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.
Mifflin County
Anti-Data Center Policies
Mifflin County’s enacted amendment requires sound studies, sets noise and minimum-lot rules, and provides power-related guidelines for covered municipalities; it does not ban data centers. The description’s “if enacted” wording conflicts with its enacted status.
current law · County measure: Bratton Township, Juniata Terrace Borough, Kistler Borough, McVeytown Borough, Newton Hamilton Borough, and Wayne TownshipMifflin County commissioners adopted Ordinance 2 of 2026 after a public hearing on August 6, 2026, adding data-center-specific requirements to the county SALDO.Pennsylvania Mifflin County Ordinance 2 of 2026 (County SALDO Data Center Amendment)
What this means
If enacted, the amendment would add meaningful costs and site limits, including a required sound study, noise limits, minimum lot size, and power-related guidelines (reported requirements). It applies only in municipalities covered by the county ordinance and sets guidelines rather than banning data centers, so the added burden appears meaningful but not severe.
Timing
- Ends
- unknown
Reported as data-center development standards rather than a moratorium. Readable enacted text was not retrieved; any sunset or temporary clauses remain unknown. Source: https://www.lewistownsentinel.com/news/local-news/2026/08/county-sets-guidelines-for-data-centers/#:~:text=which%20establishes%20guidelines%20for%20the%20use%20and%20development%20of%20data%20centers
People behind it
- Mifflin County Planning Commission
Its director and staff worked on the amendment, which established requirements for data center development, as described in the planning commission’s work on the amendment.
- James Lettiere
The county planning director said he and the county had worked on the amendment for months; the article identifies him as the planning director involved in putting it together.
- Mifflin County Planning and Development Department
The department administers the county’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, which the measure amended, according to the county’s ordinance information.
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- Mifflin County Board of Commissioners
The commissioners introduced Ordinance 2 of 2026, which set guidelines for data center development, and approved the amendment, as reported in the meeting account.
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Prospective developers must conduct a sound study.
The ordinance sets noise limits for data center developments.
Data center developments must meet a minimum lot-size requirement; the sources do not specify the size.
The ordinance establishes power-related guidelines; the sources do not describe their specific requirements.
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