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.
Rockbridge County
Neutral Data Center Policies
Rockbridge County’s regulations exclude data centers from the limited residential-district approval route for other major utility infrastructure; they preserve that exclusion rather than newly banning a previously permitted use.
current law · County measure: R-1 and R-2 zoning districtsRockbridge County's 2026 zoning text amendment opens a limited major-public-utility special-exception route in R-1 and R-2 residential districts while expressly excluding data centers.Rockbridge County Land Development Regulations, § 302.164 — Public Utility Service, major (2026)
What this means
Expressly excludes data centers while opening a limited residential-district route for other major utility infrastructure. It preserves exclusion rather than newly banning a previously permitted use.
People behind it
- Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors
Adopting body, as subsequent official minutes report.
- Rockbridge County Planning Commission
Holds the public hearing at 7:16 pm and recommends approval.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
The newly available residential-district major-utility special-exception use excludes, among other facilities, power generation battery storage facilities, data centers. This preserves exclusion rather than establishing a new countywide prohibition.
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