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.
Town of Stamford
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 Town of Stamford.
pending · Town of StamfordRecords draft, nonbinding policy discussions rather than adopted regulations; the July 27, 2026 minutes state opposition to reducing the regional wind-turbine residential buffer from 1 kilometer to 0.5 kilometer.Stamford Planning Commission Minutes (July 27, 2026)
People behind it
- Stamford Planning Commission
Seven-member board responsible for updating the Town Plan and Zoning By-laws, including developing proposed policies on wind energy, data centers, zoning, housing, and water protection.
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