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 Canton
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Anti-Data Center Policies
Canton town has enacted a measure described as a proposal that pauses permit applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and server farms in its planning area; its duration is unspecified, and existing operations are not said to stop.
Rating from Haywood County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Town of Canton.
current law · Town of CantonProposes a temporary moratorium within Canton’s planning and zoning jurisdiction that would suspend or freeze new development-permit applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, and server farms while the Town studies public infrastructure, environmental resources, land-use compatibility, and community character.Town of Canton Proposed Moratorium Ordinance Regulating Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, and Server Farms
What this means
The proposal would pause accepting, processing, or approving development-permit applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, and server farms in the town’s planning area, making new construction and permit-requiring expansions harder. The sources don’t specify how long the pause would last, and they don’t say existing facilities would have to stop operating.
Timing
The sources describe a proposed temporary development moratorium that would freeze new applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, and server farms, but they do not state an expiration date, duration, or ending condition.
People behind it
- Town of Canton Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen
Proposing and adopting body for the resolution calling for a public hearing on the proposed moratorium ordinance.
- Manager Stinnett
Presented the resolution and proposed moratorium ordinance to the Board and requested that the public hearing be scheduled.
- Town Clerk
Responsible for publishing notice of the hearing and making the proposed ordinance available for public inspection.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
A proposed temporary development moratorium would apply to the acceptance, processing, or approval of development-permit applications for data centers, cryptocurrency-mining facilities, and server farms within the Town’s planning and zoning jurisdiction.
The moratorium ordinance may not be adopted until the Town holds a public hearing and receives public comment on the proposal.
Sources
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