Indiana local moratoria

Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Indiana, current through September 23, 2026.

33 instruments — 24 in force, 2 pending, 7 past.

State policy is tracked separately: 10 actions (10 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.

Detailed entries

Boone County

• Type: County
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: Ordinance 2024-06 (adoption date within 2024; exact date not confirmed)
• Normalized date: 2024 (year_only)
• Duration: Until April 15, 2026 or adoption of regulating standards, whichever came first
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: solar, wind, battery storage
• Moratorium ID: in-boone-county-2024
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2024-06 (moratorium), superseded by Ordinance 2025-18 (Energy Overlay District), recorded January 2026
• What prompted it: Zoning ordinance had no standards for solar, wind, or battery energy storage development
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Replaced before its stated end date; the Ordinance 2024-06 moratorium on commercial solar, wind, and battery storage siting in Boone County was superseded by Ordinance 2025-18, which adopted permanent Energy Overlay District standards (recorded ~January 2026).
• Outcome: Superseded by permanent zoning standards

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.

Clark County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Late August 2026 (Thursday meeting; article published Aug. 31, 2026)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-27 (exact)
• Duration: One year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-clark-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance approved by the Clark County Commissioners (unincorporated county); ordinance number not confirmed
• What prompted it: Plan Commission recommendation to study zoning impact of data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated Clark County, unanimously approved by the Commissioners following a Plan Commission recommendation. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Adopted

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

Elkhart

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-27 (Common Council special meeting, unanimous 9-0 vote)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-27 (exact)
• Duration: Through December 31, 2027, or until the city adopts data center/BESS development standards
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, battery storage
• Moratorium ID: in-elkhart-2026
• Legal basis: Elkhart Common Council ordinance, adopted 9-0 at a special meeting on 2026-08-27, pausing acceptance of new data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) applications
• What prompted it: Council sought time to develop city standards addressing electrical grid capacity, water and air impacts, sound, and setbacks before accepting new hyperscale data center and BESS applications
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The Elkhart Common Council voted 9-0 at an Aug. 27, 2026 special meeting to pause acceptance of new data center and battery energy storage system applications through Dec. 31, 2027, or until the city adopts development standards, while staff research electrical grid, water, and air impacts. Applies only within the city of Elkhart, not surrounding Elkhart County.
• Outcome: Common Council adopted a moratorium on data center and battery storage facility applications through Dec. 31, 2027

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: Active as of 2026-09-23. The News-Examiner's May 2026 coverage of the Connersville Common Council meeting confirms the City of Connersville also agreed to a one-year moratorium on data center consideration, described as "an identical measure" to the county's May 5 ordinance, resolving the contingency the county's moratorium depended on. No news of extension, repeal, or a replacement ordinance was found as of 2026-09-23. [VERIFY exact ordinance/instrument number: still not located in county or city sources reviewed]
• Outcome: Fayette County Commissioners approved an ordinance for a one-year pause on data center approvals with a stated May 18, 2026 start.

Fort Wayne

• Type: City
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: Proposed 365-day (one-year) moratorium on city approvals related to new data center development; not yet adopted
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-fort-wayne-undated
• Legal basis: Ordinance(s) introduced by Councilwoman Rohli Booker in September 2026, including a proposed 365-day data center moratorium and a directive for the Department of Planning Services to create a comprehensive data center development standard; a related task-force proposal from Councilman Russ Jehl was withdrawn
• What prompted it: Council concern about the pace of data center development in the city, following the Google data center already under construction in southeast Fort Wayne
• Affected projects: Would not affect the existing Google data center project under construction in southeast Fort Wayne
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23. Fort Wayne City Council introduced a proposed 365-day data center moratorium (with amendments) in September 2026; the existing Google data center project in southeast Fort Wayne is explicitly excluded. The Council took up amendments and public comment on Sept. 22-23, 2026 but postponed a final vote for three weeks; it is scheduled to reconsider the matter on Oct. 13, 2026.
• Outcome: Council postponed a final vote on the moratorium ordinance to Oct. 13, 2026, pending further review of proposed amendments

