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Nationwide Data Center Delay Watchlist
A continuously maintained, primary-sourced record of U.S. data center projects, jurisdictional actions, local restrictions, litigation, federal and utility dockets, public-company exposure, and securities filings affected by delay, moratorium, litigation, and grid constraint. Every entry links to its documented public source.
Tracked projects
344
delayed, cancelled, or under review
Local restrictions
1150
county, city, township measures
Utility actions
272
PUC dockets and statements
Active lawsuits
63
filed or in progress
Stalled since Jan 2024
$170B+
across 20 states (Carbon Direct)
Q1 2026 delayed / cancelled
$130B
75 projects (Fortune)
ERCOT capacity at risk
49.8 GW
$8B–$15B revenue (BNEF)
Transformer lead time
128 wks
large power, average
National interconnection queue
Every ISO plus vertically integrated utilities with a public row-level queue, as of 2026-09-28. The full row-level queue is refreshed weekly. ERCOT Batch Zero row-level classifications are not yet published per Market Notice M-A080326-01.
32,382
Total queue rows
4,445 GW
Total capacity requested
46
Rows flagged data center
92
Large-load / DC studies
By status
Withdrawn15,338
IA signed8,099
Active4,163
Unknown2,003
Other1,978
Study706
Suspended95
By source, ISO and utility
PJM9,263
Alliant Energy6,968
MISO3,873
CAISO2,281
Dominion Energy VA2,178
NYISO2,148
ERCOT2,003
ISO-NE1,751
SPP1,028
Ameren Illinois146
AEP Indiana Michigan91
Consumers Energy88
Evergy Kansas88
AEP PSO80
AEP Ohio72
We Energies58
PacifiCorp56
AEP SWEPCO47
Evergy Missouri40
El Paso Electric39
AEP APCo34
MidAmerican Energy32
Ameren Missouri18
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Jurisdictional actions
State, local, and federal moratoriums, executive orders, audits, and legislation affecting data center approval or interconnection.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Date | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TX state · Governor Greg Abbott / PUCT / ERCOT |
Comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers in ERCOT interconnection process ERCOT reported to the Commission that it had reviewed 290 dynamic models and that approximately 18 percent were acceptable on first review. Six large loads representing approximately 1,959… Timing: The PUCT signed an Order Granting Good Cause Exceptions on August 20, 2026 in Project No. 59142, excusing ERCOT from the August 7, 2026 Batch Zero classification deadline and allowing conditionally classified large loads into the August 1 and November 1, 2026 Quarterly Stability Assessments. ERCOT's filed schedule is: conditional classification by August 31, 2026, requests for information across… |
2026-08-03 | audit in progress | |
NY state · Governor Kathy Hochul (Executive Order 62) / DEC |
Statewide pause on discretionary DEC permits for data centers ≥50 MW until Generic Environmental Impact Statement completes Timing: ~1 year (until GEIS complete) |
2026-07-14 | audit paused | |
Indianapolis / Marion County local · City-County Council |
Pause on all new data center construction city-wide through Dec 31, 2027 Timing: Through Dec 31, 2027 |
2026-08-10 | audit paused | |
Nashville / Metro Davidson local · Metro Nashville Council |
Moratorium on certain data center permits and appeals until at least December 1, 2026 Being challenged in federal court by DC BLOX |
2026-07-21 | litigation active | |
Loudoun County local · Board of Supervisors |
Board voted 6-1 to direct staff to prepare moratorium options for Sept 15 meeting; Dillon's Rule constrains authority Home to Data Center Alley, 250+ existing DCs. Virginia state law may not permit local moratorium. |
2026-07-23 | pending review | |
Seattle local |
One-year moratorium on new data centers | 2026-06-09 | audit paused | |
Spokane local |
One-year moratorium on new data centers | 2026-06-23 | audit paused | |
Broomfield local |
18-month pause on data centers | 2026-07-07 | audit paused | |
Prince George's County local |
Two-year pause on hyperscale data centers | 2026-07-07 | audit paused | |
Eagan local |
Moratorium on new data centers >20MW / expansions >9MW until Feb 17, 2027 Being challenged in court by Eagan Capital (filed June 15, 2026) |
2026-02-17 | litigation active | |
AZ state · Arizona Legislature (budget) |
Three-year moratorium on data center sales tax exemption Timing: Through June 30, 2029 |
2026-07-01 | audit paused | |
VA state · General Assembly (Bill) |
HB 1515, Moratorium on new DCs (1 MW+) until interconnection requests fulfilled or July 2028 Continued/still in committee |
2026-01-XX | pending review | |
Denmark (Energinet) national |
3-month grid connection pause | 2026-05-04 | audit paused | |
Ireland (EirGrid) national |
Freeze ended Dec 2025; new connections must bring own on-site power | 2025-12-XX | delayed | |
federal · FERC |
Show-cause orders to six RTOs (PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, ISO-NE, NYISO), 60 days to justify or reform large-load tariffs across 5 reform areas | 2026-06-18 | pending review | |
Texas (statewide) state · Gov. Greg Abbott / ERCOT / PUCT |
Governor Abbott directed a comprehensive audit of up to 300 pending large-load data center interconnection projects, pausing new approvals until ERCOT and PUCT complete energy and water usage review BNEF estimates the audit could delay 49.8 GW of data center load and cost projects up to $15 billion; Texas also enacted SB 6 (2025) creating large-load curtailment and cost-allocation… Timing: Pending audit completion |
2026-08-03 | audit paused | |
New York (statewide) state · Gov. Kathy Hochul / Executive Order No. 62 |
Executive Order 62 establishes the nation's first statewide temporary moratorium on new large (50MW+) hyperscale data center permitting while NYSDEC develops a Generic Environmental Impact Statement and siting framework Follows earlier legislative effort (S.9144/A.10141, 20MW threshold, 3-year pause) that stalled in committee; NYSDEC permitting for large data centers is paused under the EO. Timing: Until GEIS/permitting framework complete |
2026-07-14 | pending review | |
Arizona (statewide) state · Gov. Katie Hobbs / Arizona Legislature |
Arizona froze new data center sales-tax exemption applications for three years amid a state budget fight over cost of tax incentives Sparked a rush of incentive applications before the freeze deadline; existing exemptions unaffected. Timing: 3 years |
2026-06-13 | pending review | |
Virginia (statewide) state · Virginia General Assembly / Del. Shin (HB 1515) |
HB 1515 would prohibit localities from granting final approval for new data centers until pending AI data center interconnection requests are fulfilled or July 1, 2028; continued to 2027 session in House Rules Committee Virginia is a Dillon's Rule state; localities cannot impose moratoria on their own, so this would be the first statewide legislative pause. More than 60 data center bills considered in the… Timing: Through July 1, 2028 (if enacted) |
2026-02-06 | pending review | |
Maine (statewide) state · Maine Legislature / Gov. Janet Mills |
