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.
City of Jackson
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Pro-Data Center Policies
Jackson has enacted a temporary pause on new data center development and expansion until a regulatory framework is approved; existing facilities are not specified as affected.
Rating from Mississippi statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Jackson.
current law · City of JacksonProposes a temporary moratorium on the development and expansion of data centers in Jackson until the governing authority approves a regulatory framework.City of Jackson 183-day data-center moratorium ordinance (adopted July 14, 2026)
What this means
The proposed measure would temporarily block new data center development and expansion until the city approves a regulatory framework, creating a major barrier with no end date stated in these sources (moratorium until a framework is approved). It does not say that existing data centers must stop operating, but the sources do not specify how long the restriction would last or what the future rules would be (agenda item on adoption).
Timing
- Ends
- when a regulatory framework is approved by the governing authority
The sources describe a temporary moratorium on the development and expansion of data centers. No calendar date or fixed duration is stated.
People behind it
- Brian Grizzell
Identified as the sponsor of the ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the development and expansion of data centers.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Temporary moratorium on the development and expansion of data centers in Jackson until the governing authority approves a regulatory framework; the sources do not specify a fixed end date.
Sources
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