# U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker

Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker
Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt

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A state-by-state, continuously sourced map of every data-center moratorium, pause, siting restriction, and tax-incentive rollback in the United States. Each entry links to its primary source.

Last updated October 2026 Live · sources checked 15 min ago · 8 of 8 sources answered · 9 entries added in the last 7 days · last change 2026-10-24 49 states with action 1277 local measures tracked 1458 primary sources cited

49

States with recorded state-level action

352

State-level measures tracked

1277

City and county measures tracked

1458

Distinct primary-source links

Measures include temporary moratoriums, siting conditions, and incentive changes. Check each record's status and source; the map summarizes the strongest recorded statewide status.

Per NCSL (via Route Fifty, June 2026), lawmakers in ~14 states were considering data-center bans or moratoriums; MultiState counts 300+ data-center bills filed across 30+ states in 2026, and Good Jobs First lists at least 11 states that introduced outright moratorium bills. Most state moratorium bills stalled or failed; New York became the first state with a statewide moratorium in force (via Executive Order 62), while the legislature's own one-year moratorium bill passed both chambers in June 2026 and still awaits the Governor's signature. California's Governor signed seven data-center bills on Sept. 21, 2026, covering ratepayer tariffs, water and energy disclosure and CEQA review, and New Hampshire's Governor said in September 2026 that she will propose a statewide multi-year moratorium in her next budget. On Sept. 8, 2026, Oregon's Governor paused state land transactions for data center projects through July 1, 2027, and Massachusetts' Governor signed an executive order requiring local community benefits agreements before state permitting. On Sept. 23, 2026, Maryland's Governor created a task force to review every data center of 25 MW or more that seeks state action. Local action has far outpaced the states: this tracker lists more than 1,200 individually sourced city, county, township and village measures across 49 states. That is a floor, not a census. Activists tracking New Jersey alone counted 93 municipalities with data-center bans by September 2026 (Gothamist); this tracker carries 108 New Jersey entries, including proposed, tabled and failed measures, and adds a jurisdiction only once a primary source for its specific action has been read.

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## Explore the map

Click any highlighted state to see its data-center measures, current status, and the primary source for each. States shown in light gray have no state-level restriction on record.

## Every state, one page each

All 51 states and DC have their own page: the statewide bills and orders, every city and county moratorium inside them, and the full citation list. Where nothing is on record, the page says so and shows what we check.

[Alabama 21](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama) [Alaska 6](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska) [Arizona 15](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Arkansas 17](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) [California 66](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) [Colorado 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) [Connecticut 10](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/connecticut) [Delaware 8](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware) [Florida 52](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/florida) [Georgia 72](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/georgia) [Hawaii 2](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/hawaii) [Idaho 13](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) [Illinois 34](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/illinois) [Indiana 45](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/indiana) [Iowa 36](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/iowa) [Kansas 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Kentucky 48](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky) [Louisiana 6](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/louisiana) [Maine 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maine) [Maryland 44](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) [Massachusetts 23](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/massachusetts) [Michigan 104](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/michigan) [Minnesota 40](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/minnesota) [Mississippi 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/mississippi) [Missouri 25](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) [Montana 7](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/montana) [Nebraska 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) [Nevada 13](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada) [New Hampshire 11](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-hampshire) [New Jersey 122](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) [New Mexico 16](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) [New York 43](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-york) [North Carolina 68](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-carolina) [North Dakota 14](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-dakota) [Ohio 119](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/ohio) [Oklahoma 20](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) [Oregon 21](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) [Pennsylvania 67](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) [Rhode Island 8](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/rhode-island) [South Carolina 26](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-carolina) [South Dakota 9](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-dakota) [Tennessee 42](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/tennessee) [Texas 39](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) [Utah 12](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) [Vermont 4](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/vermont) [Virginia 56](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/virginia) [Washington 31](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington) [Washington, DC —](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington-dc) [West Virginia 2](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/west-virginia) [Wisconsin 60](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wisconsin) [Wyoming 7](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming)

The dot shows the strongest state-level status on record. Grey means city and county action only; an outline means nothing on record yet. The number is every measure tracked in that state, statewide and local.

## Federal bills

Congress has no data-center moratorium in force. Two companion bills are pending in committee in the 119th Congress. They are listed separately because they are federal and are not counted in the state or local totals above, and they do not appear on the map. Any bill not enacted before the 119th Congress ends on January 3, 2027 would have to be reintroduced.

