Indiana local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Indiana, current through August 19, 2026.
20 instruments — 15 in force, 3 pending, 2 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 10 actions (10 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | County | 2026-06-15 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Dearborn County | County | 2026-02-24 | solar, battery storage, data center | 🟢 Active |
| DeKalb County | County | 2026-04-13 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Fayette County | County | 2026-05-05 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Franklin County | County | 2025-12-24 | data center | 🟢 Extended |
| Fulton County | County | 2026-03-02 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Huntington County | County | 2026-02-23 | data center, battery storage | 🟢 Active |
| Indianapolis (Marion County) | City | Unverified | data center | 🟡 Pending |
| Madison County | County | 2026-06-16 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Marshall County | County | 2025-02-03 | data center, solar, battery storage | ⚪ Replaced |
| Merrillville (Lake County) | Town | 2026-05-26 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Miami County | County | 2026-05-04 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| New Albany (Floyd County) | City | 2026-07-16 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Pulaski County | County | 2026-01-20 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Putnam County | County | 2025-11-17 | solar, data center | 🟢 Active |
| Shelby County | County | 2026-02-23 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Starke County | County | 2025-12-15 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Valparaiso (Porter County) | City | Unverified | data center | 🟡 Pending |
| Warrick County | County | Unverified | data center | 🟡 Pending |
| White County | County | 2025-10-20 | data center | ⚪ Replaced |
Detailed entries
Boone County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-15 (Board of Commissioners unanimous adoption); effective 2026-06-16
- Normalized date:
2026-06-15(exact) - Duration: One year, June 16, 2026 through June 15, 2027
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-boone-county-2026 - Legal basis: Board of Commissioners ordinance adopting a one-year moratorium, following the Area Plan Commission's 6-0 recommendation (first made 2026-05-06, reaffirmed after a 2026-06-03 public hearing); ordinance file not linked or located in sources reviewed
- What prompted it: Pause new data center development in unincorporated areas while the county reviews its comprehensive plan and zoning rules
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; existing facilities are unaffected per the official county release.
- Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a one-year moratorium on new data center development, pausing filing, processing, review, and acceptance of applications in unincorporated areas.
Dearborn County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-02-24
- Normalized date:
2026-02-24(exact) - Duration: Up to 1 year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: solar, battery storage, data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-dearborn-county-2026 - Legal basis: Board of Commissioners action on Plan Commission recommendation, effective 2026-02-25; ordinance or resolution number not captured in publicly accessible Dearborn County records (CivicClerk portal renders client-side) as of 2026-04-29
- What prompted it: Resident opposition to possible commercial solar projects and need to review zoning rules for commercial solar, battery storage, and data centers
- Affected projects: No data center application identified; Linea Energy solar proposal in Manchester Township was part of broader context
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: County to collect feedback and consider zoning changes
DeKalb County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-04-13
- Normalized date:
2026-04-13(exact) - Duration: 6 months
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-dekalb-county-2026 - Legal basis: Zoning ordinance amendment adopted by unanimous Board of Commissioners vote on 2026-04-13, following unanimous Plan Commission favorable recommendation on 2026-04-08; ordinance or resolution number not captured
- What prompted it: Proactive concern that applicants could vest before rules are adopted; energy use, water consumption, size, and accessory facilities
- Affected projects: No specific project identified
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: County Zoning Administrator Chris Gaumer leading drafting committee; Gaumer and plan commission member Tyler Lanning attending data center seminar; draft regulations targeted for early fall 2026
Fayette County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-05 (County Commissioners approved); stated 2026-05-18 start
- Normalized date:
2026-05-05(exact) - Duration: One year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-fayette-county-2026 - Legal basis: Fayette County Commissioners ordinance pausing data center approvals for one year to allow the Area Plan Commission to develop zoning regulations
- What prompted it: Allow the Area Plan Commission to develop data center zoning regulations
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Status as of 2026-07-31 could not be confirmed beyond the May 5, 2026 news report. Contemporary coverage said county action hinged on the City of Connersville approving the same measure at its May 18, 2026 meeting; the signed ordinance, the City of Connersville's action, final effective date, and exact geographic scope were not located in sources reviewed, and no later event confirming or contradicting enactment was found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: Fayette County Commissioners approved an ordinance for a one-year pause on data center approvals with a stated May 18, 2026 start.
