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The Data Center Divide

Clay County

This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.

Mixed Data Center Policies

Clay County’s enacted moratorium blocks new data-center applications, approvals, and construction, including related facilities, in unincorporated areas. The description does not specify its duration or say it stops existing centers from operating.

Rating from Kansas statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Clay County.

Specific to Clay County only.

current law · Unincorporated areas
Prohibits accepting, processing, or approving data center proposals, or constructing data centers and related facilities or infrastructure, in unincorporated Clay County.Clay County, Kansas Data Centers Moratorium Ordinance

What this means

If enacted, the moratorium would stop new data center applications, approvals, and construction, including related facilities, in unincorporated Clay County (moratorium on data centers and related facilities). That is a major barrier to development there; the minutes do not state how long it would last or indicate that existing centers’ operations would be stopped.

Timing

Resolution 2026-06 establishes a moratorium on data centers and related facilities and infrastructure in unincorporated Clay County, but the source does not specify an expiration date or ending condition.

People behind it

  • Moved to adopt Resolution 2026-06 establishing the moratorium.

  • Seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-06.

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  • Resolution 2026-06 establishes a moratorium in the unincorporated areas of Clay County on accepting, processing, or approving applications for, and constructing, data centers and related facilities and infrastructure.

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