| Bill | Sponsor | Status | What it does | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H.R. 7858Data Center Community Impact Act | Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] House | Proposed 2026-03 | Introduced March 5, 2026. Latest action March 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |  |
| S. 4213Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026 | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Senate | Proposed 2026-03 | Introduced March 25, 2026. Latest action March 25, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1616-1617). |  |
| S. 4214Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] Senate | Proposed 2026-03 | Introduced March 25, 2026 and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the same day. Would impose a nationwide moratorium on constructing or upgrading data centers with a power demand of 20 MW or more, lifting only when Congress enacts safeguards and expressly terminates it, and would bar U.S. export of AI computing infrastructure to countries without comparable safeguards. The bill has no cosponsors and has recorded no action since the day it was introduced. |  |
| H.R. 9442Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY-14] House | Proposed 2026-06 | The House companion to S. 4214, introduced June 24, 2026 with 14 cosponsors and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and additionally to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. It carries the same 20 MW threshold and the same conditional structure, lifting only when Congress passes safeguards. No action has been recorded since the day it was introduced. |  |
| H.R. 9939No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act | Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] House | Proposed 2026-07 | Introduced July 23, 2026. Latest action July 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |  |
| S. 5054Data Center Tax Accountability and Disclosure Act of 2026 | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Senate | Proposed 2026-07 | Introduced July 21, 2026. Latest action July 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |  |
| H.R. 10169To prohibit the provision of Federal financial benefit for the construction, expansion, or substantial rehabilitation of data centers on prime farmland and other certain farmland. | Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] House | Proposed 2026-08 | Introduced August 27, 2026. Latest action August 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |  |
| H.Res. 1471Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence data center should have the right to transparency and local autonomy. | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] House | Proposed 2026-08 | Introduced August 3, 2026. Latest action August 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |  |
| H.R. 10321Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026 | Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] House | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 8, 2026. Latest action September 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |  |
| H.R. 10322Data Center Fair Share Act | Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] House | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 8, 2026. Latest action September 8, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |  |
| H.R. 10448To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt qualified data center property from bonus depreciation, and for other purposes. | Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] House | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |  |
| H.R. 10467Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026 | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] House | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |  |
| H.R. 10570To limit the enforceability of predispute nondisclosure contract clauses relating to the building of data centers, and for other purposes. | House | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |  |
| S. 5418A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude data centers from the definition of qualified opportunity zone businesses. | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Senate | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |  |
| S. 5640Data Center Transparency Act of 2026 | Senate | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 30, 2026. Latest action September 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |  |
| S. 5645Data Center Community Empowerment Act of 2026 | Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] Senate | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 30, 2026. Latest action September 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |  |
| S. 5658A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes. | Senate | Proposed 2026-09 | Introduced September 30, 2026. Latest action September 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |  |
| H.R. 10809Make Data Centers Pay Act | House | Proposed 2026-10 | Introduced October 13, 2026. Latest action October 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |  |

## State-level overview

Every state-level moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback we can verify against a primary source. Sorted by status, then state.

This overview shows one measure per state, selected from its strongest recorded status. Select a state on the map or open its state page to read all of its measures and primary sources.

