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 Bloomington
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Anti-Data Center Policies
Bloomington has enacted a temporary halt on data centers designed to exceed 5 megawatts, making larger new projects and expansions harder; how long it lasts is unspecified.
Rating from McLean County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Bloomington.
current law · City of BloomingtonTemporarily prohibits data centers designed to use more than 5 megawatts of power from moving forward in Bloomington.City of Bloomington temporary moratorium on data center facilities designed for more than 5 megawatts
What this means
If adopted, this would temporarily halt data center facilities with a design capacity over 5 MW in Bloomington, making new projects and expansions above that threshold substantially harder. The measure is described as a temporary moratorium, but the provided sources do not say how long it would last.
Timing
The measure establishes a temporary moratorium on data center facilities with a design capacity greater than 5 megawatts, but the provided sources do not state an expiration date or ending condition.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Establishes a temporary moratorium in the City of Bloomington on data center facilities with a design capacity greater than 5 megawatts of power.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
The moratorium applies only to data-center facilities with a design capacity greater than 5 megawatts, so facilities at or below 5 megawatts are outside this specific prohibition. temporary moratorium on data center facilities with a design capacity of greater than 5 Megawatts
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