LD 307 would have imposed an 18-month moratorium on data centers over 20MW pending a coordination council review; passed legislature but vetoed by Gov. Mills on April 24, 2026; override vote failed 20-11 in Senate (short of two-thirds) Mills signed executive order creating 15-member Maine Data Center Advisory Council to deliver recommendations by early 2027. Local moratoria (Scarborough, Brunswick, Warren, Hot… Timing: 18 months (vetoed, not enacted) |
2026-04-24 | litigation active | |
Georgia (statewide) state · Georgia General Assembly / Public Service Commission |
HB 1059 proposed statewide ban on new data center permits until impact study completes; died in committee. Separately, Georgia PSC unanimously approved a rule requiring new Georgia Power customers above 100MW (chiefly data centers) to pay their own site-specific and upstream… Multiple GA counties/cities enacted their own moratoria (Cherokee County, Chamblee, Garden City, Newton County, DeKalb County, Athens-Clarke County, Camden County, Rockdale County). Timing: N/A (PSC rate rule enacted; legislative ban died) |
2026-01-26 | pending review | |
Ohio (statewide) state · Ohio ballot petitioners / Ohio General Assembly |
Proposed constitutional amendment to ban data centers over 25MW; petitioners gathered ~70,000 of 413,488 signatures required by July 1, 2026 deadline and failed to qualify for ballot; separately Substitute HB 646 (dedicated rate class, halved sales-tax exemption, closed-loop… At least 20+ Ohio municipalities/townships enacted their own moratoria independently (see Franklin, Delaware, Licking County entries). Timing: Ballot effort failed; backers plan retry in 2027 |
2026-04-03 | litigation active | |
Michigan (statewide) state · Michigan Legislature |
Statewide moratorium bills (HB 5594-5596, SB 1018-1020) reintroduced for a 1-year/365-day pause on data center construction alongside a Senate Democratic regulatory package; none enacted Gov. Whitmer has called a moratorium 'an automatic non-starter.' Timing: 365 days (if enacted) |
2026-06-24 | pending review | |
Pennsylvania (statewide) state · Governor Josh Shapiro (Executive Order 2026-05) |
Governor Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05, Protecting Pennsylvania Consumers from Data Center Impacts, conditioning state permit review for data centers over 25 MW on a binding commitment to the GRID Requirements and on local approval, and removing data centers from the… Signed August 18, 2026. The Department of Environmental Protection must develop a template Consent Order and Agreement that developers of any data center with peak demand over 25 MW must… Timing: Effective immediately; remains in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor |
2026-08-18 | enacted | |
Vermont (statewide) state · Vermont Legislature (S.205) |
S.205 would impose a moratorium on data centers above 10MW until July 1, 2030, the longest pause window of any 2026 state bill In committee as of mid-2026; Vermont has minimal existing data center capacity, so bill is largely preventive. Timing: Until July 1, 2030 |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Oklahoma (statewide) state · Oklahoma Legislature (Sen. Standridge Sacchieri, SB 1488) |
SB 1488 would pause new data center construction statewide until November 1, 2029 while a study commission examines rural, ratepayer, and water impacts In committee as of mid-2026. Timing: Until Nov. 1, 2029 |
2026-01-22 | pending review | |
South Dakota (statewide) state · Gov. Larry Rhoden / SD Legislature |
SB 135 ('Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens') and HB 1038 signed into law, not a moratorium, but requires 10MW+ facilities to pay for their own grid upgrades, disclose water/energy projections, and preserves local home-rule authority over siting/moratoria First enacted state-level data center restriction in the country (though framed as disclosure/cost-allocation rather than an outright pause). Timing: Permanent (enacted law) |
2026-03-24 | pending review | |
Florida (statewide) state · Florida Legislature / Governor |
SB 484 (Chapter 2026-65) signed into law effective July 1, 2026: affirms local land-use authority over large-load data centers, sets minimum utility tariff/service requirements, restricts certain water-use permits, and orders a state study of large-scale data centers Enables the wave of Florida county moratoria (Sarasota, Palm Beach). Timing: Permanent (enacted) |
2026-07-01 | pending review | |
Texas (statewide) state · Texas Legislature / Gov. Abbott (SB 6) |
SB 6 signed into law setting planning, interconnection, and cost-allocation rules for large electric loads including data centers, allowing ERCOT to curtail large loads during grid emergencies Predecessor/complement to the Aug. 2026 audit/pause; establishes legal basis for curtailment during the audit. Timing: Permanent (enacted) |
2025-06-01 | pending review | |
Loudoun County county · Loudoun County Board of Supervisors |
Phase 1 zoning rewrite eliminated by-right AI data center development countywide; every new data center now requires a Special Exception (SPEX) permit with public hearings. Board separately voted 6-1 (July 22, 2026) to direct staff to study a full pause on processing all data… County attorney says formal moratoria are not legal in VA except narrow circumstances; grandfathering for applications filed before Feb 12, 2025 more than 500ft from residential areas.… Timing: Phase 2 standards expected ~March 2027 |
2025-03-18 | pending review | |
Prince William County county · Prince William County Board of Supervisors |
Board initiated zoning text amendment (DPA2026-00006) on March 3, 2026 to eliminate by-right AI data center approval within the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) and require a Special Use Permit (SUP) for all data centers; also closed the overlay to future… Follows controversial PW Digital Gateway rezoning approved without a water-use study; Board also unanimously denied rezoning for the ~2,000-acre Dulles Cloud South campus and abandoned… Timing: Pending final adoption |
2026-03-03 | pending review | |
Hanover County county · Hanover County Board of Supervisors |
Board voted 4-3 to deny rezoning and conditional-use permit for Tract's 430-acre Mountain Road Technology Park data center campus, citing water use, noise, and speculative nature of the project Hanover Planning Commission had earlier voted to deny the HHHunt-affiliated rezoning on Jan 15, 2026; Board also launched a broader public review of data center policy. Timing: N/A (project rejected) |
2026-05-28 | litigation active | |
Fairfax County county · Fairfax County Board of Supervisors |
Adopted Zoning Ordinance Amendment ZO 112.1-2024-9 imposing 200ft residential setback for buildings (300ft for equipment), a 1-mile Metrorail-station buffer requiring special exception, mandatory pre/post-construction noise studies, and building design standards for AI data… Projects with site plans submitted before July 16, 2024 grandfathered (e.g., Plaza 500 in Bren Mar). 4.4M sq ft of data centers under construction in Fairfax as of early 2024. Timing: Permanent (enacted ordinance) |
2024-09-11 | pending review | |
