Indiana Moratoria
Every infrastructure moratorium we have identified in Indiana as of April 2026.
11 instruments — 9 in force, 0 pending, 2 past. Activity level: High.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Date enacted | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn County | County | 2026-02-24 | Up to 1 year | 🟢 Active |
| DeKalb County | County | 2026-04-13 | 6 months | 🟢 Active |
| Franklin County | County | Initial 2-month moratorium ran from 2025-12-24 through noon 2026-02-24; extensio | Extended 12 months, through 2027-02-24 | 🟢 Active |
| Fulton County | County | 2026-03-02 | 1 year | 🟢 Active |
| Huntington County | County | 2026-02-23 | Indefinite; "until the HCPC has time to develop new regulations" — no fixed suns | 🟡 Pending |
| Marshall County | County | 2025-02-03 | Originally 2 years; replaced before expiration | ⚪ Replaced |
| Pulaski County | County | 2026-01-20 (commissioner voice vote); effective 2026-01-26 | 12 months | 🟢 Active |
| Putnam County | County | 2025-11-17 | 1 year, until 2026-11-17 | 🟡 Pending |
| Shelby County | County | 2026-02-23 | 6 months | 🟢 Active |
| Starke County | County | 2025-12-15 | Up to 1 year | 🟡 Pending |
| White County | County | 2025-10-20 | 6 months, through 2026-04-20, or until comprehensive plan and zoning updates wer | ⚪ Replaced |
Detailed entries
Dearborn County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-02-24
- Duration: Up to 1 year
- 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
- Duration: 6 months
- 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
Franklin County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: Initial 2-month moratorium ran from 2025-12-24 through noon 2026-02-24; extensio
- Duration: Extended 12 months, through 2027-02-24
- 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
- Outcome: Data Center Moratorium Work Group and APC are drafting permanent data center zoning regulations; draft v3.0 dated 2026-03-30 is captured
Fulton County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-03-02
- Duration: 1 year
- 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: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: 2026-02-23
- Duration: Indefinite; "until the HCPC has time to develop new regulations" — no fixed suns
- 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
Marshall County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-02-03
- Duration: Originally 2 years; replaced before expiration
- 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
Pulaski County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-01-20 (commissioner voice vote); effective 2026-01-26
- Duration: 12 months
- 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: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: 2025-11-17
- Duration: 1 year, until 2026-11-17
- 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
- Duration: 6 months
- 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: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: 2025-12-15
- Duration: Up to 1 year
- 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
White County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-10-20
- Duration: 6 months, through 2026-04-20, or until comprehensive plan and zoning updates wer
- 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.