Decatur County adopts temporary moratorium on hyperscale data-center applications
The Decatur County commissioners unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-15 on Sept. 21, 2026, placing a temporary moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 on county acceptance, processing, review and filing of applications for data centers with an aggregate critical IT load of 250 megawatts or greater to allow time for plan and standards development.
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Decatur County commissioners on Sept. 21 adopted Ordinance 2026-15, a temporary moratorium on county acceptance, processing, review and filing of applications for data centers with an aggregate critical IT load of 250 megawatts or greater. The moratorium took effect Sept. 21 and runs through Dec. 31, 2026, at 5 p.m.; petitions and applications properly submitted before enactment are exempt.
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