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 Monroeville
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Monroeville’s enacted resolutions pause new data center projects, conversions, and related construction for 12 months; the pause also covers cryptocurrency-mining centers.
Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Village of Monroeville.
current law · Village of MonroevilleImposes a temporary 12-month moratorium, beginning on its effective date, on establishing data centers, converting existing structures into data centers, or developing buildings or changing uses to allow data centers or cryptocurrency-mining centers.Village of Monroeville Resolution 2026-01
What this means
The measure would pause new data center projects and conversions, including construction and changes of use, for 12 months; the revised text also expressly includes crypto-mining centers (12-month moratorium). That creates a substantial, though temporary, barrier to building or expanding data centers, and the sources describe no offsetting benefits.
Timing
- Ends
- twelve (12) months from the effective date of Resolution 2026-02
The moratorium covers establishing or converting structures into data centers or cryptocurrency mining centers, including related development, construction, uses, or changes of use. The sources do not state the effective date or provide an extension condition.
People behind it
- Chris Raftery
Made the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-02, the amended data-center and cryptocurrency-mining moratorium.
- Jim Ehrman
Seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-02.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
A temporary 12-month moratorium prohibits establishing data centers or cryptocurrency-mining centers, converting existing buildings or structures for those uses, and developing, constructing, or changing the use of any building or structure to allow those operations.
Sources
current law · Village of MonroevilleImposes a temporary 12-month moratorium on establishing data centers or cryptocurrency-mining centers, converting structures into such facilities, or developing, constructing, or changing property use to enable them.Village of Monroeville Resolution 2026-02
What this means
The measure would pause new data centers and conversions or construction that enable them for 12 months, creating a substantial delay for projects (12-month moratorium). The revised resolution also includes cryptocurrency mining centers, so the restriction would cover those projects too (crypto currency mining centers).
Timing
- Ends
- 12 months from the effective date of Resolution 2026-02
Resolution 2026-02 revises the prior moratorium to include data centers and cryptocurrency mining centers. The sources do not state the resolution's effective date, so no explicit calendar expiration date can be determined.
People behind it
- Chris Raftery
Moved to adopt Resolution 2026-02, which revised the data-center moratorium.
- Jim Ehrman
Seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-02, which revised the data-center moratorium.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Imposes a temporary 12-month moratorium, beginning on the resolution’s effective date, on establishing data centers; converting existing buildings or structures into data centers; and developing or constructing any building, structure, use, or change of use that would allow data centers.
Resolution 2026-02 expands the moratorium to also cover cryptocurrency mining centers, including their establishment, conversion of existing structures, development, construction, use, or change of use.
Sources
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