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

Gary

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-16 (Mayor's executive order)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-16 (exact)
• Duration: One year from the executive order
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-gary-2026
• Legal basis: Executive Order signed by Gary Mayor Eddie D. Melton on 2026-09-16, pausing approval of new data center development in the city
• What prompted it: Resident opposition raised at Common Council forums (March and June 2026); concerns about electric grid reliability heightened by the Aug. 11, 2026 derecho that caused widespread NIPSCO outages in Gary, and about NIPSCO's multi-gigawatt data center supply contracts with Amazon and Google
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Mayor Eddie D. Melton signed an executive order on 2026-09-16 pausing approval of new data center development in Gary for one year, while the city studies effects on the electric grid, water resources, infrastructure, economic development, and quality of life. The scope extends beyond city limits to any data center that would connect to or increase demand on city-owned or -operated infrastructure/utilities. Gary currently has no operating data centers within city limits.
• Outcome: Mayor issued a one-year executive-order moratorium on new data center development

Grant County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-16 (Board of Commissioners unanimous adoption)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-16 (exact)
• Duration: 24 months from adoption (through approx. 2028-03-16), or until a Grant County zoning ordinance amendment addressing data centers is adopted, whichever occurs first
• Current end date: 2028-03-16
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-grant-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 4-2026, adopted unanimously by the Grant County Board of Commissioners on 2026-03-16, citing IC 36-7-2-8 and IC 36-8-4-603
• What prompted it: Halt issuance/receipt of improvement-location permits and related applications for data centers in unincorporated Grant County while the Area Planning Commission studies definitions and drafts zoning standards for siting, installation, operation, and drainage
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Grant County Ordinance 4-2026, adopted unanimously on 2026-03-16, halts issuance of improvement-location permits and related applications for data center structures in unincorporated Grant County for 24 months or until a zoning amendment addressing data centers is adopted, whichever is sooner (through approx. 2028-03-16). As of late July 2026, an Area Plan Commission subcommittee (three citizen members, four APC members) was still drafting ordinance language, including whether to cover cryptocurrency mining, with no permanent ordinance adopted as of the sources reviewed. Independently corroborated by the Grant County Chronicle-Tribune (local newspaper of record; headline/snippet only, body paywalled) and the savrn.com Indiana moratorium tracker.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners adopted a 24-month moratorium on data center improvement-location permits in unincorporated Grant County

Howard County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: August 17, 2026 (Monday), 3-0
• Normalized date: 2026-08-17 (exact)
• Duration: One year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-howard-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-BCCO-32
• What prompted it: Zoning ordinance does not address data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center permit applications in unincorporated Howard County, adopted 3-0 on 2026-08-17 following a Plan Commission favorable recommendation. Distinct from Howard County, MD, which is already in the inventory.
• Outcome: Adopted

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 as of 2026-09-23. An Aug. 13, 2026 Plan Commission workshop on green energy/data center development standards confirmed the moratorium (enacted 2026-02-23 on data centers, battery storage, and carbon sequestration) remained in effect, with Plan Commission Director Kim Hostetler stating there were still no active data center project proposals in the county. County Commissioner Rob Miller said the county "has paused data center development." Continued Plan Commission/public process activity through September 2026 (community meetings, a since-cancelled Sept. 22 Plan Commission meeting) indicates the permanent UDO data-center regulations were still being drafted, with no replacement ordinance located in sources reviewed as of this date.
• Outcome: Research, public meetings, and local regulations pending

Indianapolis (Marion County)

