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State of the Fight: Q4 2026

The quarter in numbers

• We track 164 data center projects in 35 states, plus 130 unconfirmed early signals.
• 19 are blocked or denied, 11 withdrawn and 6 delayed. 17 of those reached that status in an event dated since 2026-07-01.
• 27 moratoriums or local limits are on our list; 25 were adopted in 2026.
• 60 hearings and votes are scheduled between 2026-10-16 and 2026-12-31.

Top states

1. Texas: 21 projects, 2 stopped or stalled, 2 moratoriums, 2 upcoming hearings
2. Virginia: 19 projects, 5 stopped or stalled, 1 moratoriums, 1 upcoming hearings
3. Georgia: 9 projects, 3 stopped or stalled, 2 moratoriums, 3 upcoming hearings
4. Missouri: 8 projects, 2 stopped or stalled, 0 moratoriums, 0 upcoming hearings
5. Indiana: 8 projects, 3 stopped or stalled, 0 moratoriums, 2 upcoming hearings
6. Ohio: 8 projects, 1 stopped or stalled, 0 moratoriums, 6 upcoming hearings
7. Arizona: 7 projects, 2 stopped or stalled, 1 moratoriums, 2 upcoming hearings
8. Wisconsin: 7 projects, 3 stopped or stalled, 0 moratoriums, 2 upcoming hearings

Wins and setbacks since 2026-07-01

• blocked · unknown
  PW Digital Gateway Prince William County, VA
  Court voided the Digital Gateway rezonings over deficient public-hearing notice (Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2026)
  [source]
• blocked · unknown
  Chandler data center rezoning (10 acres) Maricopa County, AZ
  City Council unanimously rejected rezoning; Kyrsten Sinema had advocated for project at October P&Z
  [source]
• delayed · 2026-10-13
  Comanche Circle (also Project Lion, Project Panther) Hood County, TX
  Commissioners rejected a settlement and unanimously denied Sailfish's appeal of on-site permit denials; developer has threatened suit
  [source]
• withdrawn · 2026-10-05
  Colleton ACE Basin data center (~850 acres) Colleton County, SC
  Settlement created a Data Center Exclusion Area covering most of the ACE Basin incl. the site; developer moved to a northern-county site
  [source]
• delayed · 2026-10
  Menomonie data center Dunn County, WI
  Project paused; third draft of I-4 data center zoning placed on city council agenda (introduction scheduled Oct. 19, 2026)
  [source]
• delayed · 2026-10
  Meta-backed data center proposal (Howell Twp) Livingston County, MI
  Township extended data center moratorium another six months; draft ordinance to planning commission Oct 27
  [source]
• delayed · 2026-09-28
  Project Open Sky (~633 acres) Canadian County, OK
  Council deadlocked 2-2, mayor broke tie to delay vote a fifth time; Cloverleaf dropped on-site peakers and capped water at 75,000 gal/day
  [source]
• withdrawn · 2026-09-17
  Remington Innovation Campus (210.7 acres) Fauquier County, VA
  Application withdrawn hours before planning commission review; county then restricted data centers to PCID zoning (Oct 8)
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-08-26
  La Osa Energy Center Pinal County, AZ
  Pinal County supervisors voted 4-1 to reject rezoning despite a scale-back from 59 to 11 buildings; plan included two on-site gas plants
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-08-25
  Pataskala data center (89 acres) Licking County, OH
  Council unanimously rejected site plan; Aligned filed court appeal; voters decide citywide ban in November
  [source]
• withdrawn · 2026-08-06
  Lovejoy data center campus (400 acres) Clayton County, GA
  Property owner withdrew application; council formally accepted withdrawal Aug. 6 and will revise zoning to exclude data centers
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-08-04
  Augusta Township data center rezoning (522 acres) Washtenaw County, MI
  Voters overturned the rezoning 89.5% to 10.4% in a referendum
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-08
  Project Oak (255 acres) Coweta County, GA
  Commissioners unanimously denied removing a zoning condition that limited the industrial site to office/warehouse
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-07-30
  Project Iron Spur Forsyth County, NC
  Forsyth County Commission voted 5-2 to deny rezoning of ~129 acres for a hyperscale campus
  [source]
• delayed · 2026-07-30
  Amazon Warrenton data center Fauquier County, VA
  Stalled by three lawsuits; judge heard final arguments June 15, 2026 on residents' challenge to 2023 SUP, ruling pending; town now sides largely with plaintiffs
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-07-07
  Dulles Cloud South Prince William County, VA
  Supervisors unanimously (8-0) denied comp plan amendment and rezoning for ~1,900-2,000 acres
  [source]
• blocked · 2026-07-07
  Liberty Road data center (700+ acres, 4.4M sq ft) Douglas County, GA
  Commission voted 4-1 to deny rezoning
  [source]

