The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
City of Riverbank
Anti-Data Center Policies
Riverbank has an enacted 45-day pause on approvals for new data-center land-use applications. The description also mentions a proposed 10-month, 15-day extension, but does not establish that longer pause as in force.
current law · City of RiverbankPauses approvals of new data-center land-use applications while Riverbank studies their impacts and develops regulations.Riverbank 45-Day Data Center Moratorium Urgency Ordinance (2026)
What this means
The proposal would pause approvals for new data-center land-use applications for 10 months and 15 days, on top of the earlier 45-day pause, creating a major delay for new projects and expansions needing approval (the proposed extension). It is not a permanent ban and does not appear to stop existing data centers from operating, but the roughly year-long approval freeze is a substantial restriction.
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Temporarily halts approval of new land-use applications for data centers. The initial urgency ordinance imposes a 45-day moratorium. Precise facility thresholds and permit coverage remain unverified.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
No affirmative incentives or exemptions verified from the retrieved source bodies. Adopted ordinance text is needed to confirm exclusions and application-processing rules.
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