Franklin County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Extended
- Date enacted: Initial 2-month moratorium ran from 2025-12-24 through noon 2026-02-24; extension approved 2026-02-24
- Normalized date:
2025-12-24(exact) - Duration: Extended 12 months, through 2027-02-24
- Current end date:
2027-02-24 - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-franklin-county-2025 - Legal basis: Commissioner moratorium extension following 12-month recommendation from Area Plan Commission; signed ordinance or resolution number not captured in available records as of 2026-04-29
- What prompted it: Existing code ambiguity; need for zoning language covering water, electricity, noise, heat, setbacks, and public safety
- Affected projects: No specific project identified
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; the moratorium remains the operative instrument, and permanent replacement regulations are still in draft form. Per the Franklin County Area Plan Commission's own July 8, 2026 meeting agenda, 'Moratorium - Update (Data Centers)' remained an item under Unfinished Business, with the next APC meeting calendared for 2026-08-12. The county's posted Data Center Regulations draft (Section 80.06.09) had reached only 'v.4.0', issued 2026-06-22, and is explicitly marked 'a working draft ... It does not carry the force of law.' A May 13, 2026 public hearing gathered comments that the work group was still incorporating as of the June 22 draft.
- Outcome: The Data Center Moratorium Work Group and APC advanced the draft ordinance to v4.0 (dated 2026-06-22) following a May 13, 2026 public hearing that produced roughly 25 public comments; the item remained on the APC's unfinished-business agenda as of the July 8, 2026 meeting, with the next meeting calendared for August 12, 2026. No final adoption vote by the APC or Board of Commissioners has been confirmed as of 2026-07-31.
Fulton County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-03-02
- Normalized date:
2026-03-02(exact) - Duration: 1 year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-fulton-county-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 3022026 per meeting-summary reporting; signed instrument not located on Fulton County agenda center (CivicEngage agenda center returns 404 for the meeting URL slug) as of 2026-04-29
- What prompted it: Proposed or rumored data center sites near Akron; concern about water, electricity, displacement, and inadequate zoning ordinance
- Affected projects: Decennial Group's proposed 500 MW data center on a 300-acre site near Akron, confirmed by WNDU and DataCenterDynamics reporting; co-founder David Pavlick stated the end user would be a hyperscale company
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: Area Plan Commission expected to appoint a data center committee to study economic and environmental impacts and recommend zoning updates
Huntington County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-02-23
- Normalized date:
2026-02-23(exact) - Duration: Indefinite; "until the HCPC has time to develop new regulations" — no fixed sunset date in the ordinance text
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center, battery storage
- Moratorium ID:
in-huntington-county-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-04, "An Ordinance for the Adoption of a Text Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for Huntington County to Place a Moratorium on Data Centers, Battery Energy Storage Systems and Carbon Sequestration Projects"
- What prompted it: Concern that a developer could apply before the county had standards for data centers, BESS, and carbon sequestration
- Affected projects: No active applications identified
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: Research, public meetings, and local regulations pending
Indianapolis (Marion County)
- Type: City
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: Not yet finally enacted as of 2026-07-31; City-County Council committee approved 10-3 on 2026-07-13, pending full Council and Metropolitan Development Commission approval
- Normalized date:
—(unverified) - Duration: Proposed to run through the end of 2027
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-indianapolis-marion-county-undated - Legal basis: Proposed amendment to Metropolitan Development Commission data center regulations, sponsored by City-County Council President Maggie Lewis; a separate, parallel Metropolitan Development Commission proceeding (initial 5-3 vote 2026-07-01) is developing permanent data-center zoning rules for the same jurisdiction
- What prompted it: Concern over the pace of recent data center approvals; council sought a pause while permanent zoning rules are finalized
- Affected projects: Would not affect previously approved projects (Metrobloks, Sabey) or applications already submitted (DC BLOX)
- Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-07-31: a City-County Council committee approved the moratorium proposal 10-3 along party lines on 2026-07-13, with Mayor Joe Hogsett's public support. It still requires full City-County Council approval, after which it must return to the nine-member Metropolitan Development Commission (five mayoral appointees, four council appointees) for final approval.
- Outcome: Pending full Council and Metropolitan Development Commission approval as of this research date
Madison County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-16
- Normalized date:
2026-06-16(exact) - Duration: Six months from adoption (2026-06-16)
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-madison-county-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-BC-O-05, adopted unanimously by the Board of Commissioners, following the Plan Commission's 8-1 recommendation after a 2026-06-09 public hearing
- What prompted it: Immediately pause accepting, processing, or approving applications and permits related to data center development, construction, or operation in unincorporated Madison County, and stay pending applications
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31. On 2026-07-15, the Planning Commission recommended extending the moratorium to a full year, with County Commissioner consideration scheduled for 2026-08-04; that extension had not been enacted as of 2026-07-31.
- Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-BC-O-05, imposing an immediate six-month moratorium and staying pending applications.
Marshall County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-02-03
- Normalized date:
2025-02-03(exact) - Duration: Originally 2 years; replaced before expiration
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center, solar, battery storage
- Moratorium ID:
in-marshall-county-2025 - Legal basis: Ordinance 2025-9, Certified Proposal to Amend the Marshall County Zoning Ordinance Regarding a Moratorium on Data Centers
- What prompted it: County desire to study data centers, farm-scale solar, utility-scale battery energy storage, and carbon capture before allowing applications; regional pressure from northern Indiana data center proposals
- Affected projects: No specific Marshall County project identified; regional context includes AWS projects in New Carlisle and northern Indiana
- Detailed status: Replaced by permanent data center ban approved 2026-04-20
- Outcome: Commissioners approved a permanent data center prohibition on 2026-04-20; secondary reporting describes it as possibly Indiana's first permanent county data center ban
Merrillville (Lake County)
- Type: Town
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-26 (Town Council vote 7-0); effective 2026-06-01
- Normalized date:
2026-05-26(exact) - Duration: One year, June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-merrillville-lake-county-2026 - Legal basis: Town Council vote (7-0) imposing a one-year moratorium on data center project approvals; ordinance or resolution number not captured in sources reviewed
- What prompted it: Allow study of hyperscale data center impacts before long-term decisions
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 per the town's official data-center information page and official meeting minutes.
- Outcome: Town Council voted 7-0 to impose a one-year moratorium on data center project approvals; the town also held a June 11, 2026 educational meeting.
Miami County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-04
- Normalized date:
2026-05-04(exact) - Duration: Indefinite; remains in force until the county amends its zoning ordinance to regulate data centers
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-miami-county-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance Imposing Temporary Moratorium On The Development of Data Centers, adopted and recorded by the Board of Commissioners
- What prompted it: Bar the acceptance, processing, or approval of applications and permits, including improvement location permits, for data centers and appurtenant facilities in every zoning district of unincorporated Miami County while permanent regulations are drafted
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31. The Plan Commission favorably recommended a permanent regulatory ordinance on 2026-05-13, and a June 8, 2026 public hearing took comment on the draft. The Board of Commissioners noticed consideration of a permanent zoning ordinance for its 2026-07-20 meeting, describing the temporary moratorium as still in effect since May 4; no adopted July ordinance or termination of the moratorium was located in sources reviewed.
- Outcome: Board of Commissioners adopted an open-ended temporary moratorium effective on adoption; the county subsequently held hearings on a permanent data center ordinance (May 13, June 8, and noticed for July 20, 2026) without a confirmed final vote as of this research date.
New Albany (Floyd County)
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-16 (Common Council unanimous adoption, third reading)
- Normalized date:
2026-07-16(exact) - Duration: Up to one year, described by the city as renewable
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-new-albany-floyd-county-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance Z-26-02, a temporary moratorium on construction of new data centers in the city and its two-mile fringe planning jurisdiction; proposed by Mayor Jeff Gahan and sponsored by Council member Elaine Murphy
- What prompted it: Study utility demand and rates, environmental and noise effects, infrastructure, and compatibility with the comprehensive plan before further data center construction
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31 per the city's announcement of Common Council passage of Ordinance Z-26-02 on third reading, July 16, 2026, following a June 9, 2026 mayoral proposal and a June 23, 2026 Plan Commission recommendation to proceed. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: Common Council unanimously adopted Ordinance Z-26-02, a temporary, renewable moratorium of up to one year on new data center construction.