All stopped projects

Moratoriums adopted in 2026

• Coweta County, GA: moratorium, adopted unknown, passed then extended (since ended) [source]
• Hill County, TX: moratorium (rescinded), adopted unknown, rescinded June 2026 [source]
• Van Zandt County, TX: moratorium, adopted unknown, unknown [source]
• Manatee County (unincorporated), FL: moratorium, adopted 2026-10-08, 12 months [source]
• Pima County, AZ: moratorium, adopted 2026-09-23, 120 days [source]
• Spartanburg County, SC: moratorium, adopted 2026-09-21, 1 year [source]
• Loudoun County, VA: application pause (directed), adopted 2026-09-15, 12 months per application [source]
• Franklin County (unincorporated), KS: moratorium, adopted 2026-09-02, through 2028-12-31 [source]
• Woodford County, Versailles & Midway, KY: ban, adopted 2026-09 (week of Sept 7), permanent [source]
• Carlton County (townships), MN: moratorium, adopted 2026-08-24, 1 year [source]
• Jefferson County, IA: moratorium, adopted 2026-08-11, 12 months [source]
• Mercer County (unincorporated), KY: moratorium, adopted 2026-08-11, 1 year [source]
• Fairfield County, SC: moratorium, adopted 2026-08, 12 months [source]
• Mount Airy, NC: moratorium, adopted 2026-07-16, 60 days (to 2026-09-14) [source]
• New York State (Executive Order 62), NY: moratorium (executive order), adopted 2026-07-14, 1 year / until GEIS completed [source]
• Prince George's County, MD: moratorium, adopted 2026-07-07, 2 years [source]
• Davie County, NC: moratorium, adopted 2026-07-06, 1 year (to 2027-07-05) [source]
• Colleton County, SC: moratorium, adopted 2026-07, 6 months [source]
• Santa Fe County, NM: moratorium, adopted 2026-06-30, 18 months [source]
• Harford County, MD: ban, adopted 2026-06-10, permanent [source]
• Monterey Park, CA: ban (ballot measure), adopted 2026-06-02, permanent [source]
• Surry County, NC: moratorium, adopted 2026-06-01, 60 days, extended 2026-07-20 through 2028-07-20 [source]
• Chesterfield County, SC: moratorium, adopted 2026-06 (early), unknown [source]
• Newberry County, SC: moratorium, adopted 2026-06 (early), unknown [source]
• Caledonia Charter Township, MI: moratorium, adopted 2026-02-04, 4 months retroactive to 2026-01-01, extended through 2026-10-17 [source]

Biggest projects still in play

Largest reported capacity among projects not yet operating.

1. La Osa Energy Center (Pinal County, AZ): 3,000 MW, blocked [source]
2. AWS New Carlisle campus (St. Joseph County, IN): 2,400 MW, under construction [source]
3. IREN Sweetwater hub (Nolan County, TX): 2,000 MW, under construction [source]
4. Aligned Project Phoenix (Shippingport) (Beaver County, PA): 2,000 MW, under construction [source]
5. Fluidstack/Anthropic Cameron County campus (Cameron County, TX): 1,500 MW, under construction [source]
6. Stargate Shackelford County (Vantage Frontier) (Shackelford County, TX): 1,400 MW, under construction [source]
7. Stargate Milam County (SB Energy) (Milam County, TX): 1,200 MW, under construction [source]
8. STACK Stafford Technology Campus (Stafford County, VA): 1,100 MW, under construction [source]

