law vote pending
Massena: rejected a 6-month moratorium 3–2 (Sept. 16, 2026)
Statewide: Executive Order No. 62 (July 14, 2026) pauses discretionary DEC permits for 50 MW+ facilities for approximately one year
Statewide: S10642 / A11560 (20 MW+, 1-year) passed Senate 43–17 and Assembly 103–38 (June 4, 2026); unsigned
East Fishkill: 3-year through July 1, 2029
Brookhaven: 18-month (July 16, 2026)
Oneonta: 1-year
Perth: 1-year (June 2025)
Onondaga County: five towns, 1-year (Lysander, Manlius, Salina, Van Buren, and one other)

North Carolina

Columbus County: 120-day moratorium (Oct. 5, 2026)
Pitt County: weighing a 1-year moratorium; public hearing required before a vote (Oct. 5, 2026)
Halifax County: moratorium proposed; hearing Nov. 16, 2026
Davidson County: 4-month moratorium proposed; vote Oct. 26, 2026
Guilford County: moratorium of up to 180 days proposed; hearing Oct. 15, 2026
Lee County: rejected a 180-day moratorium 2–5 (Oct. 5, 2026)
Beaufort County: 1-year moratorium (Oct. 5, 2026, 6–1)
Hendersonville: 1-year moratorium (2026)
Edgecombe County: 2-year moratorium through Aug. 3, 2028 (Aug. 3, 2026, 5–0)
Stokes County: rejected a 6-month moratorium (July 2026)
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: indefinite moratorium on tribal lands (May 7, 2026, 11–0)
Forsyth County: rejected a 6-month moratorium 5–2 (Sept. 2026)
Newport: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 2026)
Southport: 15-month moratorium (Sept. 10, 2026, unanimous)
Nash County: moratorium through June 30, 2027, unincorporated areas (Sept. 8, 2026, unanimous)
McDowell County: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 31, 2026, unanimous)
Cary: 18-month moratorium (Aug. 27, 2026, unanimous)
Whiteville: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026)
Jackson County: 1-year moratorium through Aug. 18, 2027 (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Yadkin County: 2-year moratorium (Aug. 17, 2026, 5–0)
Farmville: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026, unanimous)
Raleigh: 6-month moratorium (Oct. 6, 2026)
Vance County: 60-day moratorium through Nov. 13, 2026 (Sept. 14, 2026, 5–2)
Statesville: 180-day moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
56 local moratoriums and bans
Charlotte: 150-day, 11–0 (June 8, 2026); extension through Oct. 11, 2027 proposed, hearing Oct. 12, 2026
Asheville: 1-year (June 23, 2026)
Greensboro: 120-day, 10 MW+, 8–0 (Aug. 17, 2026)
Durham (city) and Durham County: separate moratoriums
Alamance County: 1-year, 5–0 (Aug. 17, 2026)
Chatham County: 12-month (Feb. 11, 2026); developer lawsuit over 750 MW project
Surry County: 2-year (July 20, 2026)
Northampton County: 32-month
Orange, Rowan, Swain, Watauga, Harnett, Pasquotank, Davie counties; Cumberland County 6-month; Gates County (first, Dec. 17, 2025)
Towns: Apex, Boone, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Hillsborough, Holly Springs, Wilson, Waxhaw, Kings Mountain, Mount Airy, Wendell, Woodfin, Spring Hope, Bailey, Boiling Spring Lakes
Clay County: permanent ban, 2 MW+
Brevard: converted to conditional zoning
Statewide: H 1189 (100 MW+, 2026–2028) pending

North Dakota

7 local moratoriums, most near Applied Digital’s Polaris Forge campuses
Barnes County: 6-month
Mercer County: 1-year (3–2, March 2026); lifted July 2026 after adopting zoning

