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The Data Center Divide

Kittitas County

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Mixed Data Center Policies

Kittitas County’s enacted measures are described in the source as proposed six-month pauses or extensions of the countywide halt on accepting data-center applications, delaying new development; the source does not say existing centers must stop operating.

Rating from Washington statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Kittitas County.

Specific to Kittitas County only.

current law · County measure
Proposes a six-month emergency moratorium on the County’s acceptance of data-center proposals and applications for projects within Kittitas County.Kittitas County Resolution No. 2026-141 (2026)

What this means

If adopted, the measure would temporarily stop the county from accepting data-center proposals or applications for six months, delaying new projects and expansions that need county approval (six-month moratorium on accepting data-center proposals/applications). It is not a permanent ban, but the pause is a substantial development barrier.

Timing

Ends
six (6) months

The proposed resolution places a six-month emergency moratorium on acceptance of data center proposals and applications within Kittitas County. The source does not specify the date from which the six-month period runs or any extension conditions.

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  • A six-month emergency moratorium would prohibit Kittitas County from accepting data-center proposals or applications.

Sources

current law · County measure
Proposes a six-month extension of Kittitas County’s data-center moratorium together with a work plan to develop regulations and comprehensive-plan policies for data-center siting and permitting, for consideration at a public hearing on the proposed extension and work plan.Kittitas County Work Plan for the Development of Regulations and Comprehensive Plan Policies Associated with the Siting and Permitting of Data Centers in Kittitas County (2026)

What this means

The proposed extension would continue a countywide pause on accepting data-center proposals and applications for another six months, on top of the initial six-month moratorium (extend the moratorium … for an additional six months; six-month Emergency Moratorium on acceptance of Data Centers proposals/applications). That would substantially delay new projects, though the cited material does not say existing data centers must stop operating.

Timing

Ends
an additional six months after adoption of the extension

The measure concerns extending the data-center moratorium for an additional six months and includes a work plan. The sources do not provide the extension’s adoption date, so no calendar expiration date can be determined.

People behind it

  • Contracted Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to update the Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, and is responsible for considering and administering the proposed changes.

  • Responsible for considering and approving the proposed development regulations, major industrial development processes, and data-center moratorium measures.

  • Consultant contracted by Kittitas County to prepare the proposed Comprehensive Plan and development-regulation changes.

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  • Kimley-Horn consultant identified as an author of the memorandum proposing development-regulation changes.

  • Kimley-Horn consultant identified as an author of the memorandum proposing development-regulation changes.

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  • A six-month emergency moratorium prohibits the County from accepting data-center proposals or applications within Kittitas County. six (6) month Emergency Moratorium on acceptance of Data Centers proposals/applications within Kittitas County

  • The County is considering extending the data-center moratorium for an additional six months, with the extension tied to a work plan. extending the moratorium regarding Data Centers for an additional six (6) months, which includes a work plan

Sources

current law · County measure
The available materials describe only a proposed six-month extension of Kittitas County’s data-center moratorium, with a work plan, for consideration at a September 15, 2026 public hearing.Kittitas County Resolution No. 2026-150 (2026)

What this means

The proposed measure would extend a data-center moratorium for another six months, temporarily making new data-center development substantially harder or preventing it, depending on the moratorium’s terms (extend the moratorium regarding Data Centers for an additional 6 months). The sources do not give the moratorium’s detailed rules or exceptions, but this short-term development freeze fits the -4 anchor.

Timing

Ends
after an additional six months

The measure concerns extending the data-center moratorium for an additional six months. The sources do not state the moratorium's precise current expiration date or the specific date from which the additional six-month period runs.

People behind it

  • Will conduct the public hearing and consider extending the data-center moratorium for an additional six months, including a work plan.

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  • Extends the existing moratorium regarding data centers for an additional six months; the proposed extension includes a work plan.

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