July 2026

Jul 30 Lawsuit filed

Box Elder County, Utah

O'Leary Digital filed a response asking the 1st District Court in Brigham City to dismiss the lawsuit over Box Elder County's rejection of the Stratos referendum, arguing that the county's two Stratos resolutions were administrative and cannot be put to voters.

ksl.com, local outlet

Jul 28 Moratorium adopted

Hillsboro, Oregon

Hillsboro City Council unanimously adopted 120 day moratorium on data center and battery energy storage land use applications on July 28 2026

opb.org, local outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Jul 27, 2026)

Jul 28 Moratorium

Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County Council voted unanimously on July 28, 2026 for an 18 month moratorium on new data centers of 25 megawatts or more (threshold as reported by Bisnow, card 4220)

nbcwashington.com, local outlet

Jul 27 Moratorium adopted

Hillsboro, Oregon

Hillsboro, Oregon also approved its own pause at a last minute July 27 meeting

yahoo.com, national outlet

Jul 27 Moratorium

Box Elder County, Utah

MIDA paused Stratos project out of respect for referendum process and litigation on July 27, 2026

route-fifty.com, local outlet (the day its own sentence names)

Jul 23 Lawsuit filed

Edgerton, Kansas

Edgerton City Council declined to adopt the citizen petition on July 23 and instead approved filing the lawsuit.

johnsoncountypost.com, local outlet

Jul 23 Lawsuit filed

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs Planning Commission rejected resident appeals against proposed artificial intelligence data center off Garden of the Gods Road in a 6-2 vote on Thursday

coloradopolitics.com, local outlet

Jul 21 Moratorium adopted

Chelsea, Alabama

Chelsea adopted a one year data center moratorium on July 21, 2026.

yahoo.com, national outlet

Jul 20 Moratorium adopted

Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County Council unanimously approved second reading of a moratorium ordinance on July 20, 2026

goupstate.com, local outlet

Jul 16 Lawsuit

Uinta County, Wyoming

Christy Katzl, Wilhelm Katzl, and Marijke Rossi filed a July 16 petition challenging the permit approval

wyofile.com, local outlet

Jul 15 Lawsuit

Box Elder County, Utah

Defamation suit filed by Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Joshua Kanter and Gabrielle Finlayson on July 15 alleging O'Leary defamed them by suggesting they had links to China.

ksl.com, local outlet

Jul 14 Court ruling

Kansas

El Dorado filed lawsuit on July 14, Edgerton on August 4, and Emporia on August 9 seeking to overturn citizen petitions defining high impact data centers as those with peak power above 10 megawatts or water use above 100,000 gallons per day.

yahoo.com, national outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Aug 30, 2026)

Jul 14 Moratorium adopted

New York

Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order on July 14, 2026 establishing the nation's first moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, with standards for data center development and a blueprint to support localities.

wxxinews.org, local outlet

Jul 14 Moratorium

New York

Hochul announced a one year moratorium affecting new hyperscale data centers on July 14, 2026.

rocklandnews.com, local outlet

Jul 13 Approval

North Dakota

Oliver County Commission voted 2-1 to approve building permit for Applied Digital data center with conditions on water, waste, traffic, noise and reclamation

inforum.com, local outlet

Jul 10 Court ruling

Wisconsin

Sierra Club filed lawsuit in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on July 10, 2026 challenging DNR decision not to require environmental impact statement for Vantage Port Washington data center

biztimes.com, local outlet

Jul 9 Moratorium adopted

Arizona

Arizona lawmakers enacted a 3 year pause on data center tax incentives during the 2026 legislative session.

azcapitoltimes.com, local outlet

Jul 9 Lawsuit filed

Texas

Taylor City Council did not take action on proposed data center ban at July 9 meeting; Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Cmerek said approving the ban could open the city up to lawsuit from the state because state law does not allow a city to enact or change its zoning by popular vote

texasstandard.org, local outlet

Jul 8 Moratorium

Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County Commission unanimously directed staff July 8 to implement a one year moratorium on applications for large scale data centers while updating county codes to prohibit such developments

heraldtribune.com, local outlet

Jul 7 Approval

Quebec

The municipal council approved conditional sale of land and electricity for a data center on July 7.

