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.
Orangeburg County
Anti-Data Center Policies
Orangeburg County has enacted a temporary moratorium blocking county action on data-center applications and permits for at least a year; its effect on existing centers is unspecified.
current law · County measureOrangeburg County Council approved a moratorium on new data center development on September 8, 2026, with third-reading passage.South Carolina Orangeburg County temporary moratorium on data-center development (2026)
What this means
The temporary moratorium would block new data-center projects for at least a year by stopping the county from accepting or acting on applications and permits for them (applications and permits). That is a major delay to building or expanding facilities, though the sources do not say it would restrict operating existing centers.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
The official third-reading title covers a moratorium on acceptance, review and action on applications for rezoning, special exceptions, special use permits, building permits, site plans and development plans, and economic incentives and fee-in-lieu-of-taxes incentives. Listed uses include data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining and associated uses. This is a data-center-specific approval freeze, not a general building-code change.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
None identified in the reviewed materials. Adopted ordinance text was not obtained, so exceptions or project pathways cannot be ruled out.
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