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.
Gilchrist County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Gilchrist County has enacted a temporary one-year pause on accepting, reviewing, or approving many applications to build or expand data centers, delaying projects but not permanently banning them.
Rating from Florida statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Gilchrist County.
Specific to Gilchrist County only.
current law · County measureWould temporarily stop Gilchrist County from accepting, reviewing, or approving applications for data center projects for one year while it evaluates their impacts.Gilchrist County Ordinance 2026-12 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the one-year moratorium would stop the County from accepting, reviewing, or approving many applications needed to build or expand data centers. That would substantially delay projects, although the measure is temporary rather than a permanent ban.
Timing
- Ends
- one year after the ordinance takes effect
The measure establishes a one-year temporary moratorium on specified data-center applications. The notice states that the ordinance provides for an extension, but the supplied sources do not specify the extension conditions.
People behind it
- Board of County Commissioners of Gilchrist County, Florida
Proposed and will consider Ordinance No. 2026-12 establishing a temporary moratorium on data center facility applications.
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Creates a one-year temporary moratorium on accepting, reviewing, processing, or approving applications for data center facilities, including development permits, special use permits, site plans, rezonings, development orders, or similar approvals; the ordinance also provides for a possible extension of the moratorium. (one-year temporary moratorium)
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