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Data centers in Defiance, Ohio

No data center in Defiance is on the record yet; the page exists because the city has a scorecard row. Defiance has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Defiance city government announced a six month moratorium on approving new data center projects, September 19, 2026. Defiance County's own decisions are on the Defiance County page.

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What Defiance has decided

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  1. Defiancecity

    Defiance city government announced a six month moratorium on approving new data center projects, reported September 19, 2026.

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    2 acts on this row
    1. moratorium adopted

      Defiance city government announced a six month moratorium on approving new data center projects

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    2. referendum

      Defiance residents put a proposal on the November 3 ballot to ban all but the smallest data centers

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    Last verified September 19, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · Defiance

    Moratorium adopted: Defiance city government announced a six month moratorium on approving new data center projects mezha.net local outlet

  2. · Defiance

    Referendum: Defiance residents put a proposal on the November 3 ballot to ban all but the smallest data centers mezha.net local outlet

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The county and nearby counties

The county Defiance County Its decisions and every record in it 32 miles away Van Wert County 1 data center on the record 45 miles away Wood County 1 data center on the record 98 miles away Erie County 1 data center on the record 108 miles away Richland County 1 data center on the record · pause on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/oh/defiance-county/defiance, updated September 19, 2026.

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