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Harwinton Zoning Commission to Discuss Draft Data Center Moratorium Sept. 14
Harwinton Zoning Commission's Sept. 14 agenda includes informal talks on draft moratoriums for data centers, battery storage and solar projects.
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Oakland Committee Set to Consider Data Center Moratorium on Sept. 22
Oakland committee set to weigh Fife's urgency ordinance pausing data center approvals citywide on Sept. 22.
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Salisbury, MA Selectmen to Vote on Referring Data Center Moratorium Sep 14
Salisbury Selectmen set to vote Sep. 14 on referring a large-scale data center moratorium to the Planning Board, per the town agenda.
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Hayward City Council Set to Discuss Data Center Development Ban Referral Sept. 15
Hayward council set to consider Sept. 15 referral on banning new data center development, per city agenda.
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Waterford Council Set to Consider Extending Data Center Moratorium Sept. 14
Waterford's Sept. 14 agenda lists item 2026-Z-012, a proposed extension of the township's data center approval moratorium.
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S.F. Supervisor Quietly Eyes a Data Center Moratorium
A San Francisco supervisor is reportedly drafting a pause on new data centers as public unease grows. Here's why that matters everywhere.
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Waterford Township Board Set to Consider Extending Data Center Moratorium Sept. 14
Waterford Township Board to consider extending its data center approval moratorium at the Sept. 14, 2026 meeting, per the agenda.
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Marion County Board to Weigh Year-Long Data Center Permit Moratorium Sept. 15
Marion County commissioners set to weigh a up-to-365-day pause on data center and crypto-mining permits Sept. 15, per official agenda.
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Orange County Commissioner to Raise AI Data Center Moratorium at Sept. 15 Board Meeting
Orange County commissioners are scheduled to discuss a temporary AI data center moratorium at the Sept. 15, 2026 board meeting, per the published agenda.
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Tallmadge Council to Vote on Extending Data Center Zoning Moratorium Sept. 10
Tallmadge Council set to weigh Ordinance 2026-74 extending the data center zoning moratorium at Sept. 10 meeting, per official agenda.
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Gallatin Weighs a Pause on Data Centers — Here’s Why It Matters
Gallatin officials are set to vote on a data center moratorium. Here's what that could mean for residents and how to stay informed.
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Butte-Silver Bow Council to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Directive Sept. 9
Butte-Silver Bow commissioners set to consider directing the County Attorney to draft a data center development moratorium on Sept. 9, 2026.
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Eastport, Maine Council to Weigh Ban on Large-Scale Data Centers Sept. 9
Eastport council set to weigh a ban on large data centers and a voter-approval rule for development on Sept. 9, 2026.
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Auburn, MA Planning Board to Hold Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Sept. 8
Auburn, MA Planning Board holds a Sept. 8 public hearing on a proposed one-year data center moratorium, per the official agenda.
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Auburn, MA Sets Sept. 8 Hearing on One-Year Data Center Moratorium
Auburn, MA agenda sets Sept. 8, 2026 public hearing on ZA-26-3, a proposed one-year data center moratorium.
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Auburn, MA to Hold Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Zoning Bylaw
Auburn Select Board to hold Sept. 8 hearing on ZA-26-3, a proposed data center moratorium zoning bylaw amendment.
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East Orange, NJ Council Set to Consider Citywide Data Center Ban Sept. 8
East Orange council set to weigh Ordinance No. 26 of 2026, which would ban data centers citywide, per Sept. 8 agenda.
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East Orange Council Set to Consider Citywide Ban on Data Centers
East Orange council set to weigh Ordinance No. 26, which would ban data centers citywide, at its Sept. 8, 2026 meeting.
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Hudson, CO Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Sept. 9
Hudson, CO Planning Commission set to discuss data center moratorium and code amendment Sept. 9, 2026, per official agenda.
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Newark Council to Consider 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Sept. 9
Newark Council set to weigh a 12-month, citywide data center development moratorium at its Sept. 9 meeting, per the official agenda.
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Missouri’s Data Center Backlash: Marathon Hearings, Recalls
Missouri residents are fighting data center plans with recall efforts, moratoriums, and hearings that stretch past 10 hours. Here's why—and what you can do.
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Blue Earth County Board Set to Consider Data Center Permitting Moratorium Sept. 8
Blue Earth County Board to consider a data center permitting moratorium at its Sept. 8 meeting, per the official agenda.
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Blue Earth County Board to Weigh Moratorium on Data Center Permits Sept. 8
Blue Earth County Board set to weigh a moratorium on data center permitting at its Sept. 8, 2026 meeting.
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Easton, MD Council to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Sept. 8
Easton council set to weigh a 12-month data center application moratorium and zoning code changes at its Sept. 8 meeting, per the published agenda.
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Portland Skips Data Center Moratorium — For Now
Portland officials say a blanket pause on data centers isn't the city's opening move. Here's what that means for residents.
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Panama City Sets Sept. 8 Hearing on Proposed Data Center Moratorium
Panama City's Sept. 8 agenda lists first public hearing on Ordinance 3313, a proposed moratorium on large-scale data centers.
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Panama City Sets First Hearing on Data Center Moratorium for Sept. 8
Panama City is scheduled to hold its first public hearing Sept. 8, 2026 on a temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers.
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Riverside Land Use Committee to Discuss Banning Data Centers Citywide
Riverside's Land Use Committee is set to discuss a Sept. 14 proposal to ban data centers citywide, per the published agenda.
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Riverside Land Use Committee to Weigh Ban on Data Centers as Land Use
Riverside's Land Use Committee is set to discuss code changes banning data centers citywide at its Sept. 14, 2026 meeting, per the published agenda.