| State | Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
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| [Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama) | HB 399Alabama HB 399, sponsored by Rep. Hulsey (R-Helena), is the House companion to SB 265. | In force 2026-02 | Alabama HB 399, sponsored by Rep. Hulsey (R-Helena), is the House companion to SB 265. Limits tax abatements for data center projects over $200M to 20 years, down from the current 30-year maximum. Requires data centers consuming 100+ MW to pay state sales and use taxes allocated to the General Fund, effective January 1, 2027. Passed House 103-0; Senate unanimously passed amended version (April 9, 2026); House concurred and bill was sent to Gov. Ivey's desk. Gov. Ivey publicly supports the legislation as part of a package to lower costs for families. |  |
| [Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) | FY2027 budgetThree-year pause on data center sales-tax exemption | In force 2026-07 | Signed by Gov. Hobbs; imposes a three-year moratorium on new data center sales-tax exemptions (Jul 1 2026 to Jun 30 2029). Already-approved projects keep their exemptions. |  |
| [California](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) | AB 1577Data center reporting requirements | In force 2026-09 | Signed by Gov. Newsom on Sept. 21, 2026 (Chapter 434, Statutes of 2026). Creates data center reporting obligations to the California Energy Commission, including energy use and local land use disclosures. |  |
| [Delaware](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware) | HB 233 (Substitute 1)Large energy-use facilities bear their own infrastructure costs | In force 2026-08 | House Substitute 1 for HB 233 was signed by Gov. Matt Meyer on Aug. 26, 2026 (Chapter 85:440). It requires a separate utility rate class for large energy-use facilities of 20 MW or more, such as data centers, so infrastructure and capacity costs are not shifted to other customers. |  |
| [Florida](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/florida) | HB 7031Data-center sales-tax exemption rollback | In force 2025-06 | Raised the exemption eligibility threshold from 15 MW to 100 MW of critical IT load with no grandfather clause, ending the exemption for all sub-100 MW facilities. Effective Aug 1, 2025. |  |
| [Idaho](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) | H 521TAXATION, Adds to and amends existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase or use of eligible server equipment and new data center | In force 2020-03 | Idaho H 521 (2020): TAXATION, Adds to and amends existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase or use of eligible server equipment and new data center facilities by a qualifying business.. Last action 2020-03-20: Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2020 Session Law Chapter 335 Effective: 07/01/2020. |  |
| [Illinois](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/illinois) | Illinois (statewide)Illinois: Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a two-year suspension of state tax incentives for new data centers, effective July 1, 2026. | In force 2026-06 | Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a two-year suspension of state tax incentives for new data centers, effective July 1, 2026. The freeze applies to the state's data center tax exemption program. Still requires Illinois General Assembly approval to take effect. The announcement comes amid growing community opposition to data center developments across Illinois, including fights in Sangamon County, Mount Prospect, and DeKalb. On June 5, 2026, after the legislature failed to act on his February request, Gov. Pritzker directed the Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity to pause processing new Data Center Investment Program tax-incentive agreements starting July 1, 2026 (existing agreements honored). He paired it with a consumer-protection framework: ban local-government NDAs, require energy/water reporting and public permit notices, and require community benefit agreements; he plans to press the issue in the November veto session. The DCEO's pause on new Data Center Investment Program tax-incentive agreements took effect 2026-07-01 (a 2-year suspension), after the POWER Act (data center cost-allocation, renewable-energy, and blackout-compliance reform) failed to pass before session end. Gov. Pritzker is pushing to revisit the issue in the November veto session. |  |
| [Indiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/indiana) | HEA 1210Local payment in lieu of taxes from data centers | In force 2026-03 | Signed March 12, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026. For a qualified data center whose local permit and transaction certificate are issued after June 30, 2026, the host county or municipality may require a quarterly payment of no more than 1% of the state sales and use tax not paid on the center's electricity bill. The enacted version was narrowed from earlier proposals that would have set higher percentages. |  |
| [Iowa](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/iowa) | HF 976Limits data-center sales/use tax exemptions | In force 2025-06 | Adds expiration dates to previously indefinite sales/use-tax exemptions for electricity and backup fuel (10 years in cities over 30,000; 15 years in smaller cities) plus registration and reporting. Signed June 6, 2025. |  |
| [Kansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) | SB98Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment | In force 2025-04 | Kansas SB98 (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs. Last action 2025-04-11: Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025. |  |
| [Kentucky](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky) | Executive Order 2026-494Data-center screening and permit-denial order | In force 2026-08 | Gov. Beshear's order requires developers to file an energy plan, directs the Energy and Environment Cabinet to deny permits for projects that would harm air, water, or natural resources, and bars the PSC from raising utility rates to recover data-center costs. |  |
| [Louisiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/louisiana) | Executive Order 26-058Ratepayer and Community Protection Initiative | In force 2026-06 | Gov. Landry directed Louisiana Economic Development to set criteria requiring large-load and data-center projects to fully fund their own power and deliver local benefits. Already-certified projects (Meta, Amazon and others) are exempt. |  |
| [Maine](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maine) | LD 713Data centers excluded from state tax incentive programs | In force 2026-04 | Signed by Gov. Mills on April 23, 2026. Defines data centers and excludes them from the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Dirigo Business Incentives Program, and directs the Department of Economic and Community Development to study financial incentives for data centers. Signed the day before Mills vetoed LD 307, the temporary moratorium bill. |  |
| [Maryland](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) | HB 1532Maryland: Governor Wes Moore signed HB 1532, the Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act, into law on or about April 15 | In force 2026-04 | Governor Wes Moore signed HB 1532, the Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act, into law on or about April 15, 2026, the day after the General Assembly passed it on the final day of session (April 13/14). The bill's data center provisions create a large-load registry program for grid management, require data centers to pay for transmission, distribution, interconnection, and new capacity costs (preventing cost-shifting to other ratepayers), and incentivize data centers to bring their own clean energy generation with battery backup (effective 2028). Top-tier projects receive 12-month expedited environmental permitting and priority interconnection. Critics including Food & Water Watch criticized provisions they characterized as pro-industry. The law saves Maryland families an estimated $150/year on energy bills. |  |
| [Massachusetts](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/massachusetts) | Executive Order No. 658Local approval and clean energy requirements for data centers | In force 2026-09 | Signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Sept. 8, 2026. State permitting agencies may not permit data centers above 25 MW of peak demand, or expansions adding 25 MW, unless the applicant shows it meets the administration's June 2026 Statement of Expectations and has a community benefits agreement with the host municipality. Data centers must bring their own clean energy or pay into a new Ratepayer Protection Fund through a mechanism MassDEP is directed to set by the end of 2026, and state permitting agencies may no longer sign nondisclosure agreements with data center projects. |  |
