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.
Miami County
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Miami County has enacted a temporary three-year prohibition on data center development, preventing projects during that period; the description identifies no exceptions.
current law · County measureProhibits data centers in Miami County for three years.Miami County data-center moratorium resolution (2026)
What this means
The measure approves a [temporary prohibition on data centers in Miami County](https://miamicoks.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2373,plainText=false#:~:text=temporary%20prohibition%20on%20Data%20Centers%20in%20Miami%20County%20Kansas), and the minutes say it would last [three years](https://miamicoks.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2373,plainText=false#:~:text=The%20resolution%20is%20for%20three%20years). That would prevent data center development in the county during that period; the minutes mention no exceptions or offsetting benefits.
People behind it
- Commissioner Diediker
Moved to approve the resolution temporarily prohibiting data centers in Miami County.
- Commissioner Vickrey
Seconded the motion to approve the resolution temporarily prohibiting data centers in Miami County.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Minutes confirm adoption of a temporary prohibition on Data Centers in Miami County Kansas. Definitions, permit-processing effects, exceptions, and territorial reach require the adopted resolution text.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
No operative pro-data-center provision verified. A commissioner's suggestion to review the measure as industry improves is discussion, not a verified legal exemption or approval pathway.
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