Ohio

Bridgewater Township (Williams County): 12-month moratorium (Sept. 16, 2026)
Northwest Township (Williams County): moratorium (Sept. 8, 2026)
Green Township (Harrison County): moratorium of at least 12 months (Aug. 2026)
Vermilion: 1-year moratorium through March 23, 2027 (April 20, 2026)
Ravenna Township: 6-month moratorium (April 14, 2026, 3–0)
Canton Township (Stark County): moratorium (April 9, 2026, 3–0)
Wood County townships: Freedom, Henry, Lake, Liberty, Plain, Portage, Weston moratoriums (Jan.–March 2026)
Monclova Township: 12-month moratorium (Feb. 2026)
Archbold: 6-month moratorium, extended 6 months (2026)
Ellsworth Township: 1-year moratorium (June 10, 2026)
Niles: 6-month moratorium (May 20, 2026)
Dayton: 180-day moratorium (2026)
Avon, Twinsburg, Painesville Township: moratoriums of 6 months to 1 year (spring 2026)
Clearcreek Township, Hamilton Township (Warren County): 1-year moratoriums
North Ridgeville: emergency moratorium, also covering crypto mining (unanimous)
Grafton Township: moratorium
Pleasant Township (Franklin County): moratorium (2026)
Muhlenberg Township: 12-month moratorium through Feb. 3, 2027 (Feb. 2, 2026, unanimous)
South Bloomfield: 180-day moratorium (Dec. 2025)
Mt. Orab: moratorium
Commercial Point: moratorium; under developer lawsuit
Delphos: 18-month moratorium, also covering renewable energy projects (Oct. 2026)
Weathersfield Township: moratorium extended 6 months, into April 2027 (Sept. 2026)
Berea: 1-year moratorium
Findlay: moratorium until April 2027
Hubbard Township: 1-year moratorium (Feb. 10, 2026)
Pierce Township: moratorium extended through May 31, 2027 (Sept. 9, 2026)
Liberty Township (Knox County): ban (Sept. 3, 2026)
Defiance: moratorium (2026)
Athens: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026)
Vienna Township: 180-day moratorium (Feb. 17, 2026); extended through Oct. 16, 2026 (Aug. 3, 2026)
Springfield: 6-month moratorium, 25 MW+ (July 14, 2026)
Montgomery Township (Ashland County): 2-year moratorium (June 17, 2026, unanimous)
Howland Township: 6-month moratorium (June 10, 2026)
Braceville Township: 6-month moratorium (June 2, 2026, unanimous)
Hubbard: 12-month emergency moratorium (June 1, 2026)
Cortland: 1-year moratorium (June 1, 2026)
Jerome Township: moratorium expired June 2026
Jackson Township (Franklin County): 1-year moratorium (May 12, 2026, unanimous)
Yellow Springs: 12-month moratorium, 2 MW+ (May 18, 2026)
Grafton: 5-year moratorium (2026)
Boardman Township: 1-year moratorium (April 2026)
Washington Township (Montgomery County): 360-day moratorium (April 20, 2026)
Tiffin: moratorium of up to 12 months (April 20, 2026, 6–0)
Sunbury: moratorium through Jan. 31, 2027 (April 15, 2026, unanimous)
Scioto Township: 12-month moratorium (March 5, 2026)
Urbana: 12-month moratorium (March 3, 2026, 6–1)
Barberton: indefinite moratorium (Nov. 10, 2025)
Warren County: 6-month moratorium, hyperscale data centers (Sept. 2026, 3–0). Commissioner Tom Grossmann said: “I want to control the size and where they would be located.”
St. Bernard: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 24, 2026, unanimous)
McDonald: 1-year emergency moratorium (Sept. 16, 2026, 5–0)
Warren (city): 1-year moratorium, over 1,000 sq ft (Sept. 9, 2026, unanimous)
Newton Falls: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 2, 2026, 4–0)
Fayette County: moratorium through June 1, 2027, seven townships (Sept. 21, 2026)
Miamisburg: 9-month moratorium (Sept. 1, 2026, 6–0)
119 local moratoriums, the most of any state
Cincinnati: extended through the end of 2026
Cleveland: 3-month (July 15, 2026), through Oct. 20, 2026
Alliance: 18-month (5–1)
Grove City: 12-month
Ravenna: 1-year (April 20, 2026)
Kent; Norton 180-day; Blanchester
Butler County: 6-month across six townships (June 16, 2026, unanimous)
Massillon: reduced to 60 days; ended Aug. 14, 2026, after zoning rules were adopted
Lordstown: 180-day, extended; challenged in Ohio Supreme Court (Bristolville 25 Developer LLC v. Lordstown, $3.6B project)
Conneaut: rejected a moratorium 2–4 (Aug. 12, 2026)
Pioneer: 6-month moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026)
Lima: 18-month moratorium (Sept. 15, 2026)
Statewide: new sales-tax exemption requests paused (May 2026); SB 374 / HB 975 would end the exemption

Oklahoma

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes: 3-year moratorium on tribal lands, until Oct. 2029 (Oct. 3, 2026, 261–83)
Shawnee: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2027 (Aug. 2026)
Norman: moratorium until June 2027 (June 23, 2026)
Luther: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 (June 2026)
Broken Arrow: 6-month moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 (June 15, 2026, unanimous)
Tulsa: moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 (March 25, 2026, unanimous)
Seminole Nation: moratorium on hyperscale data centers on tribal lands (March 7, 2026, 24–0)
Oklahoma City: through end of 2026 (April 21, 2026, unanimous)
Edmond: through Dec. 31, 2026 (June 8, 2026)
Cherokee Nation: hyperscale ban on tribal and trust lands (Aug. 10, 2026); survey of 1,593 citizens found 64% opposed
Statewide: SB 1488 died

