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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Marshalltownia Zoning Panel to Weigh Extending Data Center Moratorium Oct. 15
Marshalltownia's zoning panel is set to hear and vote Oct. 15 on recommending an extension of its temporary data center moratorium, per the agenda.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Marshalltownia Zoning Commission to Consider Data Center Moratorium Extension Oct. 15
Marshalltownia's Plan Zoning Commission is set to hear and vote on recommending an extension to its data center moratorium, Ordinance 15123, Oct. 15.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Woodford County Board to Revisit Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Woodford County Board set to revisit data center moratorium and building permit rules at Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Hudson, CO Planning Commission to Hear Data Center Moratorium Briefing Oct. 14
Hudson Planning Commission to hear Oct. 14 briefing on data center moratorium and code amendment, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Highland Heights Council to Hear First Reading of Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Highland Heights Council set to hear first reading of a resolution proposing a six-month data center moratorium on Oct. 13, 2026.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Highland Heights Council to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Highland Heights Council is scheduled to consider a data center moratorium at its Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA2 weeks ago
Butte-Silver Bow Commissioners Set to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Directive Oct. 14
Butte-Silver Bow commissioners set to weigh directing the County Attorney to draft a temporary data center development moratorium on Oct. 14, 2026.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Mount Pleasant Council Sets Final Reading on Data Center Moratorium Ordinance
Mount Pleasant Council set to hold final reading on Ordinance 26045, a data center moratorium, Oct. 13, 2026.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Stacy, MN City Council to Vote on Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Oct. 13
Stacy, MN council set to consider interim data center moratorium ordinance Oct. 13, 2026, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Stacy, Minnesota Council to Weigh Interim Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Stacy council set to weigh interim data center moratorium ordinance at Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Stacy, MN City Council to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Oct. 13
Stacy, MN council set to weigh interim data center moratorium ordinance at Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Stacy, Minnesota City Council to Weigh Interim Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Stacy council to review attorney memo and draft interim ordinance on a data center moratorium Oct. 13, per the agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Cleveland Council to Weigh Freeze on New Data Center Permits Oct. 12
Cleveland Council is set to weigh a pause on data center permits, including Public Utilities licenses, at its Oct. 12 meeting, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Mount Vernon Council to Hold Public Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Oct. 14
Mount Vernon council set to hold public hearing Oct. 14 on Ordinance 3946, which would ratify the city's data center permit moratorium.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Guilford County Board Set to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Data Center Moratorium
Guilford County Board set to hold Oct. 15 public hearing on a proposed 180-day data center development moratorium, per the official agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Highland Heights, Ohio to Weigh 6-Month Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Highland Heights Council to consider first reading of a 6-month data center moratorium, Resolution 46-2026, on Oct. 13, 2026.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Hardin County Fiscal Court Set to Vote on Data Center Rezoning Moratorium Oct. 13
Hardin County Fiscal Court set to consider second reading of a data center rezoning moratorium ordinance on Oct. 13, 2026.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Missoula County Panel to Review Data Center Zoning Moratorium Study Oct. 12
Missoula County panel to review data center zoning moratorium study update at Oct. 12 meeting, with public input planned for November.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Bonner-Milltown Council to Discuss Data Center Zoning Study Under Moratorium
Bonner-Milltown council to review data center zoning study Oct. 12; public presentations on the moratorium-era rules planned for early November.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
River Falls Council Set to Discuss Temporary Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
River Falls council set to discuss a temporary data center moratorium at its Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
East Bridgewater Hits Pause on Data Centers for 2 Years
Town Meeting voters approved a 24-month moratorium and a $250,000 public safety study before any new data center project moves forward.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Broward County to Weigh One-Year Data Center Moratorium Oct. 20
Broward commissioners set to weigh drafting a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers Oct. 20, per the official agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
South Hadley Planning Board to Hold Hearing on Data Center Zoning Ban
South Hadley Planning Board hearing Oct. 26, 2026 to weigh zoning bylaw amendments prohibiting data centers.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Blount County Commission to Weigh Data Center Moratorium at Oct. 13 Workshop
Blount County Commission to weigh a data center moratorium resolution and impact study at its Oct. 13 workshop, per the posted agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Grand County, Utah Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Moratorium’s Expiration Oct. 13
Grand County, Utah planning commission to weigh data center moratorium's expiration Oct. 13, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Grand County, Utah Planning Commission to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Expiration Oct. 13
Grand County Planning Commission to discuss data center moratorium expiration and next steps at Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Otisfield Planning Board to Revisit Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Otisfield Planning Board's Oct. 13 agenda lists a data center moratorium under old business, alongside ADU and application items.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Martin County Board to Consider Moratorium on Large-Scale Data Center Applications Oct. 13
Martin County commissioners set to weigh a data center application moratorium ordinance at their Oct. 13, 2026 meeting, per the agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Nashville Weighs Data Center Moratorium Amid Road Closures
A proposed data center moratorium and coming interstate closures signal growing friction over the buildout. Here's what residents should watch.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Brown County Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Oct. 13
