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.
Town of Derry
Neutral Data Center Policies
Derry’s enacted amendment defines data centers but does not clearly authorize them or impose new operating rules. The Industrial II permitted-use list does not name them, so the amendment’s effect on where they can be built is unclear.
current law · Town of DerryThe Town of Derry approved a Gateway District zoning amendment on November 18, 2025, effective December 19, 2025.Derry Gateway District zoning amendment — data-center definition (2025)
What this means
The amendment defines a data center, but does not clearly authorize or impose new operating rules on data centers. The restored Industrial II district’s permitted-use list does not name data centers, so the document does not show a clear net change in where they can be built.
People behind it
- Town of Derry Town Council
Approved the change to the Town of Derry Zoning Ordinance at its November 18, 2025, meeting.
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A data center may include accessory office space and generator yards, but must generate minimal on-site customer traffic and have no outdoor storage of merchandise.
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The new data center definition expressly includes accessory office space and generator yards, while requiring minimal on-site customer traffic and prohibiting outdoor merchandise storage (“may include accessory office space and generator yards”). The measure does not itself list data centers as a permitted use in a zoning district.
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