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The Data Center Divide

Shalersville Township

This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.

Mixed Data Center Policies

Shalersville has an enacted moratorium that blocks new data center projects while zoning rules are considered; it does not appear to prevent existing centers from operating.

Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Shalersville Township.

current law · Shalersville Township
Maintains a township-wide prohibition on data centers while Shalersville Township’s zoning rules remain unsettled, affecting proposed developers and property owners including Geis Companies and Bitdeer Technologies Group in connection with a proposed 750-megawatt facility.Shalersville Township Data Center Moratorium Resolution (2025)

What this means

The proposed six-month extension would prevent new data center projects in Shalersville while zoning rules are considered, adding to a moratorium that has already lasted years. It would be a major barrier to building, though it does not appear to stop existing centers from operating.

Timing

Ends
Jun 30, 2025

The moratorium expires on 2025-06-30 unless extended again, and may end sooner if the township adopts the relevant zoning regulations. A conflicting reference identifies 2026-11-03.

People behind it

  • Unanimously extended the township’s moratorium on data centers for another six months.

  • Administered and extended the moratorium on data centers.

  • Proposed conditions for data center developers and property owners in Shalersville, then tabled those proposed conditions.

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  • A temporary six-month moratorium prohibits new data-center development and expansions of existing data centers while the municipality considers related zoning regulations.

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