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.
Mitchell County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Neutral Data Center Policies
Mitchell County’s enacted measure pauses data-center development until December 31, 2026, with no exceptions described in the supplied text.
Rating from Iowa statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Mitchell County.
Specific to Mitchell County only.
current law · County measureTemporarily pauses data center development in Mitchell County until December 31, 2026.Iowa Mitchell County Resolution 1336-25 (2025)
What this means
The measure would pause data centers in Mitchell County until December 31, 2026, making it impossible to move forward during that period. The roughly 13-month moratorium is a substantial temporary barrier, and the sources do not describe any exceptions.
Timing
- Ends
- Dec 31, 2026
Resolution #1336-25 establishes a moratorium on data centers until December 31, 2026.
People behind it
- Mitchell County Board of Supervisors
Approved Resolution #1335-25 approving Ordinance 63 and waived its first and second readings through Resolution #1334-25.
- Rachel Foster
Mitchell County Auditor who administered the public-hearing notice by publishing and posting it.
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A moratorium on data centers was established until December 31, 2026.
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