Prince George's County county · Prince George's County Council (Chair Oriadha) |
County Council approved a 2-year moratorium on new hyperscale data center development following a countywide task force review; extended the pause in early July Timing: 2 years |
2026-07-08 | pending review | |
Sarasota County county · Sarasota County Commission |
County blocked hyperscale data center applications for at least one year, with commissioners stating 'no, not now, never' regarding large AI data centers Sarasota County cities subsequently united in opposition to the fast-growing AI data center industry. Timing: At least 1 year |
2026-07-09 | pending review | |
Palm Beach County county · Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners |
County halted new AI/large-scale data center applications under a moratorium directive, while carving out an exception allowing the pending 'Project Tango' application to proceed to a decision Zoning board separately recommended a formal one-year pause on new large-scale data centers. Timing: ~1 year (pending ULDC revisions) |
2026-07-07 | pending review | |
Chesterfield County county · Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors |
Board indicated it will not approve any more data centers in the county, effectively pausing new approvals amid growing local opposition One county data center project reportedly halted amid legal dispute. Timing: Indefinite |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Warrenton (Fauquier County) city · Warrenton Town Council |
Town Council took up data center regulation in 2025 amid opposition to an Amazon data center and transmission line proposal near Warrenton Timing: Ongoing review |
2025-01-01 | pending review | |
Manassas / Prince William County county · Virginia Court of Appeals |
Court of Appeals ruling blocked construction of 37 data centers proposed adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park, halting the Digital Gateway-linked project Prince William supervisors subsequently abandoned defense of the related Digital Gateway rezoning. Timing: Pending further appeal |
2026-04-07 | litigation active | |
Fauquier County county · Fauquier County Board of Supervisors |
County approved a policy curbing new data centers; officials also caused Amazon to 'indefinitely postpone' its proposed AWS data center in the county Timing: Ongoing |
2025-06-01 | pending review | |
Culpeper County county · Culpeper County Board of Supervisors |
County put new 'guardrails' on data centers even while approving the Red Ace Data Center campus (69.19 acres rezoned rural to light industrial); Piedmont Environmental Council urged a full ban in the draft zoning code Timing: Ongoing |
2025-01-01 | pending review | |
Berkeley County county · Berkeley County Council / residents |
Local residents organized opposition to a proposed $4 billion data center in Berkeley County; county officials (site of WV's first 'high impact' data center) sought clarity on tax-split rules amid growth concerns No formal moratorium yet identified, but active organized opposition and legislative scrutiny. Timing: Ongoing |
2026-03-23 | pending review | |
Front Royal / Warren County city · Front Royal Town Council / Warren County |
Front Royal adopted a moratorium in June 2026 and declared no data centers are permitted in the town's industrial areas, effectively ruling out data centers town-wide Timing: Indefinite |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Chesapeake city · Chesapeake City Council |
City Council approved an 8-month pause on data center applications, paired with a Comprehensive Plan amendment process Council had earlier rejected an AI data center rezoning in June 2025 over environmental/disruption concerns. Timing: 8 months |
2026-07-22 | pending review | |
Montgomery County county · Montgomery County Executive / Council |
County Executive paused new data center permit applications for 6 months by executive order in June 2026; County Council advancing a bill to extend the pause to 18 months and cap facility size Timing: 6 months (proposed extension to 18 months) |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Frederick County county · Frederick County Council |
Frederick County adopted a data center application pause similar to Montgomery County's Timing: Not specified |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Baltimore (city) city · Baltimore City Council |
City Council passed a one-year moratorium on new data center development pending a zoning study Timing: 1 year |
2026-05-12 | pending review | |
Baltimore County county · Baltimore County Council |
Baltimore County adopted a data center application pause similar to Montgomery and Frederick counties Timing: Not specified |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Washington County county · Washington County Board of Commissioners |
Western Maryland county approved a yearlong data center moratorium Timing: 1 year |
2026-07-01 | pending review | |
Calvert County county · Calvert County Board of Commissioners |
County board passed a 6-month moratorium on new data centers Timing: 6 months |
2026-08-01 | pending review | |
Indianapolis city · Indianapolis City-County Council |
Council approved a data center moratorium pausing approval of new data centers through the end of 2027, overriding Mayor Hogsett's earlier veto/endorsement position; awaits Metropolitan Development Commission sign-off Development committee had advanced it 10-3 before full council vote. Timing: Through end of 2027 |
2026-08-10 | pending review | |
Boone County county · Boone County Commissioners |
Commissioners approved a moratorium on new data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-06-15 | pending review | |
Hobart city · Hobart residents / Circuit Court |
Residents/opponents filed suit challenging an Amazon data center project in Hobart, Indiana See lawsuits.json for docket detail. Timing: N/A (litigation) |
2025-01-01 | litigation active | |
Nashville (Metro Davidson County) city · Metro Council (BL2026-1448) |
Metro Council passed data center zoning and permit regulations that ban some data centers, pause the rest, and add new regulations, after a record-setting council meeting Related to DC BLOX v. Nashville litigation (see lawsuits.json). Timing: Not specified (permanent zoning changes plus pause) |
2026-07-21 | pending review | |
Wilson County county · Wilson County Commission |
County commission approved a six-month moratorium on data centers to study impacts on water and power Timing: 6 months |
2026-07-14 | pending review | |
McMinnville city · McMinnville City Council |
City adopted a new pause on data center applications Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Federal Way city · Federal Way City Council |
City passed a one-year data center moratorium Timing: 1 year |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Broomfield city · Broomfield City Council |
City Council passed an 18-month temporary ban on new or expanded data centers of 10MW or more Timing: 18 months |
2026-07-08 | pending review | |
Denver city · Denver City Council |
