U.S. DATA CENTER DECISIONS
Data Center Decision Scoreboard
Explore reported pauses and bans, the independently verified subset, and the evidence still awaiting review. Imported coverage was compiled Sep 29, 2026; later reviews update individual records.
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708 location and policy groups across 47 states. Imported source coverage compiled ; later Ally reviews appear in the verified decision records. The register includes reported restrictions, proposals, disputed statuses and historical actions.
Active reports include independently verified entries as a subset. Other active reports remain research leads until Ally confirms the adoption, scope and current status. These groups cannot be added to the verified jurisdiction counts or used as a count of affected projects.
552 groups awaiting review: 267 reported active, not independently confirmed, plus 285 with uncertain or conflicting status. Proposed and ended actions remain visible separately.
708 matching groups · 267 reported active, not independently confirmed · 26 verified active · 91 proposed or pending · 285 uncertain or conflicting · 39 ended or rejected
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-18 · End date: 2027-08-18
Scope / policy: All new data centers in the city's regulatory jurisdiction (existing facilities grandfathered)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-18 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Restrictions Added · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-03-03 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: >20 MW data centers (DC Blox & Nebius AI Factory exempt)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-03-03 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: passed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-03-03 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Birmingham City Council unanimously approved a 270-day moratorium on applications for new or expanding hyperscale data centers on March 3, 2026. Facilities under 20 megawatts are exempt. Two existing projects (Nebius Oxmoor AI Factory at 300MW and one other) that filed before the vote are exempt. The moratorium gives the city time to develop comprehensive zoning and land use regulations for large-scale data center facilities. Nebius submitted its building permit on Jan. 29, weeks before the vote, and is not affected. The project involves 80 acres. (Jan 13, 2026 was the proposal/public-hearing date; the 270-day moratorium vote was March 3, 2026.)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-22 · End date: 2027-06-22
Scope / policy: All new data centers (server farms, hyperscale, colocation)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-22 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: passed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-06-22 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Cullman City Council unanimously passed a 1-year moratorium on data centers and directed staff to draft a potential outright prohibition.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-08 · End date: 2027-03-08
Scope / policy: Data centers, bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining, server farms and similar technology uses; MW thresholds to be set during the pause
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-14 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Source status: Verified active · Verified active
Source record date: 2026-09-08 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Acceptance, processing, approval and consideration of applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, server farms and similar uses.
Ally evidence review:
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-16 · End date: 2026-12-16
Scope / policy: All new data centers (M2 heavy industrial proposed)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-16 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-01 · End date: 2027-03-01
Scope / policy: All data center development town-wide
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-01 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: In Process · Proposed / pending
Source record date: 2026-08-10 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: New data centers, gas stations and auto businesses along several highway corridors
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-22 · End date: 2027-06-22
Scope / policy: New data center applications
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-22 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-08 · End date: 2027-06-08
Scope / policy: New data centers + expansions (Ordinance 2026-06-02)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-08 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-23 · End date: 2027-06-23
Scope / policy: Bitcoin mining data center project
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-30 · End date: 2027-12-30
Scope / policy: All data centers (triggered by proposed bitcoin mining facility near Union Road)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-07-06 · End date: 2027-07-06
Scope / policy: Data center proposals citywide
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-18 · End date: 2027-02-18
Scope / policy: All data centers citywide; 437-acre project on Highway 280 at Cheshire Drive
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-18 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-17 · End date: 2027-06-17
Scope / policy: Data centers and other high-intensity digital infrastructure facilities
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-01 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: passed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-06-17 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: NEW fight. On June 17 the Carroll County (AR) Quorum Court unanimously passed a 12-month emergency moratorium blocking construction and authorization of 'high-impact industrial and high-intensity digital infrastructure facilities' — data centers, AI computing, and crypto mining. Co-sponsors Justices of the Peace Harrie Farrow and Jack Deaton filed it as an emergency ordinance so it could be heard and passed in a single meeting (the court meets monthly). Cited concerns about power/water consumption and non-disclosure contracts; took effect immediately. Distinct from the Carroll County, GA and Carroll County, MD entries already in the DB.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: cancelled · Rejected / failed
Source record date: 2023-05-25 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Harrison passed a moratorium on data centers and crypto mining on May 25, 2023 after hundreds of residents objected to a Green Digital LLC crypto facility (a subsidiary with Chinese Communist Party ownership ties). The moratorium was actively removed on Nov 28, 2023 (~6 months in) after Arkansas Act 851 ("Right to Mine" law) preempted local regulation of crypto mining. The project involves 5 acres.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-10 · End date: 2031-08-31
Scope / policy: All data centers and crypto mines county-wide
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-10 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Proposed · Proposed / pending
Source record date: 2026-07-01 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: New large-scale data centers (follows June 2 regulations; $1B Google-led port project)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: rejected · Rejected / failed