Oregon

Salem: 120-day moratorium, 2 MW+ (Sept. 21, 2026, 7–0)
Woodburn: 120-day moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
Hillsboro: 120-day land-use moratorium (July 27, 2026); first in the state; city hosts 21 data center sites
Statewide: POWER Act (2025) large-load rate class; 3-year moratorium bill announced Aug. 4, 2026, for the 2027 session; governor paused data center requests on state-owned land until July 1, 2027 (Sept. 2026)

Pennsylvania

Gregg Township: 180-day moratorium on new applications (Aug. 20, 2026, unanimous)
Upper Burrell Township: 180-day moratorium through Nov. 2, 2026 (May 2026)
Bensalem Township: 180-day (June 8, 2026)
Hazle Township: 180-day
Olyphant: 6-month (4–3)
Statewide: Executive Order 2026-05 (Aug. 18, 2026) bars DEP permit review without binding GRID commitment and local approval; roughly 100 pending proposals, 5 fully permitted
Statewide: SB 1345, SB 1359, HB 2533 introduced

Rhode Island

Cumberland: permanent ban, 6–1 (Sept. 16, 2026)
Smithfield: permanent ban, 4–1 (May 5, 2026); first in the state; developer litigating
Charlestown: permanent ban, 5–0 (Aug. 11, 2026)
Statewide: S2776 died

South Carolina

Beaufort County: 9-month moratorium proposed; recommended by the Planning Commission (Oct. 5, 2026); three council readings required
McCormick County: rejected a 9-month moratorium 3–2 on first reading (Sept. 2026)
Laurens County: 1-year moratorium, third reading (Sept. 14, 2026, 6–0)
Greenwood County: 12-month moratorium, third reading (July 21, 2026, 4–3)
Newberry County: 12-month moratorium (July 15, 2026, unanimous)
Colleton County: 6-month moratorium (July 2026, unanimous); partially repealed west of I-95 and in industrial zones
Chesterfield County: moratorium (June 2026)
Fairfield County: 12-month moratorium (Sept. 14, 2026)
Clarendon County: moratorium, third reading (Sept. 14, 2026, unanimous)
Kershaw County: 1-year moratorium, third reading (Sept. 22, 2026, unanimous)
Jasper County: 1-year moratorium, unincorporated areas, second reading (Sept. 21, 2026, unanimous); third reading pending
York County: 9-month (July 13, 2026); existing QTS facilities exempt
Anderson County: 6-month (Aug. 20, 2026)
Chester County: 6-month; lawsuit by Valara Holdings
Spartanburg County: 1-year moratorium, 65 MW+ (Sept. 21, 2026, 5–1)
Statewide: H 5286, H 5526 died

South Dakota

Yankton County: 6-month (July 2026)
Statewide: SB 232 / HB 1301 died; SB 135 enacted (disclosure requirements; protects local authority to regulate or ban)

Tennessee

43 local moratoriums
Shelby County: temporary moratorium, unincorporated areas, proposed; first reading approved 5–4 (Oct. 12, 2026)
Smithville: 18-month moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Aug. 2026)
Carter County: 1-year moratorium, also covering crypto mining (Aug. 17, 2026, 20–1)
Hamblen County: 1-year moratorium on new data center construction (July 6, 2026)
Moore County: 2-year moratorium, also covering crypto mining (2026)
Crossville: 2-year moratorium, third reading (Aug. 2026)
Gallatin: 60-day pause on new data center applications (July 2026)
Wilson County: 6-month moratorium (July 20, 2026, unanimous)
Maury County: 12-month moratorium (July 20, 2026)
Dickson County: 6-month moratorium (July 2026)
Hamilton County: 1-year moratorium, rural areas (July 15, 2026)
Shelbyville: moratorium, also covering crypto mining (July 2026)
Loudon County: 6-month moratorium (June 29, 2026)
Clinton: 6-month moratorium (June 22, 2026, unanimous)
Morgan County: 2-year moratorium (June 2026)
McMinnville: 18-month moratorium (June 2026, unanimous)
Grundy County: 2-year moratorium through May 18, 2028 (May 18, 2026, unanimous)
Bristol, Jonesborough: moratoriums
Hawkins County: permanent ban on data centers and crypto mining
Nashville-Davidson: permit moratorium through Dec. 1, 2026; regulations ban facilities over 500,000 sq ft (July 21, 2026); DC BLOX federal lawsuit largely dismissed (Oct. 2026)
Knox County: 1-year through June 30, 2027
Knoxville: emergency 1-year, 10 MW+ (July 8, 2026)
Washington County: 1-year (13–2)
Anderson County: 2-year
Cedar Hill: 2-year (June 1, 2026)
Coffee County: 1-year
Johnson City: extended to Dec. 3, 2026
Memphis: 12-month proposed; final reading postponed to Oct. 20, 2026