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-19 (Metropolitan Development Commission final unanimous 6-0 approval); the full City-County Council had voted 23-1 to advance the measure on 2026-08-10
• Normalized date: 2026-08-19 (exact)
• Duration: Effective through no later than Dec. 31, 2027
• Current end date: 2027-12-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-indianapolis-marion-county-undated
• Legal basis: Proposal 238-2026, a zoning text amendment and moratorium, advanced by the City-County Council 23-1 on 2026-08-10 (sponsored by Council President Maggie Lewis, supported by Mayor Joe Hogsett) and given final unanimous (6-0) approval by the Metropolitan Development Commission on 2026-08-19
• 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: Active as of 2026-09-23. The City-County Council voted 23-1 on 2026-08-10 to advance the moratorium, and the Metropolitan Development Commission gave final unanimous (6-0) approval on 2026-08-19, effective immediately and running through no later than Dec. 31, 2027. The three previously approved projects (DC Blox on the east side, Metrobloks in Martindale-Brightwood, and Sabey Corp. in southwest Marion County) remain exempt. The administration is convening an advisory committee (consultant selection Sept. 2026; industry research Oct. 2026; committee recommendations and a revised zoning ordinance by Aug. 2027).
• Outcome: City-County Council advanced the moratorium 23-1 on 2026-08-10; Metropolitan Development Commission gave final unanimous approval 2026-08-19, making Marion County's moratorium effective immediately through no later than Dec. 31, 2027.

Jeffersonville

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-03 (City Council adoption, all three readings suspended and passed in a single session)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-03 (exact)
• Duration: One year; council suspended its normal rules to complete all three ordinance readings in a single session, pushing the expiration to mid-2027
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-jeffersonville-2026
• Legal basis: Jeffersonville City Council ordinance, adopted 8-0 on 2026-08-03, halting approval of new data center development for one year
• What prompted it: Resident opposition and newly disclosed utility/financial terms tied to the Meta data center under construction at River Ridge Commerce Center; council sought time to draft a Special Data Center Overlay District and permanent zoning standards (closed industrial zones to new data centers, requiring berms/buffers near residential areas)
• Affected projects: Does not affect the Meta data center project at River Ridge Commerce Center (outside city zoning jurisdiction)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The Jeffersonville City Council voted 8-0 on 2026-08-03 to halt approval of new data center development for one year, suspending normal council rules to complete all three ordinance readings in a single session. The moratorium does not affect the Meta data center under construction at River Ridge Commerce Center, which sits outside city zoning jurisdiction under a decades-old interlocal agreement giving the River Ridge Development Authority zoning control.
• Outcome: City Council adopted a one-year moratorium on new data center development within city zoning jurisdiction

Madison County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-06-16
• Normalized date: 2026-06-16 (exact)
• Duration: One year from adoption (2026-06-16), extended from the original six months by a unanimous Board of Commissioners vote on 2026-08-04
• Current end date: 2027-06-16
• 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 (extended) as of 2026-09-23. The Madison County Commissioners unanimously approved extending the data center moratorium to a full year (through approximately 2027-06-16) at their 2026-08-04 meeting, following the Planning Commission's 2026-07-15 recommendation. Officials are using the period to draft zoning rules for data center projects, which could include a permanent ban; a new committee (two Planning Commission members, two citizen appointees) was formed to research the issue.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-BC-O-05 (six-month moratorium, effective 2026-06-16), then unanimously voted on 2026-08-04 to extend it to a full year following the Planning Commission's recommendation.

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: ⚪ Replaced
• 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: Replaced as of 2026-09-23. At its 2026-07-20 meeting, the Miami County Board of Commissioners unanimously (3-0) approved a permanent data center regulatory ordinance amending the county zoning ordinance, ending the temporary moratorium that had been in force since 2026-05-04. The permanent ordinance permits data centers by-right in I-1, I-2, B-2, and B-3 districts and by special exception in Agricultural districts, and sets standards including a 55 dB sound limit at the property line, closed-loop or air-only cooling, underground utilities, 6-foot security fencing, and mandatory fire-department training.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously (3-0) adopted a permanent data center zoning ordinance on 2026-07-20, replacing the temporary moratorium in force since 2026-05-04.

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 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the City of New Albany's own official announcement (newalbanycityhall.com, an official/primary source rather than news-only): the Common Council approved Ordinance Z-26-02, a one-year ban on new data center construction within the city (renewable after one year), at Mayor Jeff Gahan's request, sponsored by Councilperson Elaine Murphy. No extension, repeal, or replacement was found as of 2026-09-23.
• Outcome: Common Council unanimously adopted Ordinance Z-26-02, a temporary, renewable moratorium of up to one year on new data center construction.

