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.
Village of Grafton
Anti-Data Center Policies
Grafton has enacted a five-year halt on data center development, affecting new projects and expansions; the description does not say it stops existing centers from operating.
current law · Village of GraftonGrafton Village Council put a five-year moratorium on data center development at its May 19 meeting.Village of Grafton Emergency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Development (2026)
What this means
The measure would halt data center development in Grafton for five years, making new projects and expansions substantially harder during that period (stop any data center development ... for the next five years). It is a serious, long-term restriction, but the sources do not say it bans operating existing data centers.
People behind it
- Village of Grafton Village Council
Adopted the five-year moratorium on data center development.
- Mayor
Recommended the moratorium.
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Five-year moratorium on data center development.
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None verified; full ordinance text not retrieved.
Sources
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