Source record date: 2026-08-04 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Source status: delayed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-07-07 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: A measure by City Directors Kathy Webb and Capi Peck to pause new hyperscale data center approvals through year-end was deferred to August 4, 2026 at the sponsors' request. As drafted, it would exempt the planned Google data center at the Port of Little Rock and only affect zoning applications in the 'hyperscale' category; the main opposition target is an AVAIO Digital project near Wrightsville in Pulaski County, alongside continued scrutiny of the Google Port project. UPDATE 2026-07-29: City Director Kathy Webb (Ward 3) is formally proposing to extend the halt from 6 to 18 months and to remove the earlier carve-out for the planned Google hyperscale facility at the Port of Little Rock. The proposal would require biannual public hearings with Entergy Arkansas and the developer present. Not yet voted on.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-17 · End date: 2029-08-31
Scope / policy: Data centers, digital asset mining and large-scale server operations
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-08-17 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Rejected · Rejected / failed
Source record date: 2026-07-28 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Scope needs review
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: rejected · Rejected / failed
Source record date: 2026-07-28 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: defeated · Rejected / failed
Source record date: 2026-05-26 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: The Pulaski County Quorum Court appeared to pass a one-year data center moratorium on May 26, 2026 (with an exemption carved out for AVAIO Digital's planned Wrightsville project), but on May 28 the county clerk announced she had miscounted — per Arkansas Advocate's review of the roll call, the tally was 8 yes / 6 no / 1 present (other outlets' recounts differ -- see flags), short of the 10 of 15 votes needed. The ordinance is expected to return at the June meeting. Pulaski is Arkansas's most populous county. The 12-month moratorium fell short of the 10 votes needed (8-6, 1 present); officials initially mis-reported it as passed, then corrected the next day. A new ordinance removing the AVAIO carve-out (sponsors JPs Ward, Blackwood, Davis) is set for an agenda meeting June 9 and a Quorum Court vote June 23. [Update 2026-07-08: A moratorium re-vote is pending 2026-07-14 (after this refresh window), with a carve-out for AVAIO Digital's Wrightsville project.]
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-07-14 · End date: 2027-01-14
Scope / policy: New data center approvals city-wide
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-07-01 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-30 · End date: 2027-07-09
Scope / policy: New DC development; Paradox Data 8 MW crypto facility expansion (Z Squared LOI) on hold
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-06-01 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Incentive pause · Pause / moratorium · State policy — scope review
Source status: passed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-06-15 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: On June 15, 2026 Gov. Katie Hobbs signed Arizona's ~$18B FY budget, which includes a three-year moratorium on NEW data center sales/use tax exemptions. Existing data centers keep their exemptions (5-10 year terms) and new facilities can still be built — they just cannot newly qualify for the incentive during the pause. The 2013-era incentive costs the state ~$38M/year; a mixed outcome curbing subsidies without restricting development.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: Signed by Gov. Hobbs — June 13, 2026 (effective July 1, 2026) · Status needs review
Source record date: Not supplied · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: FY2027 Budget
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: Enacted · Status needs review
Source record date: Not supplied · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: FY2027 budget: 3-yr DC tax-incentive pause
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Source status: Announced · Proposed / pending
Source record date: Not supplied · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: AG statewide pause call
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Restrictions Added · Status needs review
Source record date: 2023-01-05 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Limits DCs to planned developments only
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: active · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-22 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Restrictions Added · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-08-11 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Facilities over 25,000 sq ft or 20 MW
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
State policy — scope review
Source status: Passed Legislature · Proposed / pending
Source record date: Not supplied · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: SB 886 / SB 887 / SB 1168 / AB 2383
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: Proposed · Proposed / pending
Source record date: 2026-05-12 · End date: 2031-05-12
Scope / policy: Large-scale DC facilities (Salton Sea region)
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Source status: pending · Proposed / pending
Source record date: 2026-05-12 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: Calipatria City Council voted 4-0 to advance an interim urgency ordinance for a temporary 5-year moratorium on large-scale data center approval/permitting/construction — the first Imperial County-area jurisdiction to formally consider blocking data centers. Tied to broader Salton Sea-area data center opposition. As of June 8, the 5-year moratorium remains an introduction only — the May 12 vote directed staff to advertise a formal public hearing to refine the ordinance before it takes full effect; no second-reading adoption has been confirmed. Mayor Michael Luellen said 'data centers, the only place that they exist, is in hell,' and council members faced recall notices around the same time.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: proposed · Proposed / pending
Source record date: 2026-09-15 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Pause / moratorium
Source status: passed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-05-19 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: On May 19, 2026, the Brawley City Council voted 3-2 (Grass and Kelley dissenting) to approve Ordinance No. 2026-03, an immediate moratorium on data centers requiring more than 50 MW of electrical demand or exceeding 250,000 sq ft of gross floor area (smaller server rooms and telecom hubs exempt). Introduced by Councilmember Gil Rebollar to give the city time to draft zoning, environmental, and infrastructure standards.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Ban · Pause / moratorium
Source status: enacted · Reported active
Source record date: 2026-09-16 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: See linked source for covered areas, facilities and exceptions.
