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.
Chittenden County
Pro-Data Center Policies
Vermont receives a default rating of 2 because our research identifies no current or future statewide data-center-specific laws or regulations that would prevent you from building a data center. Local rules and general permitting requirements may still apply.
Rating and summary from Vermont statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Chittenden County.
current law · County measureThe 2026 ECOS Regional Plan adds actions addressing data centers as an emerging issue, but the available text does not describe their substance, affected parties, obligations, thresholds, or exceptions.Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission 2026 ECOS Regional Plan — Data Center Planning Guidance
People behind it
- Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC)
Released and adopted the 2026 Chittenden County ECOS Regional Plan and submitted it to the Land Use Review Board for review.
- Charles Baker
Submitted the adopted 2026 ECOS Regional Plan to the Land Use Review Board on behalf of CCRPC.
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