City Council unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on new data center construction Proposal first introduced March 31, 2026. Timing: 1 year |
2026-05-18 | pending review | |
Aurora city · Aurora City Council |
City Council rejected a proposed six-month data center moratorium and instead approved new siting rules and water regulations Aurora had earlier paused data center/warehouse development approvals temporarily in Sept. 2025. Timing: N/A (moratorium rejected; regulations adopted instead) |
2026-08-11 | pending review | |
Boulder County county · Boulder County Commissioners |
Commissioners declared a moratorium on new data center (and detention center) development while updating land-use code (docket DC-26-0003) Timing: Pending land-use code update |
2026-08-10 | pending review | |
Lochbuie city · Lochbuie Board of Trustees |
Town enacted a five-year data center moratorium, the longest local pause identified in Colorado Timing: 5 years |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Douglas County county · Douglas County Commissioners |
Commissioners kept data centers and crypto mines on hold pending new regulations, without adopting a formal moratorium Timing: Pending regulation development |
2026-04-25 | pending review | |
Minneapolis city · Minneapolis City Council |
City Council gave final approval to a data center development pause Timing: Not specified |
2026-06-25 | pending review | |
Inver Grove Heights city · Inver Grove Heights City Council |
City adopted a new pause on data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Ypsilanti Township / Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority utility · Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) |
YCUA board approved a 12-month moratorium on supplying water/sewer service to new data centers (Resolution No. 2026-08) Ypsilanti City Council separately voted in support of the YCUA moratorium. Timing: 12 months |
2026-04-16 | pending review | |
Flint city · Flint City Council |
City adopted a new pause on data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Chandler city · Chandler City Council (Ordinance No. 5033) |
City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5033 establishing zoning restrictions on data centers after years of resident complaints about noise and resource use Predates the 2024-2026 wave but remains in force and is frequently cited as a model. Timing: Permanent (enacted ordinance) |
2022-01-01 | pending review | |
Casa Grande city · Casa Grande City Council |
City Council approved data center waivers/exceptions to local rules amid state-level tax incentive pause, drawing debate over possible damages liability Timing: Not specified |
2026-08-03 | pending review | |
Tucson city · Tucson City Council |
City Council voted 7-0 to end negotiations and halt annexation for Project Blue, a 290-acre Amazon-linked data center campus (developer Beale Infrastructure), citing water supply and ratepayer concerns Developer subsequently pursued the site in unincorporated Pima County instead. Timing: N/A (project halted) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Ravenna city · Ravenna City Council |
City Council unanimously adopted a one-year moratorium on new data centers, heading off a proposed facility on State Route 14 Part of a wave of Northeast Ohio moratoria. Timing: 1 year |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Lordstown (village) city · Lordstown Village Council (Ordinance 1-2026) |
Village Council passed an emergency 180-day moratorium on new data center permits after first enacting and then repealing an outright ban amid a developer's Ohio Supreme Court challenge; council later moved to extend the moratorium Underlying dispute reached the Ohio Supreme Court. Timing: 180 days (extended) |
2026-01-01 | litigation active | |
Franklin County (Prairie Township / Washington Township) county · Prairie Township Trustees / Washington Township Trustees |
Prairie Township enacted a 6-month moratorium on data center zoning applications; Washington Township separately paused new data centers to assess fire safety and emergency readiness Franklin County also convened a dedicated Data Center Moratorium Work Group. Timing: 6 months (Prairie Twp.) |
2026-04-01 | pending review | |
Sunbury (Delaware County) county · Sunbury City Council |
City Council passed a moratorium on data centers effective until 2027; residents separately petitioned to place a charter amendment banning data centers on the November 2026 ballot Neighboring Pataskala pursuing a similar fall ballot measure. Timing: Through 2027 |
2026-04-16 | pending review | |
St. Albans Township (Licking County) county · St. Albans Township / Licking County Planning Commission |
Township officials sought to ban data center complexes; Licking County Planning Commission approved St. Albans Township's plan to ban data centers Microsoft separately paused its own $1bn data center plans in Licking County. Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Sugar Grove (Kane County) county · Sugar Grove Village Board / Kane County officials |
Officials considering a moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Kane County; Sugar Grove weighing a data center crackdown Aurora, IL city council separately approved new data center regulations. Timing: Under consideration |
2026-04-06 | pending review | |
Lake County (unincorporated) county · Lake County Board |
County Board voted to temporarily ban new data centers in unincorporated Lake County; a subsequent proposed 8-month moratorium cleared its first procedural step in August 2026 Linked to Grayslake/T5 litigation (see lawsuits.json). Timing: 8 months (subsequent proposal) |
2026-06-20 | pending review | |
McHenry County county · McHenry County Board |
County considering data center regulatory requirements amid regional Chicagoland backlash against new projects Timing: Under consideration |
2026-06-01 | pending review | |
Chatham County county · Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
County enacted a 12-month moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining A developer sued Chatham County over the moratorium (see lawsuits.json). Timing: 12 months |
2026-02-18 | litigation active | |
Apex (Wake County) city · Apex Town Council |
Town Council approved a yearlong pause on data center projects amid opposition to the proposed New Hill Digital Campus Developer subsequently withdrew the New Hill Digital Campus application. Timing: 1 year |
2026-03-11 | pending review | |
Wendell (Wake County) city · Wendell Board of Commissioners |
Town adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers while it rewrites zoning rules Timing: Pending zoning rewrite |
2026-03-01 | pending review | |
Boone city · Boone Town Council |
Town approved a data center development moratorium Timing: Not specified |
2026-03-23 | pending review | |
Woodfin (Buncombe County) city · Woodfin Town Council |
Council asked staff to draft a temporary moratorium on data centers as the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) is updated Timing: Pending LDO update |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Hot Springs (Madison County) city · Hot Springs Town Council |
