May 2026
A milestone is an approval, a denial, a moratorium, a groundbreaking, an opening, an expansion, a cancellation, a lawsuit filed, a court ruling, a law signed or taking effect or a federal roll call, on the day it happened; each line links the record it belongs to, the Daily Record lists every row by the day it entered the record instead, and how a day is read is on the methodology page.
24 milestones in May 2026
8 approvals · 1 denial · 5 moratoriums adopted · 2 moratoriums · 1 expansion · 7 laws signed
Newest: , approval, Butte-Silver Bow Data Center (ballot initiative).
Thursday, May 28 1
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Butte-Silver Bow Data Center (ballot initiative), Butte, Montana
Election administrator approved the petition on May 28 and notified proponents the gathering period would end at 5:00 p.m. on August 14, 2026
kbzk.com, local outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Aug 14, 2026)
Tuesday, May 19 1
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H. 5122: Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment, South Carolina
H. 5122 was signed.
scstatehouse.gov, primary source
Monday, May 18 3
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H.B. 1847 was signed.
wapp.capitol.tn.gov, primary source
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S.B. 2128 was signed.
wapp.capitol.tn.gov, primary source
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NTT Mesa data center campus, Mesa, Arizona
Planning and zoning board approved project with conditions
abc15.com, local outlet
Monday, May 11 1
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H.B. 2992 was signed.
oklegislature.gov, primary source
Friday, May 8 1
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SB 484: Data Centers, Florida
S. 484 was signed.
flsenate.gov, primary source
Thursday, May 7 2
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H.B. 1847 was signed.
wapp.capitol.tn.gov, primary source
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SB 484: Data Centers, Florida
S. 484 was signed.
flsenate.gov, primary source
Wednesday, May 6 1
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Project Baccara, Maricopa County, Arizona
Maricopa County supervisors approved permit for West Valley data center project
fox10phoenix.com, local outlet
1 more report
- May 6 Maricopa County Board approved military compatibility permit for Project Baccara in 4-1 vote 12news.com
Tuesday, May 5 1
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Smithfield, Rhode Island
Smithfield passed a data center ban ordinance on May 5
thewesterlysun.com, local outlet
Monday, May 4 2
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Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County commissioners voted unanimously to consent to the Stratos MIDA project area at a special meeting where about 1,100 people gathered and a referendum effort formed within days.
utahnewsdispatch.com, local outlet
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Stratos Project, Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County Commission approved two resolutions allowing the Stratos Project to proceed on May 4
ksl.com, local outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under May 13, 2026)
2 more reports
- May 7 Box Elder County commissioners approved the Stratos Project data center development youtube.com
- Reported May 14 Utah Military Installation Development Authority approved the Stratos project utahnewsdispatch.com
May 2026, no day given 11
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Denver, Colorado
Denver approved one year moratorium on new data centers in May, scheduled to lift spring 2027
denverpost.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 7, 2026)
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In May, Governor DeWine paused new data center incentives after Signal Ohio reported that their 2025 costs in the state turned out to be 1.4 billion dollars more expensive than taxpayers had been told
ohiocapitaljournal.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 8, 2026)
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Mansfield, Massachusetts
Mansfield voters passed near total ban on data centers in May 2026.
yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 8, 2026)
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced in May 2026 a pause on new applications for data center sales tax exemption while studying the industry's impact.
newsweek.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 9, 2026)
3 more reports
- May, no day given Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine paused new applications for the exemption in May dailycaller.com
- May, no day given In May 2026, Gov. Mike DeWine paused new applications for the data center sales tax exemption after public backlash over the scale of the tax break stocktwits.com
- May, no day given Governor Mike DeWine paused new applications for data center sales tax exemption in May 2026 after news report of exemption scale finance.yahoo.com
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Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City Planning Commission voted in May 2026 against allowing data centers under city land use rules
nationofchange.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 9, 2026)
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Sanford, Maine
Sanford adopted data center moratorium in May 2026
pressherald.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 24, 2026)
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Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County Commission approved an interlocal agreement with MIDA in early May 2026
utahnewsdispatch.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under May 19, 2026)
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Iron County, Utah
Iron County imposed a 180 day moratorium on other data center proposals in May 2026.
ksl.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under May 1, 2026)
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Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County commissioners approved the plan in May despite vocal opposition
finance.yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 19, 2026)
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Google New Florence data center, New Florence, Missouri
Google announced 15 billion USD investment in May 2026 for hyperscale data center campus in New Florence, Missouri including 500 MW additional power capacity.
finance.yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 28, 2026)
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Stratos Project, Box Elder County, Utah
Project Stratos was quietly approved in May 2026
ms.now, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 6, 2026)
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