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.
Pierce County
Mixed Data Center Policies
Nebraska requires data centers drawing at least 10 megawatts to report annually, make community-benefit agreements, and cover decommissioning costs; utilities may also charge fair costs for needed service and upgrades. Incentives are available only to qualifying projects, and some tax benefits are limited or no longer open to new applicants.
Rating and summary from Nebraska statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Pierce County.
current law · County measurePierce County, Nebraska adopted Resolution 2026-7 amending its zoning and subdivision regulations on May 11, 2026.Pierce County zoning amendment — Industrial Data Center conditional use
People behind it
- Pierce County Board of Commissioners
Approves Resolution 2026-7.
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Industrial Data Center is classified as a Conditional Use in Agriculture Intensive, General Agriculture and Industrial zoning districts. This establishes conditional-use review, not a verified moratorium or outright ban; the prior classification was not established.
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Adds Industrial Data Center as a Conditional Use in Agriculture Intensive, General Agriculture and Industrial zoning districts, providing an express zoning classification. Whether this expands prior development rights was not established.
Sources
Specific to Pierce County only.
pending · County measureWould temporarily prevent Pierce County from accepting any data center applications for six months, affecting prospective applicants, with a public hearing scheduled for October 26, 2026 to receive public comments.Pierce County Resolution 2026-22 — Proposed six-month data center application moratorium
What this means
If enacted, the six-month pause on accepting data center applications would temporarily block new projects and expansions that need county approval. It would not directly stop existing data centers from operating, but the delay is a substantial short-term barrier.
Timing
- Ends
- six months after implementation
The sources identify a proposed six-month moratorium on accepting Data Center applications, but do not specify the implementation or adoption date.
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A proposed six-month moratorium would prohibit the county from accepting any data center applications during that period.
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