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.
Ashtabula Township
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Ashtabula Township has enacted a 12-month pause on data-center permits, preventing permitted development during that period; it is temporary, not a permanent ban.
Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Ashtabula Township.
current law · Ashtabula TownshipAshtabula Township reportedly adopted a 12-month moratorium on data centers that prohibits the township from issuing permits for data centers.Ashtabula Township 12-month Data Center Permit Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The measure would stop the township from issuing data-center permits for a 12-month period. That would prevent permitted data-center development in the township during the pause, making it a serious but temporary restriction—not a permanent ban.
Timing
Reported 12-month permit pause; effective date and exact sunset unverified.
People behind it
- Ashtabula Township Trustees
Voted to implement the 12-month moratorium prohibiting the township from issuing permits for data centers.
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A 12-month moratorium prohibits Ashtabula Township from issuing permits for data centers.
Sources
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