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.
Logan County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Pro-Data Center Policies
Logan County’s enacted measure pauses data-center development, construction, and operation in unincorporated areas for 12 months. The Fiscal Court may grant an exception if a project shows it will not affect water supplies.
Rating from Kentucky statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Logan County.
Specific to Logan County only.
current law · Unincorporated areasProhibits new data centers in unincorporated Logan County for 12 months, unless the Fiscal Court grants an exception after reviewing evidence that a project won’t affect the county’s water supply.Logan County Fiscal Court Resolution 2026-7 (2026)
What this means
The measure would pause the development, construction, and operation of data centers in unincorporated Logan County for 12 months, making it a severe but temporary barrier. A project could seek an exception by showing it would not affect the water supply, but approval is up to the Fiscal Court (12-month moratorium and exception process).
Timing
- Ends
- 12 months from the date of this resolution
The moratorium applies to the development, construction, and operation of data centers in unincorporated Logan County. Exceptions may be considered upon submission of a petition with supporting water-balance documentation.
People behind it
- Logan County Fiscal Court
Adopted the resolution and declared the 12-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Logan County.
- Joe Ross
County Attorney who presented the updated resolution language and helped formulate its legally enforceable process.
- Anne Crawford
Made the motion to approve the resolution.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
A 12-month moratorium prohibits new data centers from being developed, constructed, or operated in the unincorporated areas of Logan County.
An exception requires the applicant to submit a petition containing a Water Balance Study and certification from the applicable water district concluding that the proposed project would have no impact on Logan County’s existing water supply; the Fiscal Court has discretion to approve or deny the exception.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions4
Prospective data-center projects may petition for an exception by submitting a Water Balance Study and certification from the applicable water district concluding that the project will have no impact on Logan County’s existing water supply. The Fiscal Court retains discretion to approve or deny the petition. exception petition requirements
The moratorium applies only to data centers in Logan County’s unincorporated areas, leaving projects in incorporated areas outside the measure’s stated scope. unincorporated areas
The moratorium is limited to 12 months from the resolution’s date, so the restriction is temporary rather than permanent. 12 months from the date
Existing businesses and industries are not affected by the moratorium, allowing existing data-center operations to continue. will not impact existing businesses or industries
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