Vermont Data Center Investment Tracker
Vermont shows 3 blocked, delayed or restricted data center projects in the Capital Atlas, and no named capital commitment on record as of October 8, 2026.
Who is investing in data centers in Vermont?
Named data center sites in Vermont
Blocked, delayed or restricted in Vermont
Every project in Vermont on the atlas's capital-at-risk record: the action taken, who took it, and the announced capital affected. Restarts and reversals are recorded with the same weight as blocks.
| Project | Developer | Jurisdiction | Action | Capital | Sources |
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Morristown data center moratorium moratorium Enacted September 2026 |
n.a. | Morristown | Morristown, Vermont, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated September 2026. Selectboard unanimously approved two-year moratorium on data centers and 'high-impact uses', businesses consuming over 10 MW, 57,600 gal/day water, or emitting over 70 dB persistent noise, or adding over 10 acres impervious surface. Exempts small data centers for administrative/operational support. Third Vermont community to pass data center restrictions. The measure has no documented term, applies at a threshold of 10 MW and covers all data center uses. |
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Royalton five-year moratorium policy on AI and crypto data centers other Town Meeting vote 3 March 2026; policy still to be written into the town plan; single outlet |
n.a. | Town of Royalton (Town Meeting) | Voters at Royalton's Town Meeting on Tuesday 3 March 2026 approved, by show of hands, an article for the town to adopt a policy placing a five-year moratorium on construction of AI and crypto data centers. The Planning Commission must now write the policy into the town plan for Selectboard approval, so the vote is recorded as a preliminary step. About 154 voters attended. |
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South Burlington data center moratorium moratorium Enacted August 2026 |
n.a. | South Burlington | South Burlington, Vermont, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated August 2026. Planning Commission amended Land Development Regulations to ban data centers with footprint exceeding 20,000 sq ft. Facilities under 5,000 sq ft classified as general commercial and exempt. Small-scale (5,000-20,000 sq ft) permitted in mixed industrial-commercial and industrial zones only. Adopted after Gov. Scott vetoed state-level H.727. The measure has no end date by design and applies at a threshold of 20,000 sq ft. |
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What governs a data center in Vermont
The policy layer for Vermont lives in three companion references: the Vermont Data Center Moratorium Tracker for every state measure and local moratorium on record, the Water Tracker for the water rules that touch a site, and the Grid Operator Watchlist for the large-load rules of the RTO or utility that decides whether it can energize.
Data centers in Vermont
The US Data Center Map identifies 8 facilities run by 7 operators in Vermont, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with this atlas record beside it.
Sources for Vermont
Every source cited on this page, once each. The full atlas source register is at Capital Atlas sources.
- sevendaysvt.comsevendaysvt.com
- vnews.comValley News
Every state, one page each
Figures beside each state are named sites and blocked, delayed or restricted projects.
Seven references, one system
Capital, delay, policy, water, grid, permits and scarcity are one system seen from seven sides. Each reference is primary-sourced, refreshed on a schedule, and links into the others, so a project can be followed from the money committed to the docket that stopped it.