Data center moratoria and recorded application pauses
Adopted data center moratoria by county and city: the vote date, covered territory, stated end date and the ordinance or resolution behind each pause.
17 records in this collection. Source checks: 2026-11-11. Scope and definitions.
| Blue Earth — zoning study moratorium | Blue Earth County1 | MN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-08-252 | — | 2026-11-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder County — data center pause | Box Elder County1 | UT1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-102 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Charlotte — initial data center moratorium | Charlotte1 | NC1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-081 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Chatham County — data center moratorium | Chatham County1 | NC1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-02-111 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Coffee County — data center moratorium resolution | Coffee County1 | TN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-091 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Eagan — large data center moratorium | Eagan1 | MN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-02-172 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Hillsboro — data center land-use moratorium | Hillsboro1 | OR1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-07-271 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Indianapolis — data center moratorium | Marion County1 | IN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-08-101 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Knox County — data center moratorium | Knox County1 | TN1 | Moratorium2 | Adopted2 | — | — | — | 2026-06-222 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Le Sueur County — data center moratorium | Le Sueur County1 | MN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-05-261 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Manatee — development moratorium | Manatee County1 | FL1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-10-081 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Memphis — 135-day data center pause | Memphis1 | TN1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted2 | — | — | — | 2026-10-202 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Montgomery, MD — executive permit pause | Montgomery County1 | MD1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-121 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Nassau — data center moratorium | Nassau County1 | FL1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-081 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Spartanburg County — data center moratorium | Spartanburg County1 | SC1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-09-211 | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Tulare — extended moratorium | Tulare County1 | CA1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-09-221 | 2026-11-181 | 2026-11-11 |
| Washington, MD — application moratorium | Washington County1 | MD1 | Moratorium1 | Adopted1 | — | — | — | 2026-06-301 | 2026-11-132 | 2026-11-11 |