Owen County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: Planning Commission recommended a one-year moratorium on data center development and zoning applications; not yet adopted by the Board of Commissioners
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-owen-county-undated
• Legal basis: Owen County Planning Commission recommendation (undated, prior to Sept. 2026) forwarding a draft moratorium resolution to the Board of Commissioners, alongside a separate draft standards-based data center development ordinance
• What prompted it: Urgency tied to state House Bill 10001 permit-deadline language, and local concerns about water use, noise, and light from potential data center development; at an Aug. 20, 2026 Commissioners meeting, public comment favored a permanent ban over a temporary moratorium
• Affected projects: No specific proposed data center identified in sources reviewed
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23. The Owen County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Commissioners adopt a one-year moratorium on data center development and zoning applications, while continuing to draft a separate standards-based ordinance (closed-loop water systems, light and noise limits, decommissioning requirements). At an Aug. 20, 2026 Commissioners meeting, the board agreed to gather more information and send both a moratorium option and a permanent-ban option forward; no final commissioner vote adopting either was located in sources reviewed as of this date. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Planning Commission recommended a one-year moratorium to the Board of Commissioners; the Board had not taken final action as of the sources reviewed

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: data center, solar, wind
• 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: ⚪ Replaced
• 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: Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The temporary moratorium (Resolution 2026-02) ran through 2026-08-22. Before it lapsed without a permanent ordinance, the Shelby County Plan Commission issued a final favorable recommendation on the Data Center Overlay Text District Amendment on 2026-08-13, and the Board of Commissioners unanimously (3-0) adopted the permanent ordinance -- Ordinance 2026-17, creating a data center overlay district within the county's Unified Development Ordinance -- on 2026-08-24. The permanent ordinance applies to unincorporated Shelby County and does not affect the separate City of Shelbyville-Prologis project.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously (3-0) adopted Ordinance 2026-17 on 2026-08-24, creating a permanent Data Center Overlay Text Amendment to the county's Unified Development Ordinance, after three rounds of Ordinance Review Committee review and three rounds of Plan Commission review.

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

Starke County

• Type: County
• Status: ⚪ Expired
• Date enacted: Ordinance Number 02 of 2026 and Ordinance Number 03 of 2026, adopted Feb. 17, 2026 (extensions of prior moratoriums; original enactment date not confirmed)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-17 (exact)
• Duration: Extended through July 25, 2026
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: battery storage, solar
• Moratorium ID: in-starke-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance Number 02 of 2026 and Ordinance Number 03 of 2026 (extending BESS and CSES moratoriums)
• What prompted it: Need to finish regulations for BESS and Commercial Solar Energy Systems before permits can issue
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Expired 2026-07-25 (last confirmed extension); Starke County Board of Commissioners extended existing moratoriums on Battery Energy Storage Systems and Commercial Solar Energy Systems through that date on 2026-02-17. No further extension or permanent ordinance confirmed as of 2026-09-23. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Extension term lapsed; status after July 25, 2026 not confirmed

Steuben County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-15 (Board of Commissioners, formalizing an August 2026 Plan Commission recommendation)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-15 (exact)
• Duration: Six months from adoption
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-steuben-county-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution adopted by the Steuben County Board of Commissioners on 2026-09-15, formalizing an August 2026 Steuben County Plan Commission recommendation for a six-month moratorium on data center construction
• What prompted it: Give local officials time to draft a permanent zoning ordinance governing where data centers may be built; heightened by utility companies' active discussions of routing high-transmission electric lines through the county
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The Steuben County Board of Commissioners formally enacted a six-month moratorium on data center construction on 2026-09-15, adopting a resolution that concurs with the Plan Commission's August 2026 recommendation, to give the county time to draft a permanent siting ordinance.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners formalized a six-month moratorium on data center construction

