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.
Lake Township
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Lake Township’s enacted 12-month moratorium temporarily stops new data center development within the township; it is not a permanent or countywide ban.
Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Lake Township.
current law · Lake TownshipLake Township trustees, Wood County, reportedly voted on March 3 to issue a 12-month moratorium on data centers within their jurisdiction, according to March 9, 2026 reporting.Ohio Lake Township Data Center Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The 12-month moratoriums would stop new data center development in the townships that adopted them, creating a major short-term barrier. They are temporary and limited to those townships, rather than a permanent or countywide ban.
Timing
Reported 12-month moratorium; exact effective date and sunset unverified. No calculated expiration date assigned.
People behind it
- Lake Township trustees
Voted to issue and issued a 12-month moratorium on data centers in the township.
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12-month moratorium on data centers
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