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Data center moratoriums

Local pauses on new data center applications, as recorded in the Census: 27 moratorium-related actions (adoptions, extensions, rejections and lawsuits) tied to 18 tracked projects.

DateActionRelated project
Sep 14, 2026County Council unanimously adopts Digital Infrastructure Overlay District, partially repealing the moratorium Live 5 News (WCSC)Project Boulder
Walterboro, Colleton County, SC
Aug 28, 2026County says Superior Court found moratorium findings insufficient and ordered it withdrawn County of ImperialImperial Data Center
Imperial, Imperial County, CA
Aug 11, 2026DC BLOX sues Metro in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee over the moratorium Axios NashvilleDC BLOX Nashville Data Center
Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Jul 21, 2026Metro Council approves data center regulations and a moratorium on new permits through Dec. 1, 2026 NewsChannel 5DC BLOX Nashville Data Center
Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Jul 14, 2026Gov. Kathy Hochul signs executive order enacting a statewide moratorium on large-scale data centers, pausing permitting for up to a year The BatavianStream Data Centers STAMP Campus
Alabama, Genesee County, NY
Jul 2026County Council approves a two-year moratorium on data center permitting and development The DiamondbackBrightseat Tech Park
Landover, Prince George's County, MD
Jul 2026Palo passes a data center ordinance; Linn County, which recently began an 18-month data center moratorium, considers allowing data centers as accessories to nuclear plants Iowa Public RadioGoogle Palo data center campus
Palo, Linn County, IA
Jul 2026Moratorium extended ten months and fifteen days County of ImperialImperial Data Center
Imperial, Imperial County, CA
Jul 2026County adopts six-month moratorium on data center development Live 5 News (WCSC)Project Boulder
Walterboro, Colleton County, SC
Jun 10, 2026County adopts 180-day moratorium on new data centers and data center power plants; Stratos exempt because it falls under MIDA Utah Public RadioStratos Project
Box Elder County, UT
Jun 2, 2026Carroll County commissioners extend the moratorium another 100 days, 7-0 Times-GeorgianAvemore Data Park
Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA
Jun 2026Board of Supervisors adopts 45-day data center moratorium; developer sues IID for water access County of ImperialImperial Data Center
Imperial, Imperial County, CA
May 1, 2026Citrus County enacts a one-year moratorium on new data centers; the pre-moratorium proposal remains under discussion Spectrum NewsHolder Industrial Park
Holder, Citrus County, FL
Apr 2026Apex Town Council unanimously passes a 12-month moratorium on data centers INDY WeekNew Hill Digital Campus
Apex, Wake County, NC
Mar 25, 2026Planning Commission reworking regulations; moratorium remains in effect WAVE / WDRBProject Lincoln
Oldham County, KY
Mar 3, 2026Carroll County Board of Commissioners approves a 100-day moratorium on data center permits in unincorporated areas, 7-0 Times-GeorgianAvemore Data Park
Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA
Mar 2026Township board adopts six-month moratorium on additional data center proposals WDIV ClickOnDetroitProject Flex
New Hudson, Oakland County, MI
Feb 23, 2026Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi asks county for a three-year moratorium KWCHWest Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions
Sedgwick County, KS
Feb 10, 2026Commissioners reject six-month moratorium 3-2 KERA NewsComanche Circle
Tolar, Hood County, TX
Feb 2026Commissioners reject second moratorium 3-2 and seek Attorney General opinion on authority KERA NewsComanche Circle
Tolar, Hood County, TX
Feb 2026Township Board unanimously approves a six-month moratorium on data center proposals FOX 17 West MichiganProject Peninsula
Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI
Jan 2026Township Planning Commission unanimously approves a 90-day moratorium on data center proposals FOX 17 West MichiganProject Peninsula
Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI
Nov 20, 2025Howell Township Board unanimously adopts a six-month data center moratorium; it does not cover the pending rezoning request Michigan AdvanceHowell Township Data Center
Howell, Livingston County, MI
Nov 18, 2025Fiscal Court approves new moratorium lasting until regulations are approved The Oldham EraProject Lincoln
Oldham County, KY
Oct 21, 2025Commissioner Melissa Link calls for a data center moratorium after the denial WUGAOld Elberton Road data center proposal
Athens, Athens-Clarke County, GA
Aug 22, 2025City Council unanimously adopts one-year citywide moratorium on data center applications Spectrum NewsProject Cumulus
St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO
Jul 1, 2025Fiscal Court passes 150-day moratorium on data centers 4-2 with no exemptions; Deputy Judge-Executive Joe Ender fired over secret recording Louisville Public MediaProject Lincoln
Oldham County, KY
—Rezoning approved September 2025; exempt from Statesville's proposed 2026 data center moratoriumCompass Statesville
Statesville, Iredell County, NC

What is a data center moratorium?

A moratorium is a temporary pause, adopted by a city, county or township, on accepting or approving new data center applications. Local governments typically use one to buy time to write zoning rules covering things like noise, water use, setbacks and power lines. A moratorium usually doesn’t stop projects that are already approved; each entry above links to the record for what it covered.

This tracker lists moratorium actions tied to projects in the Census. Know of one we’re missing? Email corrections@datacentercensus.com with a link to the official notice.