Tippecanoe County

• Type: County
• Status: ⚪ Expired
• Date enacted: June 16, 2025 (Ord. 2025-20-CM)
• Normalized date: 2025-06-16 (exact)
• Duration: One year (June 16, 2025 - June 15, 2026)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: solar
• Moratorium ID: in-tippecanoe-county-2025
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2025-20-CM (codified as Tippecanoe County Code Ch. 164)
• What prompted it: Impact of large-scale ground-mounted solar on drainage, agricultural capacity, and decommissioning adequacy
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Expired 2026-06-15; one-year moratorium on large-scale (10+ acre) ground-mounted solar energy systems in unincorporated Tippecanoe County. No extension or replacement ordinance found as of 2026-09-23; the moratorium text remains codified at Ch. 164 but its stated term has lapsed.
• Outcome: Term lapsed; not renewed as of research date

Valparaiso (Porter County)

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-10 (Common Council adoption, reported as "Monday night")
• Normalized date: 2026-08-10 (exact)
• Duration: Automatically expires upon the effective date of Unified Development Ordinance amendments governing data centers, unless repealed or extended by the Common Council, or by July 31, 2028, whichever occurs first (reported by local media as lasting roughly two years)
• Current end date: 2028-07-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-valparaiso-porter-county-undated
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 16-2026, "An Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on New Data Center Development," adopted by the Valparaiso Common Council on 2026-08-10
• What prompted it: Pause new data center development while the city develops permanent standards
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The Valparaiso Common Council adopted Ordinance No. 16-2026 on 2026-08-10, following the July 13 first reading and an August Plan Commission hearing. The moratorium bars new data center land-use approvals and permits (with exceptions for existing lawful uses, routine maintenance, and vested rights) until the Council adopts Unified Development Ordinance amendments governing data centers, or by July 31, 2028, whichever comes first.
• Outcome: Common Council adopted Ordinance No. 16-2026, establishing a temporary moratorium on new data center development with no fixed near-term end date beyond the July 31, 2028 backstop.

Wabash County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-31 (Board of Commissioners unanimous 3-0 vote, described as "last Monday" in a Sept. 9, 2026 report)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-31 (exact)
• Duration: In effect until the Wabash County Zoning Ordinance is amended to address data centers, or for 18 months from adoption (through approx. 2028-02-29), whichever occurs sooner
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-wabash-county-2026
• Legal basis: Wabash County Board of Commissioners ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on improvement-location permits for data center development, adopted 3-0 on 2026-08-31 following an Area Plan Commission favorable recommendation
• What prompted it: The county's 2022 Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2022-85-14) does not regulate data centers; the moratorium bars applications/permits for data center structures in all zoning districts of unincorporated Wabash County (and, upon local adoption, the towns of LaFontaine, Lagro, and Roann) while the Zoning Ordinance is amended
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The Wabash County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 on 2026-08-31 to adopt a temporary moratorium on data center improvement-location permits and applications in all zoning districts of unincorporated Wabash County, in effect until the Zoning Ordinance is amended to regulate data centers or for 18 months from adoption, whichever is sooner.
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a temporary moratorium on data center permits, following the Plan Commission's favorable recommendation

Warrick County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-11 (Board of Commissioners unanimous vote, special meeting at Friedman Park Events Center)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-11 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days from passage (through approx. 2027-02-07), or until the Board of Commissioners approves data center language for the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, whichever occurs first
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: in-warrick-county-undated
• Legal basis: Warrick County Area Plan Commission recommendation (2026-08-10 monthly meeting) approved by the Warrick County Board of Commissioners at a special meeting on 2026-08-11
• 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: Active as of 2026-09-23. Following the tabled ordinance from the July 13, 2026 hearing, the Warrick County Area Plan Commission recommended a new 180-day "strategic deferral period" ordinance at its Aug. 10, 2026 meeting, and the Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted it the next day, Aug. 11, 2026, at a special meeting. The ordinance bars data center permit applications for 180 days from passage or until the Board approves Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance language for data centers, whichever is sooner; it also creates a committee to study data centers. As of the vote, no data center applications had been filed, though county officials disclosed a preliminary inquiry ("Project Zora," ~1,200 acres near Lynnville) that its developer represented would not result in a permit application before January 2027. [VERIFY exact ordinance/instrument number: not stated in the news coverage reviewed as of 2026-09-23]
• Outcome: Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a 180-day deferral ordinance on data center permit applications on 2026-08-11, following the Area Plan Commission's Aug. 10 recommendation.

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.

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