Town imposed a data center moratorium as small towns weigh costs of development Timing: Not specified |
2026-07-23 | pending review | |
Stokes County county · Stokes County Planning Board |
Planning Board backed a pause on data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-07-10 | pending review | |
Cherokee County county · Cherokee County Commission |
County approved a data center moratorium Timing: Not specified |
2026-07-22 | pending review | |
Chamblee city · Chamblee City Council |
City Council approved a pause on data center applications Timing: Not specified |
2026-07-22 | pending review | |
DeKalb County county · DeKalb County Commission |
Commission extended its data center moratorium by six months amid public health concerns; extended again through June 23, 2026 and later through September Commission also voted against an amendment that would have created permanent data center regulations, opting to continue the pause instead. Timing: Multiple extensions (through Sept. 2026) |
2025-12-16 | pending review | |
Rockdale County county · Rockdale County Commission |
County re-extended its data center moratorium multiple times, most recently through September 8, 2026 Timing: Through Sept. 8, 2026 (re-extended) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Garden City city · Garden City Council |
City put the brakes on data centers with a new local restriction Timing: Not specified |
2026-06-16 | pending review | |
Athens-Clarke County county · Athens-Clarke County Commission |
County extended its temporary moratorium on new data centers through June 5, 2026 Timing: Through June 5, 2026 (extended) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Camden County county · Camden County Commission |
County adopted a 9-month data center moratorium Kingsland city manager recommended a parallel measure. Timing: 9 months |
2026-05-05 | pending review | |
Monterey Park city · Monterey Park City Council |
City Council overwhelmingly voted to permanently ban new data centers, the first California city to do so Timing: Permanent |
2026-06-03 | pending review | |
Patterson city · Patterson City Council |
City adopted a 45-day moratorium chilling talks of data center construction Timing: 45 days |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Mendocino County county · Mendocino County Board of Supervisors |
Supervisors moved toward a data center moratorium Timing: Under consideration |
2026-07-01 | pending review | |
City of Imperial city · City of Imperial Council / local leaders |
Local leaders challenged a million-square-foot hyperscale data center project in Imperial, California amid moratorium conflict; underlying dispute proceeded to federal litigation (IVCM v. City of Imperial, see lawsuits.json) Timing: N/A (litigation) |
2026-01-01 | litigation active | |
Coachella city · Coachella City Council |
City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on new data center applications and voted to terminate the utility agreement behind the proposed Coachella Valley Technology Campus; moratorium later extended into 2027 while the city drafts a permanent ban Timing: Extended into 2027 |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Tulare County county · Tulare County Board of Supervisors |
County stalled data center developments with a moratorium that could be extended Timing: Could be extended |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Linn County county · Linn County Board of Supervisors |
Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to impose an 18-month moratorium on new applications to rezone land into the county's large-scale data center district, months after adopting a data center zoning ordinance (1,000-ft residential setbacks, mandatory water study/agreement, noise and… Timing: 18 months |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Birmingham city · Birmingham City Council |
City Council enacted zoning rules for hyperscale data centers (500-ft setback from residential districts, closed-loop cooling capping water use, certified-mail notice to nearby owners), called Alabama's strictest data center ordinance Leeds, Homewood, Cullman, and Fort Payne also adopted new pauses. Timing: Permanent (enacted) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Leeds city · Leeds City Council |
City adopted a new pause on data center development, part of a wave of four Alabama cities acting in 2026 See also Homewood, Cullman, Fort Payne. Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
New Jersey (statewide) state · New Jersey Legislature / Governor |
Data Center Fair Share Act signed into law, requiring 50MW+ facilities to commit to paying at least 85% of projected power costs for a decade Timing: 10-year commitment period (permanent law) |
2026-07-07 | pending review | |
Monroe Township city · Monroe Township Council |
Township took regulatory action affecting data center development, subject of Hexa Builders litigation (see lawsuits.json) Timing: N/A (litigation) |
2025-01-01 | litigation active | |
East Windsor Township city · East Windsor Township Committee (Ordinance No. 2026-06) |
Township adopted Ordinance No. 2026-06 establishing a data center moratorium Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Neptune Township city · Neptune Township Committee |
Township banned data centers (and ICE detention facilities) via local ordinance Timing: Permanent (enacted) |
2026-07-13 | pending review | |
Andover city · Andover Township Committee |
Sussex County town officially banned data centers after public pushback Timing: Permanent (enacted) |
2026-05-29 | pending review | |
Oklahoma City city · Oklahoma City Council |
City Council approved a moratorium on new data centers, effective immediately and expiring Dec. 31, 2026, covering all new applications Timing: Through Dec. 31, 2026 |
2026-04-21 | pending review | |
Jackson County / Springfield county · Jackson County Legislature / Springfield City Council |
Jackson County and Springfield, Missouri both adopted new pauses on data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Manitowoc County county · Manitowoc County Board |
County Board voted unanimously to impose an 18-month data center moratorium Timing: 18 months |
2026-04-29 | pending review | |
Dodge County county · Dodge County Board |
County adopted a new pause on data center development Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Champaign County county · Champaign County Board |
County Board approved a 1-year data center moratorium Timing: 1 year |
2026-04-24 | pending review | |
Valparaiso city · Valparaiso City Council |
Council voted 6-1 for a data center moratorium Timing: Not specified |
2026-07-15 | pending review | |
Fort Worth city · Fort Worth City Council |
City Council unanimously voted to take first steps toward a data center moratorium Timing: Under development |
2026-08-12 | pending review | |
Hill County county · Hill County Commissioners Court |
Hill County adopted a one-year moratorium on data center development, then rescinded it roughly three weeks later (June 5, 2026) amid a $100 million developer lawsuit, replacing it with a checklist of requirements for applicants Developer filed a $100M suit challenging the moratorium. Timing: Rescinded |
