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 Mount Orab
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Mount Orab enacted a temporary 180-day pause on new data center permits and applications in the village, delaying development; the description also characterizes the measure as conditional.
Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Village of Mount Orab.
current law · Village of Mount OrabMount Orab's Ordinance 1339 proposed a 180-day moratorium on granting or issuing new data center permits and receiving or processing permit applications within village limits.Ohio Ordinance No. 1339 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the measure would pause new data center permits and applications in Mount Orab for 180 days, creating a substantial development delay. The 180-day moratorium is temporary and limited to the village, rather than a permanent statewide ban.
Timing
- Ends
- Exact date unknown; original term nominally elapsed by October 26, 2026 if measured from March 3 adoption
180-day moratorium adopted March 3. Proposed additional 180-day extension under Ordinance 1349 was only at second reading in fetched evidence.
People behind it
- Eric Lang
Village council member who proposed the moratorium ordinances
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Ordinance 1339 proposed pausing issuance of new data center permits and receipt/processing of applications; adoption of the moratorium is independently reported, but final enacted text was not obtained.
Sources
unknown · Village of Mount OrabSets out Mount Orab’s approach to a proposed industrial development, allowing representatives to use NDAs while evaluating the project and stating that any zoning, infrastructure, or incentive approvals would occur only after more information is available and at a public meeting.Ohio Mount Orab Ordinance No. 1339 (2026)
Timing
The statement confirms that a moratorium on data-center development is under consideration, but it does not state an expiration date or ending condition.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
A moratorium on the development of data centers is under consideration. It has received a second reading, but no final vote will occur until a third reading at a regular meeting.
Sources
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