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 Harrisburg
Slightly Pro-Data Center Policies
North Carolina offers eligible data centers conditional tax savings on equipment, but electricity is no longer tax-exempt after the transition, raising costs for affected operators. The state also requires quarterly electricity-tax reporting; task forces study energy and water impacts but impose no direct operating rules.
Rating and summary from North Carolina statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Town of Harrisburg.
pending · Town of HarrisburgThis entry documents a draft-regulation workshop, not a verified enacted data-center law: Harrisburg Town Council discussed proactive data-center regulations on August 24, 2026.Town of Harrisburg, North Carolina Data Center Draft Regulations (2026)
People behind it
- Town of Harrisburg staff
Prepared and presented draft data-center regulations for Council feedback before the proposed amendments were forwarded to the Planning Board (staff presented draft review and development standards).
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