Pulaski County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-01-20 (commissioner voice vote); effective 2026-01-26
- Normalized date:
2026-01-20(exact) - Duration: 12 months
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-pulaski-county-2026 - Legal basis: Moratorium adopted by commissioner voice vote on 2026-01-20 after a 5-0 favorable recommendation from the Plan Commission at its 2026-01-26 hearing; signed ordinance or resolution number not captured in publicly available Pulaski County records as of 2026-04-29
- What prompted it: No data center ordinance in county code; desire to draft language on setbacks, size tiers, lighting, noise, decommissioning, water use, and public safety before applications arrive
- Affected projects: No active application confirmed; no MW/GW affected
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: APC and county staff expected to prepare UDO amendments
Putnam County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2025-11-17
- Normalized date:
2025-11-17(exact) - Duration: 1 year, until 2026-11-17
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: solar, data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-putnam-county-2025 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2025-11-17-1 establishing a moratorium on new small modular reactors, data centers, solar energy conservation systems, and wind energy systems
- What prompted it: County review of UDO standards after solar project controversy; concern that newer technologies, including data centers, were not adequately addressed
- Affected projects: Primarily triggered by EnergyRe/4Leaf solar dispute; no named data center project identified
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: Pending UDO review; EnergyRe later withdrew a 150 MW solar rezoning application, but no data center replacement rules were identified
Shelby County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-02-23
- Normalized date:
2026-02-23(exact) - Duration: 6 months
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-shelby-county-2026 - Legal basis: Resolution 2026-02
- What prompted it: County desire to create a local ordinance and advisory group before accepting qualified data center applications
- Affected projects: County pause on qualified data center applications; separate City of Shelbyville-Prologis project proceeded through city annexation and rezoning
- Detailed status: Active. The county moratorium covers unincorporated qualified-data-center applications and was unaffected by the City of Shelbyville's separate annexation, rezoning, and EDA for the Prologis project, which proceeded through municipal authority
- Outcome: County board to include public, commissioner, council, and plan commission representatives and work with outside counsel on ordinance language
Starke County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2025-12-15
- Normalized date:
2025-12-15(exact) - Duration: Up to 1 year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-starke-county-2025 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2025-37
- What prompted it: Zoning ordinances lacked hyperscale data center standards; residents raised light, environmental, and infrastructure concerns
- Affected projects: Hyperscale data centers of 5,000 square feet or larger; no named project in captured ordinance
- Detailed status: Active; Plan Commission circulated a draft Resolution No. 2026-PC-XX (Findings of Fact for regulation/restriction of commercial data centers) dated March 2026 but no replacement adopted as of 2026-04-29
- Outcome: Pending zoning amendment process for hyperscale data center regulation
Valparaiso (Porter County)
- Type: City
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: —
- Normalized date:
—(unverified) - Duration: —
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-valparaiso-porter-county-undated - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 16, 2026, advanced 7-0 on first reading by the City Council on 2026-07-13 and referred to the Plan Commission; a public hearing was scheduled for 2026-08-04
- What prompted it: Pause new data center development while the city develops permanent standards
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-07-31. No moratorium took effect from the July 13, 2026 first-reading referral; a Plan Commission public hearing was scheduled for August 4, 2026, after which the proposal would return to the Council for a further vote. [VERIFY duration; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: City Council unanimously advanced Ordinance No. 16, 2026 on first reading and referred it to the Plan Commission.
Warrick County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: —
- Normalized date:
—(unverified) - Duration: Proposed through December 2026
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-warrick-county-undated - Legal basis: Area Plan Commission recommendation only, made at a 2026-07-13 hearing; requires County Commission approval, not confirmed as of 2026-07-31
- What prompted it: Allow additional research on data center impacts after the Area Plan Commission tabled its own proposed ordinance defining and regulating small, medium, and large data centers
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-07-31. At a three-hour July 13, 2026 hearing with nearly 200 attendees, the Area Plan Commission tabled its own proposed data center ordinance and separately recommended a moratorium on all data center projects through December 2026. The recommendation requires County Commission approval, which had not been confirmed as of this research date. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: Area Plan Commission recommended, but did not itself enact, a moratorium on all data center projects through December 2026.
White County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-10-20
- Normalized date:
2025-10-20(exact) - Duration: 6 months, through 2026-04-20, or until comprehensive plan and zoning updates were adopted
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
in-white-county-2025 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2025-10-20-02
- What prompted it: Existing comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance did not adequately address data center impacts; public opposition and uncertainty around a proposed project near Wolcott
- Affected projects: Proposed White County project near Wolcott; no verified MW total in local ordinance capture
- Detailed status: Replaced by permanent zoning framework. The captured updated 2008 Zoning Ordinance (through 2026-02-09) includes a dedicated Section 3.20 Data Centers; no separate termination ordinance for Ordinance No. 2025-10-20-02 was located in captured records as of 2026-04-29
- Outcome: White County zoning now includes a dedicated Section 3.20 Data Centers with application, water, noise, setback, screening, and emergency-response requirements
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.