2026-06-05 | litigation active | |
Nottingham city · Nottingham Town Meeting |
Town approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development via town meeting vote Timing: 12 months |
2026-07-03 | pending review | |
Gray city · Gray Town Council |
Gray joined a growing list of Maine towns adopting data center moratoriums, following Scarborough, Brunswick, and Warren after the statewide LD 307 override failed Timing: Not specified |
2026-08-06 | pending review | |
Reading city · Reading City Council |
City adopted a 180-day pause on data centers Timing: 180 days |
2026-07-01 | pending review | |
York County county · York County Planning Commission |
Planning Commission recommended data center moratorium/regulation Timing: Not specified |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Pulaski County county · Pulaski County Quorum Court |
Data center moratorium measure remained unresolved after an earlier vote-count failure Timing: Unresolved |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Reno city · Reno City Council |
City extended its existing data center moratorium into 2027 Timing: Through 2027 |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Memphis city · Memphis City Council |
Memphis data center moratorium proposal begins City Hall process Separately, DOJ moved to intervene and dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act suit over gas turbines powering xAI's Memphis Colossus 2 site on national-security grounds (see lawsuits.json). Timing: Under process |
2026-08-01 | pending review | |
Waterloo city · Waterloo City Council |
City considering a three-month data center moratorium Timing: 3 months (proposed) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Denmark (national) national · Danish national grid operator / government |
Denmark paused new data center grid connections amid mounting power grid strain, with total connection requests reaching roughly 60GW Denmark built one of Europe's cleanest grids; AI data center demand is straining that capacity. Timing: Not specified |
2026-05-04 | pending review | |
Ireland (national) national · Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) / EirGrid |
Ireland ended its multi-year moratorium on new power connections to data centers, publishing a final policy on data centre grid connections via CRU; EirGrid had previously pulled the plug on roughly 30 Irish data center projects during the pause Data centers reportedly account for roughly 21% of Ireland's electricity consumption. Timing: Ended (moratorium lifted) |
2025-12-12 | pending review | |
Amsterdam city · Amsterdam Municipality |
Amsterdam halted new data center construction citywide via a municipal moratorium, later easing restrictions gradually with Haarlemmermeer before formally resuming construction after roughly a year's pause Dutch Data Center Association criticized the rules as 'symbol politics.' Timing: ~1 year (lifted with restrictions) |
2025-04-18 | pending review | |
Germany (national) national · German Bundestag / Energy Efficiency Act |
Germany's Energy Efficiency Act mandates heat-reuse requirements as a data center siting gate and imposes broader energy efficiency restrictions on new data centers, described as the first regulated data center market in Europe Timing: Permanent (enacted law) |
2026-01-01 | pending review | |
Singapore (national) national · Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) / Economic Development Board |
Singapore lifted its longstanding data center moratorium via a pilot phase accepting new applications, subject to strict environmental sustainability standards and conditions Precedent frequently cited as the model for 'lifting with conditions' after a construction pause. Timing: Moratorium lifted; new conditional framework in place |
2022-01-01 | pending review | |
Delaware (statewide) state · Governor Matt Meyer / Delaware General Assembly |
Delaware enacted a four-bill energy consumer protection package aimed at large energy users including data centers, headlined by a bring-your-own-generation mandate requiring large energy-use facilities to produce or secure 100 percent of their required power Signed August 26, 2026. HB 445 requires large energy-use facilities to produce or secure 100 percent of their required power, including a renewable energy component, so that new demand… Timing: Permanent statutory change |
2026-08-26 | enacted | |
New Jersey (statewide, August 2026 package) state · Governor of New Jersey / New Jersey Legislature |
New Jersey enacted two more data center laws on the same day: mandatory semi-annual water and energy usage reporting to the Board of Public Utilities, and the End Data Center Tax Credits Act reducing credits available under the Next New Jersey Program S3379 (second reprint), approved August 27, 2026 as P.L.2026, c.75, requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to the Board of Public… Timing: Permanent statutory change |
2026-08-27 | enacted | |
MI state · Michigan |
Environmental advocates push lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium and establish better protections for communities regarding data centers. As data center developments remain top of mind for Michigan residents, and with Election Day soon on the horizon, environmental advocates continue to push lawmakers to enact a statewide… |
2026-09-14 | proposed | |
NV state · Nevada |
Governor Joe Lombardo issues an executive order to welcome more AI data centers, offering trimmed tax breaks and making commitments to address public concerns. The executive order emphasizes economic growth and fiscal diversification for Nevada. It responds to public wariness about data center development. |
2026-09-18 | in force | |
NV state · Governor Lombardo |
Signing executive order on data center development The governor signed an executive order focused on data center development. |
2026-09-18 | in force | |
Ohio (statewide) state · Governor Mike DeWine / Ohio Tax Credit Authority |
Governor DeWine directed the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of new data center sales tax exemption requests while the General Assembly's joint data center committee reviews data center growth Announced May 27, 2026. Pending requests were considered through the Tax Credit Authority's June 1, 2026 meeting, after which new data center sales tax exemption applications are not being… Timing: Until the legislative review concludes (no end date set) |
2026-05-27 | in force | |
New York (statewide) state · New York State Legislature (S10642 / A11560) |
Legislature passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act, a one-year moratorium on Department of Environmental Conservation permits for new large data centers, with separate PSC rate classes for data centers of 20 MW or more S10642 (Sen. Kristen Gonzalez) was substituted by A11560, which passed the Assembly and the Senate on June 4, 2026. The bill sets a one-year moratorium on DEC permits for new data centers… Timing: One-year permit moratorium if signed |