| [Minnesota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/minnesota) | HF 16 (2025 1st Special Session)Data center energy, environmental and tax law | In force 2025-06 | Effective June 15, 2025. Repealed the sales tax exemption on electricity purchases for qualified data centers as of July 1, 2025, authorized the Public Utilities Commission to create a very large customer class and to review and approve electric service agreements between such customers and a utility, added environmental and energy requirements, and imposed prevailing wage on construction of qualified large-scale data centers. |  |
| [Montana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/montana) | SB 212Montana: The Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212), signed by Governor Gianforte on April 16, 2025, establishes a legal right to own and use computational | In force 2025-04 | The Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212), signed by Governor Gianforte on April 16, 2025, establishes a legal right to own and use computational resources including data centers. The law requires any government regulation restricting computing resources to be 'demonstrably necessary and narrowly tailored,' effectively limiting local governments' ability to restrict data center siting or operations through zoning. The law was enacted without significant organized opposition, representing a setback for community control advocates. |  |
| [Nebraska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) | Executive Order 26-17Ends ImagiNE Act tax incentives for new data centers | In force 2026-07 | Gov. Pillen barred new data-center applications from ImagiNE Act tax incentives and ordered a multi-agency review and resource task force. Pillen framed it as a tax-incentive rollback, expressly 'not a moratorium.' |  |
| [Nevada](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada) | Executive Order 2026-005Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development | In force 2026-09 | Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 18, 2026, adding conditions to the state's data center tax abatement program. Applicants must pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover project-related costs so they are not passed to ratepayers, meet local water standards and execute a binding Community Support Commitment before applications go to the GOED Board. It is not a moratorium. |  |
| [New Jersey](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) | Data Center Fair Share ActData center ratepayer class and cost obligations | In force 2026-07 | Signed by Gov. Sherrill; requires 50 MW+ data centers to commit to paying at least 85% of projected power costs for a decade and creates a separate ratepayer class. A cost restriction, not a moratorium. |  |
| [New York](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-york) | EO 62Statewide moratorium on data centers until a condition is met | In force 2026-07 | EO 62: first statewide pause. Holds DEC discretionary approvals for 50+ MW facilities until DPS finishes a generic environmental impact statement, roughly a year, but tied to that study, not a fixed date. The measure runs until a condition is met rather than to a date. |  |
| [North Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-dakota) | HB 1579North Dakota's HB 1579, originally introduced to create a state siting process for large electricity users (50+ MW), was significantly amended | In force 2025-01 | North Dakota's HB 1579, originally introduced to create a state siting process for large electricity users (50+ MW), was significantly amended, the siting process was stripped and replaced with a mandate for an interim legislative study on the impact of large energy consumers on the state's electrical grid. Passed House 89-3, Senate 46-0. Signed April 28, 2025. Signed into law on April 29, 2025. |  |
| [Ohio](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/ohio) | Ohio (Gov. DeWine pauses new data center sales-tax exemptions), OHOhio: On May 27, 2026, Gov. Mike DeWine directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to stop considering new data center sales-tax exemption requests | In force 2026-05 | On May 27, 2026, Gov. Mike DeWine directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to stop considering new data center sales-tax exemption requests while the legislature’s Joint Data Center Committee studies the industry. The pause followed revelations that the exemption cost the state ~$1.57B last year, more than 11x the projection. DeWine framed it as caution, not opposition; existing exemptions (Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta) are unchanged and it is not a construction ban. |  |
| [Oklahoma](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) | HB 2992Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 | In force 2026-05 | Authored by Rep. Brad Boles and Sen. Grant Green, signed in May 2026 and effective July 1, 2026. Defines large load customers as new facilities adding 75 MW or more of demand, requires electric suppliers to set separate rate structures and conditions for them so that families, small businesses and traditional industrial customers do not absorb their infrastructure costs, and requires developers to notify adjoining landowners, county commissioners and the Corporation Commission within 60 days of acquiring land for a qualifying project. |  |
| [Oregon](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) | HB 3546 (POWER Act)Protecting Oregonians With Energy Responsibility Act | In force 2025-06 | Directs the PUC to create a new 'large energy use facility' rate class for data centers and crypto and allocate infrastructure and energy costs to them, shielding other ratepayers. Chapter 323, 2025; sunsets Jan 2035. |  |
| [Pennsylvania](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) | Executive Order 2026-05GRID Requirements for data center permitting | In force 2026-08 | Signed Aug. 18, 2026. Directs Commonwealth agencies to require data center developers to sign a legally binding commitment to the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Requirements, which oblige a project to pay the full cost of the generation, transmission and distribution it needs without shifting costs to households, meet water conservation and environmental standards, hire locally under a community benefit agreement, and engage the community transparently. Projects that commit proceed through standard DEP permit review once local approvals are secured; projects that refuse are not evaluated until every required local approval is in hand. The order also removes AI data centers from the Fast Track permitting program and bars nondisclosure agreements. It conditions permitting rather than halting it. |  |
| [South Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-dakota) | SB 135Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens | In force 2026-03 | Signed by Gov. Rhoden on March 30, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026. Requires data centers with peak electrical demand of 10 MW or greater to pay for any rate increases they cause, adds water use regulation, and prohibits the state from limiting local governments' authority to regulate or ban data centers. Lawmakers passed it after rejecting the SB 232 statewide moratorium, moving that decision to localities instead. |  |
| [Tennessee](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/tennessee) | HB 1847 / SB 2128Data Center Cost Responsibility Act | In force 2026-05 | Signed by Gov. Lee on May 7, 2026 and effective on signing. Requires owners and operators of proposed and existing data centers to pay the full cost of the utility infrastructure needed to serve them and bars electric utilities from raising other customers' rates to support data centers. The Senate passed it unanimously; the House passed it 76-14. |  |
| [Texas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) | SB 6Large-load interconnection standards and grid curtailment | In force 2025-06 | Enacted 2025 (PUCT rulemaking in 2026): interconnection standards and cost obligations on 75 MW+ loads plus authority for ERCOT to curtail or remotely disconnect data centers during grid emergencies. A grid-reliability restriction. |  |
| [Utah](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) | Executive Order 2026-03A higher bar for data-center development | In force 2026-05 | Gov. Cox created a Data Center Framework directing agencies to apply heightened review for water (Great Salt Lake), air quality, ratepayers, and wildlife, plus a new unused-water provision. This raises the siting bar rather than imposing a hard ban. |  |
| [Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/virginia) | HB 30 (2026 budget)Data center electricity consumption tax | In force 2026-06 | Signed by Gov. Spanberger; a first-of-its-kind $0.011/kWh electricity consumption tax on data centers (up to about $600M/yr), effective Jul 1 2026, sunsetting Jul 1 2028. A restrictive tax, not a moratorium. |  |