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Eliot, Maine Select Board Weighs 180-Day Data Center Moratorium Ahead of Sept. 3 Meeting
Eliot, Maine's Select Board is set to weigh a 180-day data center moratorium at its Sept. 3 meeting, per the town agenda.
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Marietta Board of Lights and Water to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Sept. 3
Marietta BLW to consider aligning data center moratorium with city's, set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, per Sept. 3 agenda.
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Beaver County to Consider Data Center Moratorium at Sept. 1 Meeting
Beaver County's Sept. 1 agenda lists a data center moratorium alongside a data-center-linked conditional use permit request.
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Braintree Considers Temporary Moratorium on New Data Centers
Braintree Town Council set to consider a temporary moratorium on new data centers at its Sept. 2, 2026 meeting, per the official agenda.
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Long Island Town Hits Pause on Data Centers—What’s Next?
A Long Island town has passed a data center moratorium. Here's what that means and why it matters for your power bill, water, and taxes.
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Braintree Council to Weigh Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers Sept. 2
Braintree Council set to weigh a temporary data-center zoning moratorium Sept. 2, 2026, per the published agenda.
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Mendocino County Board to Weigh Moratorium on New Data Center Approvals Sept. 1
Mendocino County supervisors set to weigh a temporary moratorium on new data center approvals at Sept. 1 meeting, per the agenda.
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Suffolk Council Motion Seeks Citywide Ban on Data Centers in Zoning Code
Suffolk council to consider motion directing Planning Commission to draft citywide ban on data centers in zoning code.
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Marion County Planning Board to Weigh Yearlong Data Center Permit Moratorium
Marion County board set to consider up to 365-day pause on data center, crypto mining permits at Aug. 31 meeting, per official agenda.
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Anniston Hits Pause on Data Centers — Here’s Why That Matters
Anniston, Alabama adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers. Here's what that pause typically means and why residents should pay attention.
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Why Towns Are Hitting Pause on Data Center Deals
A West Michigan town just extended its data center moratorium another 6 months. Here's why local pauses like this matter for residents.
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Kings Mountain Planning Board to Get Data Center Moratorium Update Sept. 1
Kings Mountain Planning Board set to hear Sept. 1 update on data center standards following Aug. 25 Council hearing, per agenda.
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Orangetown Hits Pause on Data Center Development
Orangetown's board approved a moratorium on new data center applications. Here's what that pause means and why it matters.
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Mount Vernon, WA Council Scheduled to Consider Data Center Permit Moratorium Aug. 26
Mount Vernon council set to consider Aug. 26 emergency ordinance halting new data center permit applications, per city agenda.
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Yakima County Commissioners to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Aug. 26
Yakima County BOCC agenda for Aug. 26, 2026 lists a data center moratorium item for discussion, per the official record.
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Fitchburg Planning Board to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Petition Aug. 25
Fitchburg Planning Board set to discuss Aug. 25 zoning petition for a temporary moratorium on data center permits and development.
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La Conner, WA Council Set to Consider Emergency Moratorium on Data Center Applications
La Conner council's Aug. 25 agenda lists a data-center application moratorium alongside a $11,845 subdivision item, per the published agenda.
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Dacono, Colorado Council to Weigh Emergency Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Dacono council set to weigh emergency data center moratorium and Resolution 26-45 at Aug. 24, 2026 meeting, per official agenda.
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Kings Mountain Council Set to Vote Aug. 25 on Extending Data Center Moratorium
Kings Mountain council set to consider extending its data center permitting moratorium and a Rural land-use designation on Aug. 25, per the agenda.
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Deperewi Plan Commission to Discuss Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Deperewi Plan Commission set to discuss a possible 12-month hyperscale data center moratorium Aug. 24; formal proposal expected in September.
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North Port City Commission to Take Up Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Aug. 31
North Port's City Commission is scheduled to consider a data center moratorium ordinance at an Aug. 31 special meeting, per the published agenda.
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La Conner Sets Aug. 25 Hearing on Emergency Data Center Development Moratorium
La Conner council to hold Aug. 25 hearing on emergency moratorium on new data center development applications, per official agenda.
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Eastport Planning Board Scheduled to Vote on Data Center Ban Aug. 24
Eastport Planning Board set to vote Aug. 24 on ordinance banning large-scale data centers, per published town agenda.
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Bloomington Township Board to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Ballot Question Aug. 24
Bloomington Township Board meets Aug. 24 on a Nov. 2026 ballot question over a large-scale data center moratorium, per the agenda.
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Durham County Board to Hold Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Durham County commissioners set an Aug. 24, 2026 hearing on a proposed moratorium on new or expanded data center applications, per the agenda.
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Clermont, FL Council to Consider 6-Month Moratorium on New Data Centers Aug. 25
Clermont council set to weigh Ordinance 2026-032, a 6-month data center moratorium, at its Aug. 25 meeting, per the published agenda.
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Gibraltar’s Data Center Pause Now Heads to Court
Developers are suing over a local moratorium on data centers — a fight playing out in towns across the country.
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San Antonio Data Center Debate: Why ‘Pause’ Isn’t ‘Plan’
A San Antonio opinion piece says a data center moratorium won't work. Here's what residents can push for instead.
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Attleboro Committee Set to Review Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Aug. 20
Attleboro committee set to review proposed temporary data center moratorium ordinance Aug. 20, per official city agenda.
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Waterford Township Sets Aug. 25 Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Extension
Waterford Township is scheduled to hold a public hearing Aug. 25 on a six-month extension of its data center moratorium, per the official agenda.
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Easton, MD Planning Commission to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Permit Moratorium Aug. 20
Easton Planning Commission set to weigh 12-month data center permit moratorium Aug. 20 pending zoning rewrite, per published agenda.
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