# Delaware Data Center Moratorium Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- Delaware has 3 state-level data-center restrictions in force. 4 city and county measures are tracked here, 3 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record. Last updated October 2026 4 state-level measures 4 local measures 7 primary sources Delaware DE In force 4 State-level measures on record, 3 in force 4 City and county measures, 3 in force 7 Primary sources cited on this page #41 of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count ## State-level measures in Delaware Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Delaware we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first. | Measure | Status | What it does | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | | | HB 445100% new energy requirement for large energy-use facilities | In force 2026-08 | Signed by Gov. Matt Meyer on Aug. 26, 2026. Requires large energy-use facilities such as data centers to produce or secure 100 percent of their required power (bring your own generation). | | | HB 310Large energy-use facilities barred from job-creation tax credits | In force 2026-08 | Gov. Matt Meyer signed HB 310 on Aug. 26, 2026, as part of a four-bill energy consumer protection package. It prohibits large energy-use facilities such as data centers from receiving the state's job-creation tax credits. | | | SB 353Defeated statewide moratorium on data centers | Failed / vetoed 2026-06 | SB 353: statewide moratorium on permits for 100+ MW data centers through Jan 31, 2027; motion to suspend rules failed 6-15 in the Senate. Legislature passed a restrictions package (HB 233/HB 445/HB 310/SB 326) instead. The measure has no documented term. | | ## City and county moratoria in Delaware Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 4 tracked measures in Delaware, each with its source. Harrington 2026-08 In force Rejection of ordinance allowing data centers The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 18, 2026 to reject an ordinance that would have allowed data centers as a conditional use in the manufacturing zone, citing water, sewer, electricity and noise concerns. Kent County 2026-07 In force County moratorium on data centers with no end date LC26-06: data centers permitted only in Limited Industrial and General Industrial zones in unincorporated areas; 300-foot residential buffer, 6-foot vegetative buffers, noise limits, written utility capacity documentation required; county attorney reviewing viability of a complete ban. The measure has no end date by design. New Castle County 2026-03 In force County moratorium on data centers with no end date Council voted 12-0 for zoning regulations: 1,000-foot residential buffer (500 ft with noise study), closed-loop cooling required, energy-efficient backup generators, decommissioning funds; existing projects exempt. The measure has no end date by design. Dover 2026-09 Proposed Proposed 18-month pause on data center reviews Dover City Council discussed the proposed 18-month moratorium on data center applications at its meeting in the week of September 28, 2026 and unanimously passed an amendment to define the term data center more clearly. The moratorium itself has not been adopted. Final action is scheduled for the October 12, 2026 City Council meeting. ## Would you like the weekly update? Every week we re-verify every state and local measure on this map and publish what changed. You get one email when it goes out. Also send me Receive a short introduction on days 3, 7 and 14, plus the updates you select. Unsubscribe in one click. [Privacy](https://savrn.com/privacy) · You're on the list. The next weekly update will land in your inbox when it publishes. You are subscribed. [Read the latest tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) ### Where Delaware stands Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Delaware accounts for 4 of the state-level measures and 4 of the local ones. By total measures on record it is #41 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #43 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout. ## Sources for Delaware 7 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab. - Statewide · HB 233 (Substitute 1) — Large energy-use facilities bear their own infrastructure costs (In force, 2026-08) [legis.delaware.gov →](https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/143381) - Statewide · HB 445 — 2 separate measures, cited together (In force, 2026-08) [news.delaware.gov →](https://news.delaware.gov/2026/08/28/governor-matt-meyer-signs-energy-consumer-protection-legislation/) - Statewide · SB 353 — Defeated statewide moratorium on data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026-06) [legis.delaware.gov →](https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/143681) - Harrington — Rejection of ordinance allowing data centers (In force, 2026-08) [wboc.com →](https://www.wboc.com/news/harrington-city-council-rejects-data-center-ordinance-after-heated-community-meeting/article_360166e6-ffde-4dd3-b229-a4c0e3d5438a.html) - Kent County — County moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-07) [spotlightdelaware.org →](https://spotlightdelaware.org/2026/07/23/kent-county-adopts-data-center-regulations-may-consider-future-ban/) - New Castle County — County moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-03) [delawarepublic.org →](https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2026-03-11/new-castle-county-council-unanimously-approves-data-center-regulations-after-hours-long-meeting) - Dover — Proposed 18-month pause on data center reviews (Proposed, 2026-09) [delawarepublic.org →](https://www.delawarepublic.org/politics-government/2026-09-30/dover-passes-temporary-ban-on-ai-data-centers) [See all 1419 sources across every state →](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/sources) ## What does bind large loads in Delaware A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Delaware sits in 1 footprint. PJMDominant Large loads must bring new capacity or be curtailed first. Filed, pending at FERC. Entire state in PJM (Delmarva Power). [See the full Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist →](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) ## States next door 3 of the 3 states bordering Delaware have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from. [New Jersey 120](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) [Pennsylvania 64](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) [Maryland 44](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) ## Data centers in Delaware The US Data Center Map identifies 7 facilities run by 6 operators in Delaware, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them. [Open the Delaware data center map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map/delaware) · [The US Data Center Map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map) [Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama) [Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska) [Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) [California](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) [Colorado](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) [Connecticut](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/connecticut) [Delaware](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware) [Florida](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/florida) [Georgia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/georgia) [Hawaii](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/hawaii) [Idaho](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) [Illinois](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/illinois) [Indiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/indiana) [Iowa](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/iowa) [Kansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Kentucky](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky) [Louisiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/louisiana) [Maine](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maine) [Maryland](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) [Massachusetts](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/massachusetts) [Michigan](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/michigan) [Minnesota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/minnesota) [Mississippi](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/mississippi) [Missouri](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) [Montana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/montana) [Nebraska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) [Nevada](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada) [New Hampshire](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-hampshire) [New Jersey](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) [New Mexico](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) [New York](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-york) [North Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-carolina) [North Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-dakota) [Ohio](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/ohio) [Oklahoma](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) [Oregon](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) [Pennsylvania](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) [Rhode Island](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/rhode-island) [South Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-carolina) [South Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-dakota) [Tennessee](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/tennessee) [Texas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) [Utah](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) [Vermont](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/vermont) [Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/virginia) [Washington](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington) [Washington, DC](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington-dc) [West Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/west-virginia) [Wisconsin](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wisconsin) [Wyoming](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming) ### How to read this page 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 = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed. This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national [U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Delaware? [Tell us](https://savrn.com/contact). Companion references: the [Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the [Data Center Water Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-water-tracker) for water mandates, and the [Data Center Delay Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) for named projects. ## Why Delaware is pushing back The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building. [See how a SAVRN factory works](https://savrn.com/system) [Talk to us about a Delaware site](https://savrn.com/engage)