| [Washington](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington) | ESSB 6231Rolling back data-center tax exemptions | In force 2026-04 | Ends the sales/use-tax exemption for replacement server equipment and refurbished-facility centers and sets certificate cutoff dates (urban 2028, rural 2036). Chapter 266, effective June 11, 2026. |  |
| [West Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/west-virginia) | HB 4983West Virginia: Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB 4983 on March 27, 2026, cementing rulemaking that deems confidential all petitions seeking certification | In force 2026-03 | Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB 4983 on March 27, 2026, cementing rulemaking that deems confidential all petitions seeking certification of a high-impact data center and all letters of intent seeking certification of a microgrid district. The bill passed the House 78-16 and the Senate 28-6, despite opposition from environmental and transparency advocates including WV Rivers, League of Women Voters, and the Sierra Club. Seven Republicans joined all nine House Democrats in voting against it. The legislature voted down amendments that would have required developers to disclose water sources, usage projections, and community impact; another rejected amendment would have created 500-foot buffer zones and allowed residents within 10 miles to petition proposals. Critics call HB 4983 an extension of the controversial HB 2014 (Power Generation and Consumption Act) that stripped local governments of authority over data center siting. Large data centers can consume 3-5 million gallons of water per day, roughly 5-8% of West Virginia's total 2023 public water withdrawals. |  |
| [Wisconsin](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wisconsin) | Wisconsin Legislature (Act 16 data-center TID exception)Wisconsin: Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 140 (now 2025 Wisconsin Act 16), which created statutory exceptions from the standard 12% equalized-value | In force 2025-07 | Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 140 (now 2025 Wisconsin Act 16), which created statutory exceptions from the standard 12% equalized-value cap on Tax Increment Districts specifically for TID No. 5 in Port Washington and TID No. 10 in Beaver Dam, but only if all project costs are tied to a 'certified data center.' This carve-out paved the way for the Vantage data center's $458 million TID financing structure, which would otherwise have been impossible under standard TID law. Critics argue the state-level subsidy was passed before residents had any meaningful chance to weigh in. |  |
| [Wyoming](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming) | Wyoming statewide (Gov. Gordon executive order on data center framework)Wyoming: On June 3, 2026, Gov. Mark Gordon signed an executive order establishing a framework to develop data centers 'the Wyoming Way' | In force 2026-06 | On June 3, 2026, Gov. Mark Gordon signed an executive order establishing a framework to develop data centers 'the Wyoming Way', encouraging developers to cover their own energy-demand costs, create permanent jobs, and protect water and wildlife, and giving state agencies 60 days to recommend policy and legislative changes. Context: Cheyenne (Laramie County) rejected a data center moratorium in late May, opting to proceed with potentially dozens of facilities. |  |
| [New Hampshire](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-hampshire) | SB 439Moratorium on new data center permits | Paused 2026-10 | Governor Kelly Ayotte announced she would impose a moratorium on new data center developments in the upcoming state budget, citing concerns over energy grid strain and environmental impacts; Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington pledged to impose a temporary moratorium on day-one if elected, criticizing the governor's timing as insufficiently urgent. |  |
| [Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska) | Alaska senators question legality of state land transfer for possible Mat-Su data centers | Proposed 2026-09 | Alaska senators are raising legal concerns about a proposed state land transfer of nearly 20,000 acres to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for possible data centers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The proposal has sparked public concern and scrutiny. |  |
| [Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) | HB 1444TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS. | Proposed 2025-04 | Arkansas HB 1444 (2025): TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS.. Last action 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1444 is now Act 548. |  |
| [Georgia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/georgia) | SB 476Elimination of state tax credits reaching data centers | Proposed 2026-02 | Would eliminate nearly all state-sponsored tax credits, precluding new data center tax credits. Passed the State Senate on Feb. 12, 2026; did not become law. |  |
| [Michigan](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/michigan) | HB 5594-5596 / SB 1018-1020Moratorium on new data center approvals | Proposed 2026-06 | A package imposing a moratorium on certain approvals and operation of new data centers; reintroduced June 2026 with a broader regulatory package; not enacted (Gov. Whitmer opposes a moratorium). |  |
| [Missouri](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) | HB 3369Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis | Proposed 2026-05 | Missouri HB 3369 (2026): Prohibits the issuance of permits for construction of data centers for one year in St. Louis. Last action 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues(H). |  |
| [New Mexico](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) | Announced bill (2027 session)Proposed statewide data center moratorium | Proposed 2026-08 | Reps. Micaela Lara Cadena and Angelica Rubio told the interim Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee on Aug. 11, 2026 that they will introduce a statewide data center moratorium when the session opens in January 2027. No bill number yet; committee Republicans opposed the concept. |  |
| [North Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-carolina) | H 1063Ratepayer and Resource Protection Act | Proposed 2026-04 | Would require all data centers in the state to publicly report electricity consumption, peak demand, water consumption, cooling systems and any emissions-free generation. Defines a large data center as one with projected peak demand of at least 40 MW and projected annual water use above 1 billion liters, and would bar such a center from beginning operation without on-site clean generation sufficient to offset at least 25% of projected peak demand, operational on day one, with off-site renewable energy credits and virtual power purchase agreements expressly not counting toward it. Filed April 2026. |  |
| [Rhode Island](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/rhode-island) | H7695Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island. | Proposed 2026-05 | Rhode Island H7695 (2026 Regular Session): Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island.. Last action 2026-05-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study. |  |
| [South Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-carolina) | HJR 5526Data Center Moratorium (joint resolution) | Proposed 2026-04 | Would prohibit governmental entities from acting on data center permits and applications until the General Assembly establishes an oversight and approval process; introduced Apr 14, did not advance. |  |
| [Colorado](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) | SB 26-102Large-load data-center conditions | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | Would have imposed siting and operating conditions on data centers over 30 MW (new renewables by 2031, 15-year contracts, community benefit agreements, no rate discounts). Postponed indefinitely 9-0 at the sponsor's request. |  |
| [Connecticut](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/connecticut) | SB 245Repeal of data center tax incentives | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | Would have eliminated Connecticut's data center tax incentives; the legislature ended the 2026 session without taking it up. |  |
| [Mississippi](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/mississippi) | HB 1239Data center enterprises; revise certain definitions and other provisions relating to tax exemptions. | Failed / vetoed 2025-03 | Mississippi HB 1239 (2025): Data center enterprises; revise certain definitions and other provisions relating to tax exemptions.. Last action 2025-03-29: Died In Conference. |  |
| [Vermont](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/vermont) | S.205 / H.727Moratorium on new data centers until 2030 | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | Would halt siting and construction of 100 MW+ data centers until Jul 1 2030 pending a Public Utility Commission study; Gov. Scott vetoed the bill and the House failed to override (83-52). |  |