Texas

Harlingen: 120-day moratorium (May 2026)
Hood County: rejected a 6-month pause on new industrial development, including data centers, 3–2 (Feb. 2026)
Athens: ban (Aug. 24, 2026, 3–2)
Austin County: moratorium on new AI data centers and battery storage (July 27, 2026, unanimous)
San Marcos: permanent ban in all zoning districts, 4–3 (June 16, 2026); first city in Texas
Hill County: 1-year (May 12, 2026), first county in Texas; rescinded June 5 after a developer lawsuit seeking $100M+
Tom Green County: dropped moratorium effort
Fort Worth: 90-day pause initiated (Aug. 11, 2026)
Statewide: Gov. Abbott directive (Aug. 3, 2026) orders PUCT/ERCOT audit of roughly 474 GW in the interconnection queue before new grid connections; second directive (Sept. 21, 2026) halts TCEQ permits for data center projects until the audits are complete; SB 6 (2025) set 75 MW+ standards

Utah

Iron County: 180-day pause on data center applications (May 26, 2026, unanimous)
Clearfield: moratorium of up to 180 days (Sept. 8, 2026, unanimous)
Wayne County: 180-day moratorium (July 2026, unanimous)
Grand County: 180-day pause on data center applications (July 7, 2026, unanimous)
Logan: 180-day moratorium (June 30, 2026)
Milford: 180-day moratorium, also covering solar (June 16, 2026, 5–0)
Box Elder County: 180-day (June 10, 2026)
Cache County: 180-day (6–0)
Statewide: Executive Order 2026-03 Data Center Framework

Vermont

South Burlington: zoning ban on data centers over 20,000 sq ft (Aug. 2026)
Royalton: 5-year ban on AI and cryptocurrency data centers (Town Meeting Day, March 2026)
Statewide: S.205 (100 MW+, through July 1, 2030) died in committee
Statewide: H.727, a ratepayer-protection and siting-standards bill, passed the Senate 26–3; vetoed May 28, 2026; override failed 83–52

Virginia

Front Royal: 90-day moratorium on applications (July 6, 2026); extended 60 days (Sept. 28, 2026, 6–0)
Virginia Beach: 12-month moratorium on new applications (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Warrenton: ban (July 8, 2025, 5–0)
Suffolk: planning commission backed a data center ban 8–0; council vote Oct. 21, 2026
Chesapeake: 8-month application pause (July 21, 2026)
Prince William County: rejected Dulles South (43 million sq ft) 8–0 (July 2026)
Hanover County: rejected Mountain Road Technology Park 4–3 (May 28, 2026)
Loudoun County: ended by-right zoning for data centers; 12-month pause on board votes on data center applications proposed (Sept. 15, 2026)
Spotsylvania County: endorsed a statewide moratorium
Statewide: HB 1515 (1 MW+) carried over to 2027; $0.011/kWh data center electricity tax effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2028; SCC order (July 31, 2026) requires large loads to pay for dedicated transmission; governor declined a statewide moratorium (Aug. 13, 2026); Executive Order 22 (Sept. 18, 2026) bars state-agency NDAs and directs noise, emissions and water standards

Washington

32 local moratoriums, including earlier Columbia Basin pauses
Kittitas County: 6-month emergency moratorium on applications (Aug. 2026); extended 6 months (Sept. 15, 2026)
Renton: moratorium of up to 1 year, large data centers (Aug. 17, 2026, unanimous)
Mount Vernon: 6-month moratorium (Aug. 12, 2026)
Yakima County: 6-month moratorium, unincorporated areas (Aug. 11, 2026, unanimous)
Cle Elum: 6-month moratorium (July 31, 2026, unanimous)
La Conner: moratorium of at least 6 months on permit applications (July 28, 2026)
Marysville: 6-month moratorium (July 13, 2026, unanimous)
Federal Way: 12-month moratorium (July 7, 2026, unanimous)
Lincoln County: 6-month emergency moratorium, also covering battery storage (Sept. 2026)
Pierce County: emergency moratorium of up to 1 year, over 10 MW, unincorporated areas (Aug. 25, 2026, 6–1)
Pasco: 6-month moratorium (July 2026, 6–0)
Port Angeles: 6-month moratorium (Sept. 1, 2026, unanimous)
Burien: emergency 1-year moratorium (June 29, 2026, unanimous)
Seattle: emergency 1-year, 20 MVA+ (June 9, 2026)
Spokane: 1-year, 6–1 (June 22, 2026)
Spokane County: 4-month (Aug. 19, 2026)
Snohomish County: emergency 6-month (June 24, 2026)
Skagit County: 6-month
Statewide: ESSB 6231 phases out sales-tax exemption for replacement server equipment