Votes to watch through 2026-12-31

• 2026-10-19 6:30 PM: East Lansing Commission on the Environment (Ingham County, MI): Discussion of a possible ordinance to guide future data center proposals (none currently planned, per the city) [source]
• 2026-10-19 1:30 PM CT: Lake Superior Court, Civil Division (Room 7) (Lake County, IN): Oral arguments in residents' challenge to Hobart's data center rezoning and site plan approvals; the city, developers and Amazon seek dismissal (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-19: Jasper County Board of Commissioners (Jasper County, GA): Meeting packet mentions "data center" and "hyperscale" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-19: Weston village meeting (Marathon County, WI): Agenda mentions "hyperscale" and "data center" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-19: Rockford Code and Regulation Committee (Winnebago County, IL): Agenda mentions "data center" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Blount County Board of Commissioners (Blount County, TN): Resolution 26-10-014: temporary moratorium on advanced computing and data center development, plus a planning impact study (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Salem Data Center Task Force (Marion County, OR): Final town hall gathering public input on data center regulation (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Castle Pines City Council (Douglas County, CO): Agenda mentions "Data Center" and "Hyperscale" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Grove City Data Center Committee (Franklin County, OH): Data Center Committee meeting (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Paw Paw Township Planning Commission (Van Buren County, MI): Agenda mentions "Data Center" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20: Woodford County Board (Woodford County, IL): Agenda mentions "Data Center" (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-20 7:00 PM: Hermantown Planning and Zoning Commission (St. Louis County, MN): Public hearing and recommendation on Google's special use permit and plat for the proposed data center (recommendation goes to council either way) [source]
• 2026-10-21 5:30 PM: Grand Junction City Council (Mesa County, CO): Public hearing and second reading on a one-year moratorium on data centers needing 1 MW or more [source]
• 2026-10-21 7:00 PM: Scarborough Town Council (Cumberland County, ME): Public hearing and possible action on zoning amendment that would prohibit data centers in all districts [source]
• 2026-10-21 6:00 PM: Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission (Tippecanoe County, IN): Public hearing on UZO Amendment 129: permanent large data center rules (closed-loop cooling, utility commitments, noise, decommissioning) [source]
• 2026-10-21 6:00 PM: Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (Clackamas County, OR): First of two public hearings on a 120-day moratorium on new or expanded data centers in unincorporated Clackamas County. Written testimony: [email protected] [source]
• 2026-10-22 10:00 AM: Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (Clackamas County, OR): Second public hearing on the 120-day data center moratorium in unincorporated Clackamas County. Written testimony: [email protected] [source]
• 2026-10-22 6:30 PM: City of East Lansing (Ingham County, MI): Community feedback meeting on a proposed data center ordinance [source]
• 2026-10-26 6:00 PM: Dacula Planning Commission (Gwinnett County, GA): Hearing on amendments to zoning ordinance Article IX concerning data centers [source]
• 2026-10-26 10:00 AM: Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (Carson City, NV): Phase II hearing on NV Energy 2026 long-term plan (Docket 26-05007), driven largely by data center load (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-26 6:30 PM: Hermantown City Council (special meeting) (St. Louis County, MN): Consideration of the Google data center special use permit and related agreements [source]
• 2026-10-27 5:30 PM: City of Madison Planning & Community & Economic Development (Dane County, WI): Public information meeting on a draft data center zoning framework (developed during the city's moratorium) [source]
• 2026-10-27 10:00 AM–5:00 PM: Missoula County (Missoula County, MT): Public engagement on the county's temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers and future regulations [source]
• 2026-10-27 6:30 PM: DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners (DeSoto County, FL): Rezoning RZNE-0086-2026: ~238 acres from A-5 to PUD for a 1.8 million sq ft industrial data center at 3558 NE Roan Street (continues Oct 28 if needed). The planning commission recommended denial on Oct. 6. [source]
• 2026-10-27 9:00 AM: Martin County Board of County Commissioners (Martin County, FL): Final public hearing on a one-year data center moratorium (advanced unanimously Oct 13) [source]
• 2026-10-27 6:30 PM: Denton City Council (Denton County, TX): Second required public hearing and first reading of a proposed 90-day data center moratorium (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-27 6:00 PM: Ohio Power Siting Board (Jackson County, OH): Local public hearing on AEP Baku-Gavin 765 kV line (Pike, Jackson, Gallia counties), which would serve a planned Piketon data center campus. Case 26-0426-EL-BTX [source]
• 2026-10-27 7:00 PM: Sioux Falls City Council and Lincoln County Commission (joint) (Lincoln County, SD): Public hearing on data center regulation and a possible hyperscale moratorium (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-10-28: Tazewell County Board (Tazewell County, IL): Final vote on a proposed nine-month moratorium on data center applications (recommended unanimously by the land use committee and ZBA) [source]
