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 Gary
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Gary’s enacted order pauses new data-center permits for one year while the city studies their effects, delaying new projects and expansions; it does not say existing facilities must stop operating.
Rating from Indiana statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Gary.
current law · City of GaryPauses new data-center permits for one year while Gary assesses environmental, health, infrastructure, and economic impacts, including reuse outside the city.City of Gary Mayoral Executive Order on Data-Center Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The order would pause new data center permits for one year while the city studies their effects, creating a major delay for projects seeking approval (halts new data center permits for a year). It does not say existing data centers must stop operating, but the temporary moratorium is a severe barrier to building or expanding during that period.
Timing
- Ends
- one year
People behind it
- City of Gary
The order halts new data center permits and directs the city to conduct a study of the impacts.
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Imposes a one-year moratorium on permits for new data centers, including reuse projects.
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