West Virginia

No moratorium or ban recorded
Statewide: 2025 Power Generation and Consumption Act created incentive programs and exempts certified data center districts from local zoning

Wisconsin

La Crosse (city): 18-month moratorium (Aug. 13, 2026, unanimous)
Town of Waterloo: 2-year interim zoning moratorium (June 10, 2026, unanimous)
Town of Bloomington: interim zoning moratorium (June 8, 2026)
Town of Hampden: 12-month moratorium (May 26, 2026)
Town of Beetown: interim zoning moratorium (May 2026)
Town of Cassville: 2-year interim zoning moratorium (April 2026, unanimous)
De Pere: 1-year moratorium on large-scale data centers approved by the Plan Commission (Sept. 28, 2026); Common Council vote pending
Polk County: 12-month moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026, 14–1)
Chippewa County: 12-month moratorium, six towns (Aug. 11, 2026, 19–0)
Town of Janesville: moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026)
New Denmark: 1-year moratorium (June 8, 2026)
Brown County: committee rejected a countywide moratorium (June 2, 2026, unanimous)
Winnebago County: 12-month moratorium, four towns (Aug. 2026)
Dodge County: 18-month moratorium (June 2026, 29–2)
Tigerton: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 15, 2026)
Oshkosh: moratorium (Sept. 2026, unanimous)
St. Croix County: 1-year moratorium, medium- and large-scale data centers (Sept. 1, 2026, 18–0)
Oneida County: 1-year moratorium (Aug. 18, 2026, unanimous)
Monroe County: 18-month moratorium, also covering battery storage (July 21, 2026, 10–3)
Sheboygan: 12-month moratorium, over 10,000 sq ft (July 20, 2026, unanimous)
La Crosse County: 18-month moratorium (June 18, 2026)
Grant County: 12-month moratorium (June 16, 2026, unanimous)
Dane County: moratorium on hyperscale data centers until Dec. 2027 (June 4, 2026, unanimous)
Door County: 1-year moratorium (May 2026)
Westport: 1-year cap of 10,000 sq ft on new data centers (April 6, 2026, 4–1)
Green County: 12-month moratorium (2026, 30–1)
Janesville: 1-year moratorium (Sept. 28, 2026, unanimous)
Milwaukee: 1-year pause approved by City Plan Commission (Sept. 28, 2026); Common Council vote Oct. 13, 2026
Marathon County: 12-month moratorium, 18 townships (Aug. 25, 2026)
42 local moratoriums
Madison: 12-month, 10,000 sq ft+ (Jan. 13, 2026)
Superior: 1-year (June 16, 2026)
Manitowoc County: 18-month (April 29, 2026)
Bellevue, Cottage Grove, Greenville, Wrightstown: 12-month
Wrightstown: advisory referendum rejected a data center (Aug. 11, 2026)
DeForest: $12B QTS project rejected
Statewide: AB 1099 / SB 1061 died

Wyoming

Cheyenne: rejected a 1-year moratorium 8–1 (May 26, 2026)
Statewide: sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment

Alaska

No moratorium, ban, or moratorium bill recorded

Methodology

To collect the data for this report, we first collected all data center-related legislation starting from January 2022. The legislation must specifically name data centers as the target of the law (as opposed to crypto mining, which uses data centers but has separate bans).

We considered a moratorium as a legally binding instrument (ordinance, resolution with legal effect, interim or emergency zoning ordinance, or executive order) that suspends acceptance, processing, or approval of data center applications, permits, rezonings, or site plans, or data center construction, for a stated or indefinite period. Pauses limited to facilities above a megawatt or square-footage threshold were counted as a data center ban.

We didn’t count laws involving tax incentive pauses and rollbacks, cost-allocation and rate-class laws, individual project denials, etc. These may disincentivize data center construction. But they’re not a pause or ban.