## Local & county moratoria

Most of the activity is happening at the city and county level, where building pauses and permit halts move faster than state law. A tracked sample, each with its source.

Anniston

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Twelve-month moratorium on data center permitting and licensing

The City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-R-97 on Aug. 18, 2026, effective immediately, directing the city to withhold permits, approvals and licenses for the location, development, expansion or operation of a data center within its regulatory jurisdiction. The pause runs 12 months and may be shortened or extended; the planning commission is to report recommendations within six months on utility demand, cooling, stormwater, transportation and separation from residential areas.

Birmingham

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Six-month pause on large data center applications

The City Council voted on March 3, 2026 for a six-month moratorium on new or expanding data centers drawing more than 20 MW. In June 2026 the council passed a zoning ordinance, on a 6-3 vote, setting conditions for hyperscale facilities that takes effect when the moratorium lifts.

Chelsea

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

One-year moratorium on data center licenses and permits

The City Council voted unanimously on July 21, 2026 for a one-year moratorium on new business licenses and construction permits for data centers, paired with a parallel moratorium on residential rental developments. Council Vice President Chris Gace said the city's zoning ordinance does not adequately address the use and that no project had been proposed.

Cullman

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

One-year data center moratorium

City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-year moratorium on new data centers, becoming the fourth Alabama city (after Birmingham, Leeds, Homewood) to pause development.

Fairfield

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Local moratorium on data centers

Temporary moratorium after resident pressure over Patmos (Missouri AI co.) proposal to convert former Walmart to colocation data center. Duration not specified. The measure has no documented term.

Foley

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Six-month moratorium on data center applications

The City Council approved the final reading of an ordinance on Sept. 8, 2026 establishing a six-month moratorium on accepting, processing, approving or considering applications for data centers, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining facilities, server farms and similar uses. Mayor Ralph Hellmich said no data center has been proposed in the Foley area and the pause lets the city review its zoning and environmental regulations.

Fort Payne

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Data center moratorium followed by conditional-use ordinance

Fort Payne paused data center development in 2026 and then, on Sept. 2, 2026, approved an ordinance reclassifying data centers as a conditional use, so each project must go through planning commission review and a public hearing rather than being permitted by right.

Harpersville

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Six-month data center moratorium

The Town Council adopted a six-month moratorium on Aug. 3, 2026 even though no developer had approached the town, giving the council, the planning and zoning board and the water board time to study economic and infrastructure effects. The planning and zoning board had recommended a longer pause. The town is holding monthly public information sessions during the moratorium.

Helena

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

180-day development moratorium that includes data centers

Helena adopted a 180-day development moratorium in June 2026 that restricts new gas stations, automotive businesses, dealerships and data centers. On September 14, 2026 the City Council voted 3-1 to amend it for two projects already in process, leaving the data center restriction in place.

Homewood

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Twelve-month moratorium on new data center applications

The City Council approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center development applications on June 22, 2026, with an option to extend it a further six months. No applications were pending. City staff and the Planning Commission are to study whether zoning, operational, buffering or infrastructure standards should be adopted first.

Leeds

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

One-year moratorium on data center development

Ordinance 2026-06-02, adopted unanimously on June 8, 2026, pauses acceptance, processing and approval of applications for new data centers or expansions of existing facilities for one year. The council cited energy and water consumption, cooling and generator noise, and compatibility with surrounding land uses. No project was pending at adoption.

