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 Chicago
Neutral Data Center Policies
DuPage County’s enacted zoning measure regulates medical cannabis facilities, not data centers; it mentions data processing and computer centers only as an existing accessory use and does not change their rules.
Rating and summary from DuPage County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of West Chicago.
current law · City of West ChicagoPauses approval of new data centers in West Chicago while the city considers its regulations.West Chicago six-month data center and battery-energy-storage moratorium (2026)
Timing
The ordinance title indicates a moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage systems, but the provided source text does not reveal whether or when the moratorium expires.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
The measure establishes a moratorium on data centers, temporarily restricting their development while the moratorium remains in effect.
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