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
No direct evidence link is available in this source observation.
Source status: delayed · Status needs review
Source record date: 2026-06-03 · End date: Not confirmed
Scope / policy: The Calexico City Council was scheduled to consider a proposed data center moratorium at its June 3, 2026 meeting (alongside a public-safety budgeting mandate). No specific data center project in Calexico was identified — the measure appears precautionary amid the county-wide moratorium cascade. The June 3 vote outcome was not yet reported as of June 8. [Update 2026-07-08: On 2026-07-01, council voted 5-0 to abandon the moratorium approach in favor of directing staff to draft an outright ban ordinance, to return for a second reading/vote on 2026-07-15. Councilmember Diana Nuricumbo cited existing air quality/New River pollution as reasons to go further than a pause.] [Update 2026-07-20: The council's planned final vote on the outright data-center ban, originally set for 2026-07-15, was deferred to September due to the council's August recess.]
Imported research lead. Ally has not independently reviewed this source observation. Confirm the current policy, adoption, expiration and exceptions before relying on it.
Location aliases are normalized and source observations are grouped. Extensions and multiple reports do not automatically become additional jurisdictions. Same-named towns and cities, overlapping governments and statewide bill groups may still need manual reconciliation. The register is a research collection, not an exhaustive national census.
State policies can overlap local ones. Tax-incentive pauses and policy reviews are labeled separately from construction or permit pauses. Different source trackers use different criteria; their raw totals cannot be compared one-for-one with Ally's grouped records. Imported coverage has its own compilation date, separate from Ally's verification dates.
Sources: Interconnected Capital; DataCenterBans; DataCenterTracker by Cam Acosta and George Ingebretsen (source: datacentertracker.org). DataCenterTracker data is adapted under CC BY 4.0; grouping, status categories and display have been changed. Imported source labels are not legal findings or endorsements.
INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED EVIDENCE
30 reviewed decision records across 18 states. Verified restrictions are included in the coverage above. Project approvals and denials are counted separately.
Approvals count projects; restrictions count jurisdictions. They are different measures and do not form a win/loss ratio.
THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Pierce Township, OH
The current township page confirms that the data center moratorium runs through May 31, 2027.
Scope: Data center development approvals under township zoning while staff develops new regulations.
Date basis: October 9 is the confirmation date used for tracking, not adoption or legal effectiveness. The extension PDF is scanned and its precise adoption/effective date was not recovered. Excluded from adoption trends until those dates are confirmed.
Effective / tracked from Oct 9, 2026 · Scheduled end May 31, 2027
City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI
The city confirms council adoption of a 12-month development moratorium on October 5, alongside a data center overlay district.
Scope: Consideration or issuance of rezonings, plats, certified survey maps and other land divisions enabling data center development within city limits.
Date basis: October 5 adoption is confirmed by the city timeline. October 9 is the tracking confirmation date for effectiveness; the packet requires passage and publication, and a final published instrument has not been recovered. Packet exceptions should be checked against the final ordinance.
Effective / tracked from Oct 9, 2026
Unincorporated Pinellas County, FL
Commissioners reaffirmed the existing code prohibition in a September 24 resolution.
Scope: Standalone, large-scale data centers in unincorporated Pinellas County.
Date basis: Date of reaffirmation; the original prohibition predates this resolution.
Effective / tracked from Sep 24, 2026
City of Eugene, OR
The city states it will deny land-use or building applications for the covered facilities.
Scope: Large, modern data centers that are not permitted uses or equivalent to allowed uses under the Eugene Land Use Code.
Date basis: Official page updated September 17. Original adoption date is not stated; excluded from adoption trends.
Effective / tracked from Sep 17, 2026
Weld County, near Windsor, CO
County commissioners approved the land use by a 5–0 vote. This records a land-use milestone, not construction permits or permission for future expansion.