Lowndes County

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

County moratorium on data centers through October 25, 2026

County commissioners unanimously approved 60-day moratorium on data center permits; response to proposed 1,050-acre "Project Red Clay" hyperscale data center; county lacks formal zoning authority, legal standing uncertain. The measure runs to October 25, 2026.

Northport

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

Failed / vetoed

Data center moratorium not pursued

At a September 21, 2026 work session, Northport city leaders declined to pursue a data center moratorium and instead directed staff to recommend zoning provisions for where a data center could be located. No formal moratorium vote was reported.

Pinson

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

One-year moratorium on data centers

The City Council approved a 12-month moratorium at its first meeting of August 2026, following a first reading on July 16. No data center had been proposed in Pinson; Mayor Hoyt Sanders said the pause gives the council time to research zoning and confirm that infrastructure costs would fall on applicants rather than homeowners.

Prichard

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Local moratorium on data centers through February 4, 2027

City Council approved a six-month moratorium on data centers, days after a building permit was issued to Edged Energy for a $93 million data center on July 30. The timing created a legal dispute over whether the Edged project is grandfathered. The measure runs to February 4, 2027.

Springville

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Moratorium on data centers

The City Council placed a moratorium on data centers at its July 6, 2026 meeting, joining nearby Leeds. Council members questioned the employment case for the facilities while the city reviews its zoning rules.

Tarrant

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

City moratorium on data centers through September 8, 2027

12-month moratorium on data center business licenses; Mayor Tracie Threadford cited caution while city conducts feasibility study. The measure runs to September 8, 2027.

Westover

[Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama)

In force

Six-month moratorium on data centers

The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 18, 2026 for a six-month moratorium on data centers after residents objected to a proposed campus on more than 450 acres along Highway 280. Mayor Bobby Pardue said the pause gives the city time to change its rules; the Planning Commission is reviewing zoning and development standards.

Anchorage

[Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska)

In force

Local moratorium on data centers with no end date

AO 2026-27: defines data centers (20+ MW) in zoning code, restricts to commercial/industrial zones, bans from residential, requires conditional use review, utility capacity statement, landscaping buffers and enclosed power equipment. The measure has no end date by design.

Fairbanks North Star Borough

[Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska)

Proposed

Proposed local moratorium on data centers

Borough Assembly adopted 2027 legislative priority requesting state and federal moratorium on permitting, leasing and construction of commercial data centers on public lands until regulations are developed; not a locally enacted moratorium but an official resolution. The measure has no documented term.

Petersburg

[Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska)

Proposed

Borough-wide moratorium on data centers using on-site power generation

Vice Mayor Jeigh Stanton Gregor will ask the Petersburg Borough Assembly on Monday, October 4, 2026, to begin work on a borough-wide moratorium preventing data centers that use on-site power generation; the assembly had previously deadlocked 3-3 on a related Planning Commission recommendation on September 21, 2026.

Petersburg Borough

[Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska)

Failed / vetoed

One-year data center moratorium recommendation fails on tie vote

The Petersburg Borough Assembly on September 21, 2026 considered a Planning Commission request to pursue a temporary moratorium on data centers. The vote ended in a stalemate and the motion did not pass.

Chandler

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

In force

Rejection of proposed AI data center

The Chandler City Council voted 7-0 in December 2025 to reject a proposed AI data center after public opposition over noise, water and quality-of-life concerns.

Hualapai Indian Reservation

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

In force

Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date

Tribal Council passed resolution opposing data center construction on reservation land, citing water scarcity on the Colorado River, light pollution, and wastewater concerns. Tribal sovereignty makes this effectively a ban on all reservation land. The measure has no end date by design.

Mesa

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

Proposed

Proposed amendments to Chapters 6, 7, 22, 31, 32, and 86 of Title 11 of the Mesa City Code pertaining to Data Centers and Planned Area Development Overlay

Mesa Ordinance 25-0566 on data center zoning: Proposed amendments to Chapters 6, 7, 22, 31, 32, and 86 of Title 11 of the Mesa City Code pertaining to Data Centers and Planned Area Development Overlay Districts. The amendments include Status Agenda Ready as of 2025-07-01.

Pima County

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

In force

Proposed 120-day data center moratorium

The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in September 2026 to approve a 120-day moratorium on data center projects in unincorporated areas that have not yet submitted permits, while staff drafts zoning rules. Project Blue and Project Gravel are exempt; the board may consider an extension.

Pinal County

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

In force

La Osa data center rezoning rejected

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on August 26, 2026 to reject the rezoning request and site plan for Vermaland's La Osa Energy Center outside Eloy. The scaled-down project called for 11 data center buildings, a 500-megawatt natural gas plant and battery storage serving about 1 gigawatt of demand.

Tucson

[Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona)

In force

Rejection of Project Blue data center annexation

The City Council voted 7-0 on Aug. 6, 2025 to halt annexation for Project Blue, a 290-acre Amazon-linked data center campus; the city later adopted strict rules and is exploring a ban.

Benton County

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

County moratorium on data centers through February 10, 2027

Six-month moratorium. Developer NSI6 LLC / Trent Overhue challenged it in court Sep 2; ~100 people filled courtroom. Developer selected county specifically because it had no planning and zoning. County attorney argued moratorium valid because Overhue's project not yet started and land not yet owned (closing Sep 9). Judge considering temporary restraining order. The measure runs to February 10, 2027.

