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 Wellington
Anti-Data Center Policies
Wellington village has enacted a one-year pause on zoning-certificate applications for data centers, with an option to extend it for another year; it does not permanently ban them.
current law · Village of WellingtonNews 5 reports that Wellington council approved a one-year moratorium with an option to extend for an additional year.Village of Wellington Ordinance 2026-07 (2026)
What this means
The measure pauses zoning-certificate applications for data centers for one year, with an option to extend the pause for another year, making building or expanding a data center substantially harder during that period (one year moratorium). It does not ban data centers permanently, but a possible two-year pause fits the severe-restriction range.
People behind it
- Village Council
Approved the one-year data center moratorium, with the option to extend it for an additional year.
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A one-year moratorium temporarily bars issuance of zoning certificates for data processing and hosting facilities; the ban may be extended for one additional year. Zoning-certificate suspension One-year moratorium, with an extension option
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