• 2026-10-28 9:00 AM: Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission (Pima County, AZ): P26TA00003: data center zoning text amendment (closed-loop only, water and energy certification, setbacks, noise, generator limits) [source]
• 2026-10-29 7:00 PM: Lyndon Township Planning Commission (Washtenaw County, MI): ZTA 26-002: regulations for High Resource Demand Facilities, data centers and power generation facilities [source]
• 2026-10-30 9:00 AM: Lake County Circuit Court (Lake County, IL): Initial status hearing in lawsuit challenging Grayslake's approvals for the T5 @ Chicago IV data center (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-02 5:30 PM: Cherrytree Township Board of Supervisors (Venango County, PA): Hearing on Ordinance #01-2026: zoning update plus a curative amendment that would provide for data centers [source]
• 2026-11-02 6:00 PM: King City Council (Stokes County, NC): Public hearing on extending the data center moratorium beyond 60 days [source]
• 2026-11-03 9:00 AM: Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Oklahoma County, OK): Hearing and scheduled decision on OG&E extra-large-load tariff for data centers of 75 MW+ (PUD2026-000046), the first under the state data center ratepayer law [source]
• 2026-11-03: Florida Public Service Commission (agenda conference) (Leon County, FL): Docket 20260148: Florida Public Utilities Company large load service tariff [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Licking County, OH): Ballot question on a citywide data center ban (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Lincoln County, ME): Special town meeting ballot on a 180-day data center moratorium (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (York County, ME): Ballot vote on banning data centers (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Clark County, NV): Question 1: whether data centers should be an allowed use in the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Butler County, OH): Charter amendment banning data centers over 25 MW (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Pickaway County, OH): Referendum on a proposed data center (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-03 Polls open: Voters (general election) (Lyon County, KS): Ballot question banning 'high impact' facilities (effect depends on pending court ruling) (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-04 6:00 PM: Mahanoy Township Board of Supervisors (Schuylkill County, PA): Hearing on zoning amendments to regulate data centers (township is under the curative amendment process) [source]
• 2026-11-04 7:00 PM: Muncy Township Planning Commission (Lycoming County, PA): Public hearing on proposed Data Center Ordinance 2026-01 [source]
• 2026-11-04: Rapid City Planning Commission (Pennington County, SD): Delayed vote on data center ordinance amendments (Ordinance 6746) (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-05 7:00 PM: Dacula Mayor and Council (Gwinnett County, GA): Consideration and action on data center zoning amendments [source]
• 2026-11-05: Guilford County Board of Commissioners (Guilford County, NC): Vote on a proposed 180-day data center moratorium (many residents asked for 32 months) [source]
• 2026-11-05: Bloomington Planning Commission (McLean County, IL): Second hearing on data center policy (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-09 7:00 PM: Graham Township Board of Supervisors (Clearfield County, PA): Intended adoption of Ordinance 2026:02 regulating data centers and accessory facilities [source]
• 2026-11-10: Hanover County Board of Supervisors (Hanover County, VA): Final public hearing and decision on Tradeport Hanover Land "Iron Horse" data center rezoning (REZ2025-00010) and height exception (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-12 6:30 PM: Gregg Township Board of Supervisors (Centre County, PA): Consideration of ordinance allowing data centers only as conditional uses in Commercial/Industrial zones, with operating and decommissioning standards [source]
• 2026-11-13 2:00 PM: Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas (Cumberland County, PA): Evidentiary hearing on the merits of five families' spot-zoning challenge and request to halt PAX-1 work [source]
• 2026-11-16: Rapid City Council (Pennington County, SD): First reading of Ordinance 6746: data center standards for setbacks, power, water and sewer use, noise and vibration [source]
• 2026-11-16 10:00 AM: Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (Carson City, NV): Phase III hearing (supply side and load forecast) on NV Energy 2026 long-term plan, Docket 26-05007; may continue Nov 17 (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-11-23 6:30 PM: Lancaster City Council (Fairfield County, OH): Hearing on new zoning section 1147.12 setting standards for a Data Processing Center [source]
• 2026-12-01: Denton City Council (Denton County, TX): Scheduled final adoption of the 90-day data center moratorium (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-12-02: Arizona Corporation Commission (Maricopa County, AZ): Open meeting in the APS rate case decision window, including the data center Extra High Load Factor rate class (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-12-09: Muncy Township Board of Supervisors (Lycoming County, PA): Tentatively scheduled adoption of the township's data center zoning amendment (unconfirmed) [source]
• 2026-12-16: Louisiana Public Service Commission (Richland Parish, LA): Scheduled final decision on Entergy Louisiana's proposed new gas plants for the Meta data center (unconfirmed) [source]

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