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.
Riley County
Anti-Data Center Policies
Riley County has enacted a temporary pause on accepting, reviewing, or approving certain data-center permits in unincorporated areas until May 14, 2027, delaying covered projects.
current law · Unincorporated areasSuspends the acceptance, review, and approval of certain permits for data center projects in unincorporated Riley County through May 14, 2027.Riley County Resolution extending the Data Center and Battery Energy Storage System Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The measure would stop the county from accepting, reviewing, or approving certain permits for data centers in unincorporated Riley County until May 14, 2027, creating a major delay for new projects. The moratorium is temporary, but it directly blocks development while the county considers rules, and the source says permit applications would remain suspended.
People behind it
- Riley County Board of County Commissioners
Adopted the resolution extending the moratorium; the article says the Board adopted a resolution October 15.
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Receipt, review and approval of certain conditional-use, special-use and building permits remain suspended for data-center and BESS applications in unincorporated county territory submitted after the effective date. Specific exceptions or definitions not verified.
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None verified in the extension. No exemption, incentive or expedited approval provision can be established without the operative resolution text.
Sources
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