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.
Delta County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Pro-Data Center Policies
Delta County bars applications for new data centers in unincorporated areas for six months while it develops regulations, temporarily delaying new construction; existing centers are not addressed.
Rating from Colorado statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Delta County.
Specific to Delta County only.
current law · Unincorporated areasTemporarily bars applications for new data centers in unincorporated Delta County for up to six months while the county develops data-center rules.Delta County Resolution R-18 (2026)
What this means
The six-month moratorium bars applications for new data center facilities in unincorporated Delta County while the county develops regulations (applications are barred for six months). That creates a substantial, though temporary, delay to building; the sources do not say it shuts down existing centers.
Timing
- Ends
- 2027-01-07 (reported scheduled end; signed terms unverified)
Local reporting describes a six-month moratorium lasting through January 7, 2027. Early termination, extension authority and subsequent changes are unverified.
People behind it
- Wendell Koontz
Commissioner who proposed the six-month moratorium.
- Jack Johnson
DMEA CEO who addressed the board during discussion.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Temporary moratorium on applications for data center facilities in unincorporated county land. Signed scope, exceptions and later changes unverified.
Sources
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