Scope: Use by Special Review permit USR26-0019 for an existing industrial facility.
Effective / tracked from Sep 9, 2026
City of Foley, AL
Council enacted a six-month pause while regulations and infrastructure impacts are studied.
Scope: Acceptance, processing, approval and consideration of applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, server farms and similar uses.
Date basis: Final council reading was September 8. September 9 announcement confirms it was in effect; exact legal commencement and calendar expiration require the ordinance.
Effective / tracked from Sep 9, 2026
City of Mattoon and its extraterritorial zoning area, IL
The city confirms council adoption of an application pause. The moratorium renews annually until council changes or ends it.
Scope: New data center developments larger than 21,780 square feet within the city and up to 1.5 miles beyond it where the city exercises zoning authority.
Date basis: The September 3 announcement reports Tuesday adoption, corroborated by the September 1 meeting page. September 3 is used as the confirmed announcement date for tracking effectiveness; the precise legal effective date is not established.
Effective / tracked from Sep 3, 2026
Durham County, NC
County commissioners approved a nine-month moratorium while development rules are reviewed.
Scope: New data centers and expansions beyond 100,000 total square feet under county land-use authority.
Date basis: Council adoption date used for tracking. The official summary gives nine months without a calendar expiration.
Effective / tracked from Aug 24, 2026
City of Greensboro, NC
Council adopted a 180-day pause by an 8–0 vote with one recusal.
Scope: Acceptance, processing and approval of development applications for data centers, data storage and processing facilities, and similar uses exceeding 10 MW of electrical demand.
Date basis: Council adoption date used for tracking.
Effective / tracked from Aug 18, 2026 · Scheduled end Feb 14, 2027
Unincorporated Walker County, GA
The Board of Commissioners enacted a 180-day moratorium and created a study group.
Scope: Data centers in unincorporated Walker County.
Date basis: August 6 meeting date; the summary gives a duration rather than an exact calendar expiry.
Effective / tracked from Aug 6, 2026
Lexington / Fayette County, KY
Recommendations for new data center rules remain separate from adopted restrictions. The October 6 meeting is for public input, not a confirmed final vote.
Scope: Planning Commission recommendations forwarded to the Urban County Council.
Effective / tracked from Jul 30, 2026
City of Chesapeake, VA
Council paused applications while requesting community meetings and additional zoning work. Subsequent conditional-use rules do not establish a citywide ban.
Scope: An eight-month pause on hearings and processing of data-center applications described in the city’s July 21 policy timeline; subsequent conditional-use and by-right frameworks have distinct applicability.
Date basis: City timeline states an eight-month pause; exact expiration and exceptions should be checked against the resolution.
Effective / tracked from Jul 21, 2026
City of Cleveland, OH
The council adopted Ordinance 556-2026 on July 15. The current city page states the permit pause is scheduled through October 20, 2026; existing operations are unaffected.
Scope: Review and issuance of permits or approvals for new principal-use data centers and expansion of existing standalone facilities.
Date basis: July 15 adoption is confirmed by council meeting highlights. September 29 remains a tracking confirmation date for effectiveness, not the legal effective date, which the cited sources do not establish.
Effective / tracked from Sep 29, 2026 · Scheduled end Oct 20, 2026
New York State, NY
Executive Order 62 holds covered incomplete DEC applications pending an environmental review report. It does not pause local-government permissions under this provision.
Scope: Covered DEC discretionary applications for construction or expansion of qualifying facilities capable of consuming at least 50 MW.
Effective / tracked from Jul 14, 2026
City of Knoxville, TN
Council approved a one-year pause while city and planning staff develop safeguards.
Scope: Permitting or construction of large data centers.
Date basis: Council action date used for tracking. The official announcement states one year without an exact calendar expiration.
Effective / tracked from Jul 7, 2026
City of Independence, MO
The city announced a temporary pause to review development, infrastructure, fire and building requirements.
Scope: Certain permits, licenses and applications for new data centers and battery energy storage facilities.
Date basis: City announcement date; the source states a 180-day duration without an exact end date.
Effective / tracked from Jul 6, 2026
Unincorporated Linn County, IA
An 18-month pause allows review of cumulative infrastructure and resource impacts. The county can extend the pause or end it early.
Scope: New applications to rezone to the EU-3 Large-Scale Data Center district; cities within the county are excluded.
Date basis: Effective date used; adoption day is not stated on the summary page.
Effective / tracked from Jul 1, 2026 · Scheduled end Jan 1, 2028
Town of Holly Springs, NC
Town Council approved a pause of up to 12 months while the town reviews its development rules.
Scope: Approval of new data centers within the town.