Brown County Planning Commission set to weigh data center moratorium Oct. 13; recommendation heads to County Board Oct. 20.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Tallmadge Council to Weigh Extending Data Center Zoning Moratorium Oct. 8
Tallmadge council set to weigh Ordinance 2026-74 Oct. 8, extending the data center zoning moratorium, per the official agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Blaine County Commissioners to Weigh Emergency Moratorium on Data Center Permits
Blaine County, Idaho commissioners set to consider an emergency moratorium on data center permits at Oct. 6 meeting, per official agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Blaine County Board to Consider Emergency Moratorium on Data Center Permits
Blaine County board set to weigh Ordinance 2026-05, an emergency moratorium on data center permits, per Oct. 6 agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Dinuba Planning Commission Weighs Citywide Ban on Data Centers
Dinuba Planning Commission set to hold Oct. 6 hearing on Resolution No. 1178, a proposed citywide ban on data centers.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Dinubaca Planning Commission to Hear Proposal Banning Data Centers in All Zones
Dinubaca Planning Commission set to hold public hearing Oct. 6 on Resolution No. 1178, which would ban data centers in all zones.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Schoolcraft Weighs Pause on Data Centers to Write the Rules First
Local leaders in Schoolcraft are considering a temporary data center moratorium while they draft zoning rules. Here's why that approach matters.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Arvada City Council Set to Weigh Data Center Application Moratorium Tonight
Arvada council set to weigh CB26-029, a proposed moratorium on primary-use data center applications, at its Oct. 6 meeting.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Eastport Planning Board to Discuss Expanding Data Center Ban to All Zoning Districts
Eastport Planning Board set to discuss Oct. 7 extending data center ban to all zoning districts, including Shoreland zones.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Wellington Council to Consider Zoning Freeze on Data Centers, Warehouses Oct. 8
Wellington council to weigh zoning freeze resolution on data centers and warehousing at Oct. 8 workshop, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Wellington Council to Weigh Zoning Freeze on Data Centers, Warehouses Oct. 13
Wellington Council set to weigh a zoning freeze resolution for data centers and warehouses at its Oct. 13 meeting, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Hackettstown, NJ Council to Vote on Townwide Data Center Ban
Hackettstown council set to vote Oct. 8 on Ordinance #2026-11, banning data centers in all zoning districts townwide.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Gallatin, TN Council Set to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Oct. 6
Gallatin council set to weigh 12-month data center application moratorium at Oct. 6 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Newton County Board to Weigh Extending Data Center Moratorium Oct. 6
Newton County board set to consider Oct. 6 resolution extending data center application moratorium, per official agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Newton County Commissioners to Consider Extending Data Center Moratorium Oct. 6
Newton County commissioners set to consider extending a data center application moratorium at Oct. 6, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA3 weeks ago
Butte-Silver Bow Commissioners Set to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Directive Oct. 7
Butte-Silver Bow commissioners set to consider Oct. 7 directive to draft a temporary moratorium on data center development approvals.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Sawyercowi County Panel Set to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Request Sept. 24
Sawyercowi committee set to weigh Data Center Ordinance amendments, moratorium request Sept. 24 before sending to County Board.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Appleton Plan Commission to Weigh Hyperscale AI Data Center Moratorium Sept. 23
Appleton's Plan Commission is scheduled to consider a hyperscale AI data center moratorium resolution on Sept. 23, per the published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Butte-Silver Bow Commissioners to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Directive Sept. 23
Butte-Silver Bow commissioners set to weigh directing County Attorney to draft a data center development moratorium, per Sept. 23 agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Spartanburg County Council to Consider Data Center Development Moratorium Sept. 22
Spartanburg County Council set to consider a data center development moratorium ordinance at its Sept. 22, 2026 meeting.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Brighton Township Board to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Sept. 21
Brighton Township's Sept. 21, 2026 agenda includes a vote to adopt a data center moratorium ordinance, per the official record.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Georgetown, Kentucky Council to Weigh Data Center Ban or Regulation Sept. 21
Georgetown, KY council set to discuss data center ban or regulation at Sept. 21, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Panama City Sets Final Hearing on Ordinance to Pause Large Data Centers
Panama City holds final hearing Sept. 22, 2026 on Ordinance 3313, a proposed moratorium on large-scale data centers, per the agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Panama City Sets Final Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Ordinance
Panama City's council is scheduled to hold a final public hearing Sept. 22 on Ordinance 3313, a data center moratorium.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Pima County Board to Weigh Data Center Development Moratorium Sept. 22
Pima County supervisors set to consider Resolution 2026-56, a data center development moratorium, at their Sept. 22 meeting.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Venice Council to Set Hearing Dates for Data Center Moratorium Ordinance
Venice council set to schedule Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 hearings on a proposed data center moratorium ordinance, per the Sept. 22 agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Leon County Weighs Hitting Pause on Data Centers
Leon County is moving toward an 18-month moratorium on data centers, a pause that could shape how the county handles power, water, and land use.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Butte-Silver Bow Commissioners to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Direction Sept. 16
Butte-Silver Bow commissioners set to weigh directing County Attorney to draft a temporary data center approval moratorium, per Sept. 16 agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Massena to Hold Public Hearing Sept. 16 on Data Center Moratorium
Massena's Sept. 16, 2026 board meeting includes a public hearing on a proposed temporary data center development moratorium, per the agenda.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
SF Supervisor Pushes Pause Button on Data Centers
A San Francisco supervisor wants a moratorium on new data centers. Here's why that idea is spreading and what it means for you.
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GridWatch the USA1 month ago
Boston Council Order Would Ban Data Centers in All Zoning Districts, Set for Sept. 16
Boston Council to consider citywide ban on data centers in all zoning districts at its Sept. 16, 2026 meeting.
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