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.
Howard County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Howard County has enacted a moratorium on all data-center project permits, blocking permitted development while it lasts. Its duration is unspecified, so it is not clearly permanent.
Rating from Nebraska statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Howard County.
Specific to Howard County only.
current law · County measureEstablishes a moratorium on any and all permits on data center projects.Howard County Resolution 2026-23 (2026)
What this means
The county approved a moratorium on any and all permits for data center projects, which would prevent permitted data center development while it is in effect. The minutes don’t say how long the moratorium would last, so this is a severe restriction but not clearly a permanent ban.
Timing
Resolution 2026-23 establishes a moratorium on any and all permits for data center projects, but the minutes do not state an expiration date or ending condition.
People behind it
- Kirt Lukasiewicz
Moved or seconded motions concerning the county road policies, FEMA authorization, road-position advertising, data-center moratorium, elevator-service letter, interlocal law-enforcement agreement, budget, property-tax request, and other agenda measures.
- Jessie Urbanski
Moved or seconded motions concerning the county road policies, FEMA authorization, road-position advertising, data-center moratorium, elevator-service letter, interlocal law-enforcement agreement, budget, property-tax request, and other agenda measures.
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Resolution 2026-23 establishes a moratorium on any and all permits for data center projects.
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