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.
Larue County
Anti-Data Center Policies
LaRue County has enacted a pause on all data center applications until the planning commission creates rules. No end date is specified, so the pause could continue indefinitely, but it is not a permanent ban.
current law · County measurePauses consideration of all data center applications in LaRue County until the planning commission adopts data center regulations.LaRue County Fiscal Court data center moratorium
What this means
The measure would pause all data center applications in LaRue County until the planning commission creates rules, so new projects could not move forward in the meantime. The source gives no deadline for ending the pause, making this a severe barrier, though not a permanent ban (moratorium for all data center applications).
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Reported moratorium on all data center applications submitted to the Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning Commission. No fixed term or legal exceptions verified.
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No affirmative incentive or permitting benefit verified; official legal text unavailable.
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