Carroll County

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

12-month data center moratorium

The Quorum Court unanimously passed a one-year moratorium blocking construction of data centers and other high-intensity digital infrastructure facilities, effective immediately.

City of Harrison

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

Failed / vetoed

City of Harrison data center moratorium (failed)

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.

Fayetteville

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

Conditional-use permit and siting rules for data centers

The City Council voted 8-0 on June 16, 2026, with an emergency clause so the rules took effect immediately, to end by-right approval of data centers. They now need a conditional-use permit from the Planning Commission, are allowed only in I-2 general industrial zones (about 2% of the city), and must sit at least 1,000 feet from residential zoning. Applicants must file a cooling system description, proof that heat stays within the property line, an energy management plan and water use projections. Not a moratorium; further amendments followed in August 2026.

Independence County

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

Five-year data center moratorium

The Quorum Court unanimously adopted a five-year moratorium running through Aug. 31, 2031 - the longest adopted in Arkansas - citing water supply strain. No data center had been proposed in the county.

Little Rock

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

Failed / vetoed

Data center moratorium (failed)

The city board repeatedly failed to pass a data center moratorium after May 2026 and adopted regulations in June 2026 instead of a pause.

Little Rock Board of Directors (hyperscale data center moratorium measure)

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

Paused

Little Rock Board of Directors (hyperscale data center moratorium measure) data center moratorium (pause)

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. 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.

Madison County

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

Three-year moratorium on data centers and digital asset mining

The Quorum Court approved an ordinance on Aug. 17, 2026 imposing a moratorium on data centers, digital asset mining businesses and other large-scale computer or server operations through Aug. 31, 2029. An emergency clause made it effective immediately. The county has no known project in development; the pause is the second longest in Arkansas after Independence County's.

North Little Rock

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

Conditional-use zoning rules for data center campuses

The North Little Rock City Council approved a zoning amendment on Sept. 14, 2026, effective immediately under an emergency clause, that defines data center campuses and allows them only as a conditional use in I-3 industrial zones. The rules add utility, noise and residential-proximity requirements and do not ban data centers.

Pulaski County

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

Failed / vetoed

Data center moratorium (failed)

Multiple moratorium attempts failed in Arkansas' most populous county; the Quorum Court instead advanced a regulatory ordinance classifying large-scale data centers as heavy industrial.

Pulaski County Quorum Court (data center moratorium ordinance, failed on clerk miscount), AR

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

Failed / vetoed

Pulaski County Quorum Court (data center moratorium ordinance, failed on clerk miscount), AR data center moratorium (failed)

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. A moratorium re-vote is pending 2026-07-14 (after this refresh window), with a carve-out for AVAIO Digital's Wrightsville project.

Russellville

[Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas)

In force

Six-month data center moratorium

City adopted a six-month pause on approving data center facilities, part of a wave of Arkansas localities outside Little Rock acting in mid-2026.

For a complete state record, use the state directory above. [Review the public data catalog →](https://savrn.com/data-catalog)

## Frequently asked

How should I read a state's data center measures?

State pages distinguish temporary moratoriums, siting conditions, incentive changes, proposals, and failed measures. Read each measure's dated status and primary source before applying it to a project. A state's map color summarizes its strongest recorded status; it does not describe every measure in that state.

How many states have introduced data-center moratorium or restriction bills?

This tracker documents state-level action in 49 states — a mix of enacted rollbacks and executive orders, temporary pauses, pending bills, and measures that failed or were vetoed. It is updated as measures move.

What is a data center moratorium?

A data center moratorium is a temporary halt on approving or building new data centers, usually while a government studies the impact on the electric grid, water supply, and ratepayers. In practice, most 2025–2026 measures are narrower than a full ban: pauses on tax incentives, new siting and permitting conditions, or rollbacks of sales-tax exemptions.

Have any states banned data centers outright?

No state has passed a permanent, statewide ban. The closest was Maine's LD 307, which would have paused data centers of 20 MW or more until late 2027 — it passed the legislature but was vetoed, and the override failed. Most restrictions in force are tax-incentive rollbacks or executive-order siting reviews rather than construction bans.

Where are the local data center moratoria?

Most fast-moving activity is at the city and county level, where building pauses and permit halts don't require a state legislative session. The tracker includes a sourced sample of these local moratoria alongside the state-level measures.

### How to read this tracker

In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted (by statute or executive order). Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = a bill introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = a measure that died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.

This is a curated tracker built from primary sources — legislature bill pages, governors' offices, and reputable reporting — and every entry links to its source so you can verify it. Legislative status changes quickly; we update as measures move. It is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date? [Tell us](https://savrn.com/contact).

Companion references: the [Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) (ERCOT, PJM, FERC and every RTO's large-load rules) and the [Data Center Delay Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) (named projects and filings).

[See all 1458 sources on one page →](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/sources)

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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Delay Watchlist

Project-level slippage: named projects, jurisdictional actions, utility and federal dockets, SEC disclosures, and the interconnection queue.

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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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## Why the moratoria are happening

Communities push back on data centers over three things: the strain on the electric grid, the water used for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those objections — on-site power that doesn't lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that doesn't consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building.

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Data Center Moratorium Tracker

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