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 West Haven
Anti-Data Center Policies
West Haven has enacted a one-year pause on new data center development, except for server rooms incidental to another use; the measure does not describe limits on existing centers.
current law · City of West HavenProhibits new data center development in West Haven for one year, except server rooms incidental to another development’s main use.West Haven One-Year Data Center Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The measure would pause new data center development for one year, making it substantially harder to build during that period (a one-year moratorium on data centers). It exempts server rooms incidental to another use, and the sources do not describe limits on operating existing centers.
People behind it
- Dorinda Borer
Proposed the one-year moratorium resolution (resolution proposed by West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer).
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Reported one-year moratorium on data centers prevents private development of server farms. Coverage reportedly includes facilities, structures or campuses primarily used for digital-data storage, processing and distribution, including cloud-based services and network operations. Application-processing rules, enforcement mechanisms and any other exceptions cannot be confirmed without the adopted text.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
Limited carve-out: server rooms incidental to a development's principal use will not be stopped during the moratorium. No affirmative data-center incentive is established by the reviewed sources.
Sources
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