2026-06-04 | pending | |
Oregon (statewide, state-owned land) state · Governor Tina Kotek |
Governor directed all state agencies to immediately pause unapproved requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, rentals, land-use permits and sales or transfers of state-owned property for data center projects Announced September 8, 2026. The directive applies only to state-owned land and property; the Governor's office said the state currently lacks authority to enact a statewide moratorium on… Timing: Through July 1, 2027, or until statewide action by the Governor's Office or Legislature directs otherwise |
2026-09-08 | in force | |
Texas (statewide) state · Governor Greg Abbott / Texas Water Development Board |
Governor directed the Texas Water Development Board to enforce mandatory water use survey reporting against data centers and other major water users, penalize past and future noncompliance, refer violators to county or district attorneys, and notify TCEQ The directive states that data centers must share the duty to protect Texas water and that the Texas Water Code requires a complete and accurate water use survey. Failing to return the… Timing: Ongoing; first TWDB enforcement update due October 14, 2026 |
2026-09-14 | in force | |
Virginia (statewide, Data Center Accountability Framework legislative proposals) state · Governor Abigail Spanberger |
Governor Spanberger unveiled a Data Center Accountability Framework proposing to eliminate by-right approval and require local authorization for data centers over 25 MW, alongside ratepayer, environmental and grid proposals, with Executive Order 22 implementing parts of it… Announced September 18, 2026. Framework items include banning nondisclosure agreements for commercial data center projects; eliminating by-right approval and requiring local authorization… |
2026-09-18 | proposed | |
New York (statewide) state · Governor Kathy Hochul / Empire State Development |
Governor Hochul announced a statewide Community Investment Framework for data center deals, setting a recommended benchmark of $1 million in community investment per megawatt of power demand, and said she is pursuing legislation to repeal sales tax exemptions for large data… Announced September 15, 2026 as the Community Investment Framework directed by Executive Order 62 of July 14, 2026, which created the statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.… Timing: Guidance in effect; tax exemption repeal requires legislation |
2026-09-15 | in force | |
New Hampshire (statewide) state · Governor Kelly Ayotte |
Governor Ayotte told the Executive Council she will include a statewide data center moratorium in her next budget bill (HB 2), and said she opposes a potential hyperscale data center at the former coal plant site in Bow Stated at the Executive Council meeting in Durham on September 2, 2026, citing energy supply and electricity prices. The moratorium would not take effect before the next state budget, at… Timing: Multi-year; would take effect no earlier than July 2027 when the next budget becomes law |
2026-09-02 | proposed | |
North Carolina (statewide) state · North Carolina General Assembly / Governor Josh Stein (Session Laws 2026-41 and 2026-42) |
North Carolina repealed the sales and use tax exemptions for electricity sold for use at certified data centers, effective July 7, 2026, and added quarterly reporting of tax paid on that electricity Session Law 2026-41 repeals the electricity exemptions for Certified Datacenters under G.S. 105-164.13(55) and (55a), effective July 7, 2026 and applying to the first billing period that… Timing: Permanent statutory change |
2026-07-07 | enacted | |
Illinois (statewide) state · Governor JB Pritzker / Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
By directive of Governor Pritzker on June 5, 2026, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity stopped processing applications for the Data Center Investment Program tax exemptions and credits as of July 1, 2026 DCEO's program page states that per the Governor's directive on June 5, 2026 it will no longer process applications for the data center incentive program as of July 1, 2026. The program… Timing: From July 1, 2026; end date not stated by DCEO |
2026-06-05 | in force | |
Utah (statewide, state agencies) state · Governor Spencer J. Cox (Executive Order 2026-03) |
Governor Cox signed Executive Order 2026-03, Establishing a Higher Bar for Data Center Development in Utah, directing state agencies to apply a Data Center Framework that protects the Great Salt Lake and water resources, air quality and utility ratepayers in matters related to… Signed May 29, 2026. The framework's eight principles are: protect the Great Salt Lake and other water resources by ensuring water consumption is not increased and water quality is… Timing: Effective immediately until modified, rescinded or superseded |
2026-05-29 | enacted | |
Pennsylvania (statewide) state · Gov. Josh Shapiro |
Gov. Shapiro announced a major shift sharply limiting data center development and expanding the review process for new projects, taking a hard line against 'predatory' developers, after PA House/Senate bills (model ordinance, 18-month local moratorium authorization, Sen. Muth's… PA Senate had separately advanced a bill allowing localities to enact up to 18-month data center moratoria. Timing: TBD (new review process) |
2026-08-17 | pending review | |
MA state · Gov. Maura Healey |
Issued an executive order restricting data centers in Massachusetts. The executive order is likely to halt data center growth in the state before it begins. The order was issued by Governor Maura Healey. |
2026-09-09 | in force | |
OH state · Ohio |
Candidates for governor have called for restrictions on data centers, proposing some form of moratorium unless certain conditions are met. All candidates for governor have called for restrictions, but the Ohio legislature has not taken action. The specific conditions for the moratorium are not detailed in the text. |
2026-09-22 | proposed | |
VA state · Virginia governor |
Issued an executive order that prohibits non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for data center projects, limits permitting processes, and calls for stricter environmental protections. The executive order directly targets data center development by removing NDAs and tightening environmental regulations. It also introduces limits on the permitting process for such projects. |
2026-09-18 | in force | |
VA state · Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger |
Announced a new proposal to tighten restrictions on data center developments and promote clean energy. The proposal is called the 'Data Center Accountability Framework.' It aims to reduce noise pollution and water use associated with data centers and encourage clean energy use. |
2026-09-18 | proposed | |
CA state · Gov. Gavin Newsom |
Signed bills requiring data centers to disclose energy and water use, pay more for grid infrastructure, and undergo environmental review. The laws require data centers to publicly disclose their energy and water consumption. They also impose additional grid infrastructure fees and mandate environmental reviews for new… |
