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.
Fayette County
Neutral Data Center Policies
Fayette County commissioners have adopted a resolution opposing data centers, but it is advocacy only and does not give the county authority to regulate or prevent them.
current law · County measureReported adopted advocacy resolution, not a construction ban.Fayette County Commissioners Court Resolution Opposing Data Centers (2026)
What this means
County advocacy only; reporting says it does not grant authority to regulate or prevent data centers.
People behind it
- Clint Sternadel
Precinct 2 commissioner who proposes the resolution
- Jason McBroom
Precinct 1 commissioner casting the sole dissent
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Reported policy only: asks for state legislation granting counties protective authority.
Reported policy only: opposes state subsidies for data-center development and decommissioning; not an enacted state-funding prohibition.
Sources
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