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Lander County adopts one-year moratorium on data-center facilities to study impacts
Summary
The commission adopted Resolution 2026-06 imposing a one-year moratorium on data-center facilities to allow the county to develop standards for water, power, roads, emergency services and fiscal impacts; legal staff will advise on scope and limits, especially for federal/BLM-affected lands.
Lander County commissioners voted to adopt a one-year moratorium on data-center facilities to give staff time to develop land-use standards and study resource impacts. Commissioners said they want clear definitions that distinguish large-scale data centers from small IT operations and asked the county attorney whether a moratorium can affect federal or state lands.
A commissioner said: "This should not be viewed as anti-business — it is a one-year planning pause so the County can create responsible standards for water, power, roads, emergency services, land use, fiscal impacts and taxpayer protection before a large scale data center project is proposed." County counsel cautioned the board that the moratorium's reach on federal public lands is limited and depends on the specifics of any federal action; staff will refine final language and investigate whether the county may refuse to accept or merely to approve applications during the moratorium.
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