Effective / tracked from Jun 16, 2026
Unincorporated Clayton County, GA
Resolution 2026-134 extended the application pause through December 31, 2026.
Scope: Acceptance of permit, license or rezoning applications for establishing or expanding data centers.
Date basis: Latest verified extension date used for tracking; original adoption date remains unresolved.
Effective / tracked from Jun 16, 2026 · Scheduled end Dec 31, 2026
City of Seattle, WA
City Council adopted amended Council Bill 121214, temporarily stopping covered new siting while impacts are studied.
Scope: New facilities primarily storing and processing digital data, with capacity over 20 MVA and requiring uninterruptible power.
Date basis: Council adoption date used for tracking. Exact legal effective and expiration dates require the ordinance.
Effective / tracked from Jun 9, 2026
Lexington / Fayette County, KY
Council paused data-center applications while reviewing zoning, site design, environmental and resource requirements. The current official page still lists an October 31 expiration; a scheduled extension reading is not a confirmed extension.
Scope: Data center permits, development plans and zone changes in Fayette County.
Effective / tracked from Jun 9, 2026 · Scheduled end Oct 31, 2026
Town of New Denmark, Brown County, WI
Resolution 2026-04 establishes a one-year pause while the town studies siting and operating standards.
Scope: Placement of data centers within the town, including connected server and network facilities on contiguous parcels.
Date basis: June 8 is the resolution date and adoption date used for tracking. The official notice gives a one-year duration, without a separate effective date or explicit calendar expiry.
Effective / tracked from Jun 8, 2026
Dane County towns subject to county zoning, WI
The county board adopted an 18-month pause for the county zoning area. Its current initiatives page continues to identify the moratorium.
Scope: Receipt of applications and grant of zoning permits for siting or construction of hyperscale data centers with at least 5,000 servers and at least 10,000 square feet.
Date basis: June 4 is the board adoption date used for tracking. The announcement initially awaited executive signature; the current board page confirms the moratorium, but the precise legal effective date is not stated.
Effective / tracked from Jun 4, 2026
Unincorporated Boulder County, CO
The county pauses applications while it develops data-center definitions and land-use rules.
Scope: Acceptance of applications for data center uses in unincorporated Boulder County.
Date basis: June 2 is the stated effective date; consult the adopted resolution for the exact expiration.
Effective / tracked from Jun 2, 2026
Unincorporated Mason County, KY
The city’s public-information page confirms adoption of the project rezoning. The approval concerns land use; it does not establish that construction or operation has begun.
Scope: Ordinance 26-03: project-related rezoning north of Germantown Road.
Effective / tracked from May 22, 2026
City of Monterey Park, CA
Data centers are prohibited citywide. This is a government policy, not the rejection of a single application. The council ordinance and later ballot implementation count as one jurisdiction.
Scope: Citywide prohibition under Ordinance 2278; the city also lists Ordinance 2279 implementing Measure NDC.
Effective / tracked from Jun 5, 2026
Genoa Charter Township, MI
The board adopted Resolution 260202A and unanimously extended the pause for an additional six months on August 17 through Resolution 260817-B.
Scope: Acceptance and approval of new data center and cryptocurrency-mining applications within the township.
Date basis: The original packet specifies immediate effectiveness upon adoption. Approved August 17 minutes confirm the extension, but do not provide its exact calendar expiry.
Effective / tracked from Feb 2, 2026
Unincorporated Larimer County, CO
The county confirms its application pause and a July 13 extension through February 25, 2027.
Scope: New data center land-use applications outside incorporated cities and towns.
Effective / tracked from Jan 27, 2026 · Scheduled end Feb 25, 2027
City of Madison, WI
Ordinance ORD-26-00002 pauses covered zoning approvals while the city develops new standards.
Scope: Zoning certificates for new principal-use data centers and telecommunications centers with more than 10,000 square feet of floor area.
Date basis: Legistar records council adoption January 13 and enactment January 24. The current status page identifies January 24, 2027 as the latest target for replacement zoning; no end date is assigned without the ordinance's operative expiry provision.
Effective / tracked from Jan 24, 2026
MONTH BY MONTH · 2026
Counts in the verified register only. Zero means no tracked event. Only dated adoption or repeal events count; extensions and unresolved original adoption dates do not add adoption events. Future months are omitted.
Count of projects per month · scale 0–1
Count of jurisdiction-policy actions per month · scale 0–6
| Month | Projects approved | Projects denied | Restrictions adopted | Restrictions lifted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Verified Oct 9, 2026Expiration
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Pierce Township
Verified Oct 9, 2026Expiration
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Unincorporated Linn County
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