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.
Lyon County
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Mixed Data Center Policies
Lyon County has enacted a pause on certain data-center zoning, land-use, and building-permit applications in unincorporated areas while it reviews possible rules; the pause’s duration and exact scope are unclear.
Rating from Kansas statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Lyon County.
Specific to Lyon County only.
current law · Unincorporated areasPauses certain zoning, land-use, and building-permit applications for data centers in unincorporated Lyon County while the county develops regulations.Lyon County Resolution No. 12-26 — Data Center and Battery Energy Storage Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The measure would pause certain zoning, land-use, and building-permit applications for data centers in unincorporated Lyon County while the county reviews possible rules, creating a significant barrier to development. The source does not state how long the pause would last or exactly which applications it covers, so its full impact is unclear. The resolution’s title describes the moratorium and suspended applications.
Timing
Resolutions 12-26 and 13-26 establish moratoria, but the provided source does not state an expiration date or ending condition.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Resolution 12-26 establishes a moratorium suspending certain zoning, land-use, and building-permit applications for data centers and battery energy storage systems on land within unincorporated Lyon County while potential development and zoning regulations are reviewed and developed. (moratorium suspending certain types of zoning, land use, and building permit applications)
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