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Sources & Citations: Data Center Moratorium
Last updated: May 13, 2026
Sources · Citations · Receipts · Piece 6 · May 5, 2026
Doctrine piece documenting the 12 U.S. states with data center moratoria or restrictive AI-load bills, with state-by-state map and operator framing on the regulatory response. Every quantitative claim paired with the named, primary report that supports it. URLs verified May 13, 2026.
Editorial standard. Every URL below is either (a) the named publisher’s official research document, (b) an Independent Market Monitor or system operator’s published analysis, (c) a peer-reviewed research report from a named institution, (d) a regulator’s primary publication, or (e) the legal text of the legislation or rule itself. No paywalled trade-press summaries are load-bearing.
A · State legislative trackersNCSL · MultiState
| Claim | Primary source | Document / URL |
|---|---|---|
| National Conference of State Legislatures law tracker for state-by-state legislation banning or restricting data center construction. | National Conference of State Legislatures — Which States Are Banning Data Centers | www.ncsl.org/fiscal/which-states-are-banning-data-centers |
| MultiState Associates legislative tracker — AI / data center matrix used as the live cross-state tracking source. | MultiState Associates — state legislative tracker | www.multistate.us/ |
B · Industry watchdog researchData Center Watch · datacenterbans
| Claim | Primary source | Document / URL |
|---|---|---|
| Data Center Watch report on community opposition and regulatory restrictions across U.S. jurisdictions. | Data Center Watch — Industry Report | www.datacenterwatch.org/report |
| datacenterbans.com — independent state-by-state matrix tracking municipal and state-level data center bans. | datacenterbans.com | www.datacenterbans.com/ |
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Chicago
Harris, Chad Everett. "Data Center Moratorium: 12 States, 2026 Map, The Fix." SAVRN, May 5, 2026. https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium/.
APA
Harris, C. E. (2026, May 5). Data Center Moratorium: 12 States, 2026 Map, The Fix. SAVRN. https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium/
BibTeX
@misc{savrn_moratorium_2026,
author = {Harris, Chad Everett},
title = {{Data Center Moratorium: 12 States, 2026 Map, The Fix}},
publisher = {SAVRN},
year = {2026},
month = {may},
url = {https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium/}
}
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