2026
Data center milestones on the record in 2026: 466 milestones, 129 moratoriums adopted, 104 moratoriums, 51 approvals and 40 laws signed among them, each on the day it happened and linked to its record. A milestone is an act of one of the kinds the timeline lists, on the day it happened; the Daily Record lists every row by the day it entered the record.
2026 466 milestones
- October 32 milestones 1 approval, 1 denial, 16 moratoriums adopted, 1 moratorium extended, 2 moratoriums rejected, 7 moratoriums, 1 cancellation, 1 lawsuit filed, 2 court rulings
- September 119 milestones 18 approvals, 3 denials, 22 moratoriums adopted, 4 moratoriums extended, 3 moratoriums rejected, 30 moratoriums, 2 groundbreakings, 1 expansion, 5 lawsuits filed, 22 court rulings, 1 lawsuit, 6 laws signed, 2 federal roll calls
- August 76 milestones 2 approvals, 2 denials, 17 moratoriums adopted, 1 moratorium extended, 3 moratoriums rejected, 30 moratoriums, 1 opening, 1 cancellation, 5 lawsuits filed, 9 court rulings, 2 lawsuits, 3 laws signed
- July 75 milestones 3 approvals, 4 denials, 28 moratoriums adopted, 15 moratoriums, 3 groundbreakings, 1 expansion, 11 lawsuits filed, 4 court rulings, 2 lawsuits, 1 law signed, 3 laws in effect
- June 37 milestones 5 approvals, 1 denial, 18 moratoriums adopted, 7 moratoriums, 1 groundbreaking, 2 lawsuits filed, 1 lawsuit, 2 laws signed
- May 30 milestones 8 approvals, 2 denials, 8 moratoriums adopted, 3 moratoriums, 1 expansion, 1 lawsuit filed, 7 laws signed
- April 39 milestones 9 approvals, 4 moratoriums adopted, 2 moratoriums rejected, 4 moratoriums, 1 opening, 1 expansion, 4 lawsuits filed, 14 laws signed
- March 21 milestones 1 denial, 11 moratoriums adopted, 2 moratoriums, 1 expansion, 6 laws signed
- February 13 milestones 3 approvals, 2 denials, 2 moratoriums adopted, 1 moratorium rejected, 2 moratoriums, 1 groundbreaking, 1 cancellation, 1 lawsuit
- January 17 milestones 2 approvals, 1 moratorium adopted, 12 openings, 1 lawsuit filed, 1 law signed
2026, no month given 7
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New Mexico state land commissioner denied pipeline project's application for rights of way across state trust lands in spring 2026
latitudemedia.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 11, 2026)
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Iron County, Utah
Iron County put a pause on new data centers earlier this year
upr.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 18, 2026)
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Several Alabama cities placed moratoriums on new data center projects in 2026, including Fort Payne, Cullman, Birmingham, Leeds, and Homewood
yellowhammernews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 7, 2026)
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Westfield, Massachusetts
City councilors in Westfield voted earlier this year to enact a one year moratorium on additional data centers
bostonglobe.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 8, 2026)
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Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke approved a ban on data centers earlier this year
bostonglobe.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 8, 2026)
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Governor Janet Mills vetoed statewide bill in spring 2026 that would have placed 18 month moratorium on large scale data centers.
observer-me.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 16, 2026)
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State Sen. Katie Muth introduced a bill this year that would impose a three year moratorium on data center development
insideclimatenews.org (opens in a new tab), trade press (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 22, 2026)