2026-09-23 | in force | |
CA state · California |
Governors take major actions on AI An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks to boost oversight of the tech, while Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s order tightens data center standards. |
2026-09-23 | in force | |
VA state · Virginia |
Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges and more headlines • “Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges.”, WHRO • “Homeland Security agents may have illegally accessed Virginia voter rolls, whistleblower alleges.”, The… |
2026-09-24 | paused | |
TX state · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott |
Ordered a pause on environmental permits for new data centers until an audit of the waitlist is completed. The order expands a previous moratorium on grid approvals to include environmental permits. The action comes amid political controversy over data center development in Texas. |
2026-09-21 | in force | |
TX state · Gov. Greg Abbott |
Broadens moratorium on data center approvals to include environmental permits The governor expanded an existing moratorium to cover environmental permits. The action targets data center developments in the state. |
2026-09-21 | in force | |
NM state · Deb Haaland (if elected) |
Sign an executive order to pause all new large-scale data center proposals while state lawmakers craft guidelines Haaland said the moratorium would take effect immediately upon taking office if elected. The order would remain in place until lawmakers develop guidelines for data center developments. |
2026-09-17 | proposed | |
TX state · Texas |
Formation of a coalition to advocate for responsible data center growth and to partner with state officials to create standards and guardrails. The coalition aims to prevent moratoriums on new data center construction in seven states. The group plans to launch initial campaigns in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana,… |
2026-09-28 | proposed | |
CA state · California Governor Gavin Newsom |
Issued an executive order addressing independent auditors and kill switches for AI systems. The executive order was issued in response to the federal government's inaction on AI safety. It directly references ongoing debates in Washington and positions Newsom as a leader on AI… |
2026-09-18 | in force | |
MI state |
The State Senate leader is open to a data center moratorium. The Senate leader expressed openness to a moratorium on new data centers. |
2026-09-28 | proposed | |
NM state · Governor Haaland (if elected) |
Announces intention to issue an executive order imposing a data center moratorium if elected. The announcement indicates a potential moratorium on new data centers if the nominee is elected governor. The specific terms and duration of the moratorium were not detailed in the… |
2026-09-28 | proposed |
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Methodology and scope
This watchlist tracks U.S. data center projects, operators, and jurisdictional actions that carry a documented public paper trail: securities filings, regulatory dockets, litigation, government statements, utility filings, and trade press. It is maintained as a neutral reference. Entries are recorded as observed; the tracker does not rank projects or advocate an outcome.
- Status reflects the most recent public signal for each entry. Where a project continues on schedule, that is recorded as plainly as a delay.
- Capacity is shown in megawatts where reported, and left blank where not disclosed.
- Local restrictions, utility dockets, lawsuits, and federal actions are drawn from primary filings and reputable outlets, each linked to its source.
- The ERCOT queue snapshot is extracted directly from the ERCOT GIS Report.
- Signals are collected on a recurring basis and reconciled into a single source of truth before publication.
Every citation on one page: Sources and citations. Companion policy map: SAVRN Data Center Moratorium Tracker. Capital side: North American Data Center Capital Atlas. Founder essay: The Queue Was the Fiction.
The SAVRN reference set
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.
Capital Atlas
Who is funding AI data centers: capital providers, named sites, financing transactions, and the blocked-and-delayed record, state by state and company by company.
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Moratorium Tracker
The policy layer: every state measure and local moratorium mapped and cited, with one page per state.
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Water Tracker
Every federal, state, local and interstate water measure that touches a data center, plus a fifty-state water ledger.
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Grid Operator Watchlist
ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE and FERC: the large-load rules, filings and queue positions that decide whether a site can energize.
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Permits and Power Development
Data center and substation permits, large loads in the interconnection queues, and the power plants planned to serve them, refreshed hourly from public records.
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SAVRN Scarcity Tracker
Eleven primary-sourced indicators of AI infrastructure scarcity, one composite index, read against the token index, SAVRN's own cost basis and the frontier ceiling.
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Have a specific address? Site Intelligence reads all seven references against one location, county, utility and grid operator included, and cites every finding.
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What is the Nationwide Data Center Delay Watchlist?
It is a continuously maintained, primary-sourced record of U.S. data center projects, jurisdictional actions, public-company exposure, and securities filings affected by delay, moratorium, litigation, and grid constraint. Each entry links to its documented public source, and it is maintained as a neutral reference.
How is a project's status determined?
Status reflects the most recent public signal for each entry: halted, delayed, cancelled, pending review, litigation active, audit paused, under appeal, or withdrawn. Where a project continues on schedule, that is recorded as plainly as a delay.
How are delay days measured?
Delay days are measured against the original announced target where available, or against the first documented delay date.
How often is the watchlist updated?
Signals are collected on a recurring basis from SEC EDGAR and trade-press feeds and reconciled into the single source of truth before publication.
How is this different from the Data Center Moratorium Tracker?
The Moratorium Tracker maps state and local policy measures. This watchlist tracks named projects, operators, public-company exposure, and securities filings, with delay status and cause for each. The two are companion references.
Nationwide Data Center Delay Watchlist
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