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.
Decatur County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Decatur County pauses applications for data centers with at least 250 MW of critical IT load until December 31, 2026; smaller centers and qualifying earlier applications are exempt.
Rating from Indiana statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Decatur County.
Specific to Decatur County only.
current law · County measureTemporarily pauses data-center development in Allen Park under a six-month moratorium.Indiana Decatur County Ordinance 2026-15 (2026)
What this means
The county measure would pause applications for data centers with a critical IT load of 250 MW or more until December 31, 2026, delaying large projects; smaller centers and qualifying applications submitted before adoption are exempt (the moratorium’s scope and end date). It is a substantial but short-term barrier, not a permanent ban.
Timing
- Ends
- 2026-12-31 at 5 p.m.
The moratorium may be shortened or extended for good cause based on progress on the updated ordinances and compliance. It runs through December 31, 2026, at 5 p.m.
People behind it
- Gabe Nobbe
Moved to approve Ordinance 2026-15, the county data-center moratorium.
- Brian Wenning
Seconded the motion to approve Ordinance 2026-15, the county data-center moratorium.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
A moratorium bars the county from accepting, processing, reviewing, or filing applications for data centers with an aggregate critical IT load of 250 megawatts or greater from September 21 through December 31, 2026, at 5 p.m. It exempts properly presented applications submitted before enactment and does not cover smaller data centers already operating or potentially located in ordinary buildings. The moratorium may be shortened or extended for good cause based on progress on updated ordinances and compliance (moratorium on county acceptance, processing, review, and filing).
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions2
Data centers below the 250-megawatt aggregate critical IT-load threshold are outside the moratorium, including smaller centers already operating or proposed for ordinary buildings.
Petitions and applications properly presented before the ordinance took effect are exempt from the moratorium.
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