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.
Butler County
Anti-Data Center Policies
Butler County’s ordinance is labeled enacted, though its description says “if enacted”; it pauses construction and expansion of covered data centers for one year, while effects on existing operations and exceptions are unclear.
current law · County measurePauses approval of new data centers in Butler County for a year while officials review their impacts, and requires suitable roads and fire-truck access.Kentucky Butler County Fiscal Court Data Center Moratorium Ordinance (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the measure would pause construction and expansion of covered data centers for one year, substantially delaying projects in the area. The sources do not clarify whether existing operations or exceptions would be affected, but the temporary pause is a significant restriction.
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Introduced ordinance establishes a one-year moratorium on construction, development or operation of data centers and all data storage facilities within Fiscal Court jurisdiction. Second reading approved; final wording not independently verified.
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No affirmative incentive or permitting benefit verified; final ordinance text not available.
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