ici.radio-canada.ca, local outlet

Jul 6 Moratorium

Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Hopkinton Town Council voted on July 6 to direct planning board to study and recommend a data center ban ordinance

thewesterlysun.com, local outlet

Jul 6 Lawsuit filed

Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Southern Environmental Law Center filed lawsuit July 6, 2026 on behalf of concerned citizens group challenging Spartanburg County land development classification

myclintonnews.com, local outlet

Jul 6 Court ruling

Sangamon County, Illinois

Residents filed a lawsuit July 6, 2026 against Sangamon County and the County Board seeking to overturn the April 7 approval

illinoistimes.com, local outlet (the day its own sentence names; filed under Sep 23, 2026)

Jul, no day given Denial

New Mexico

A natural gas pipeline extension to feed the campus was rejected by state officials in July

datacenterdynamics.com, trade press (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 9, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued executive order in July 2026 to pause for up to one year permits for new data centers that are at least 50 megawatts

spokesman.com, local outlet (the month its source gives; it names no day)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

Louisiana

New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul issued the nation's first statewide moratorium on data centers in July 2026

nola.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)

Jul, no day given Lawsuit filed

Wisconsin

Environmental groups sued Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over environmental review process for Port Washington data center in July 2026

wisconsinexaminer.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 10, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Missoula County, Montana

In July, Missoula County passed a temporary data center moratorium that will remain in effect until July 8, 2027, unless the county commission chooses to extend the moratorium for an additional year or passes new zoning regulations.

missoulian.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 7, 2026)

Jul, no day given Lawsuit filed

Lake County, Illinois

A lawsuit was filed late last month by Lake County residents and a corporation seeking to block the development of the T5 @ Chicago IV data center campus

lakemchenryscanner.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 30, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

Lancaster County, Nebraska

Matt Schulte, Lancaster County Commissioner, proposed moratorium late last month after Israeli company appeared to plan hyperscale data center near Hallam

journalstar.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

New York

New York imposed a statewide data centre moratorium in July applying to facilities using at least 50 megawatts

yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)

Jul, no day given Lawsuit filed

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

QLevr filed lawsuit in Dakota County District Court in July 2026

mprnews.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)

Jul, no day given Denial

Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County commission voted 5 to-1 against Project Tango data center in July

palmbeachpost.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium rejected

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton was the first Canadian city to vote on a data centre freeze (interim control bylaw), but the moratorium was voted down by council in July after consultation with legal team.

globalnews.ca, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 16, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

New York

Governor Hochul signed an executive order in July establishing a one year moratorium on new data center development in the state.

spectrumlocalnews.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 18, 2026)

Jul, no day given Lawsuit filed

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Planning Commission denied first round of appeals in July 2026

kktv.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 18, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Colleton County, South Carolina

The council passed a six month moratorium on data centers back in July. But that moratorium is now partially repealed and no longer applies west of Interstate 95, or in areas already zoned industrial with this overlay.

live5news.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 14, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

New York

In mid July 2026, Governor Hochul ordered a one year moratorium on large data centers exceeding 50 megawatts that had not received permits to start construction.

therealdeal.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

Texas

Taylor residents in Williamson County tried to get their city council to temporarily ban data centers in July; effort led by Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition which collected over 1,400 signatures

texasstandard.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 24, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium rejected

Hamilton, Ontario

In July, Hamilton councillors rejected a proposed temporary data centre moratorium, but the debate demonstrated that local approval can't be taken for granted.

fool.ca, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 16, 2026)

Jul, no day given Denial

Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County Commissioners rejected planned hyperscale data center campus in July by 5-1 vote.

floridapolitics.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 10, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

Lee County, Iowa

Lee County Attorney Ross Braden issued a cease and desist letter in July 2026 to Dustin Wolgemuth, the developer and owner of land at 2201 S. Business 61 (Burlington Hill), ordering adherence to the data center moratorium.

mississippivalleypublishing.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 16, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Canton, New York

The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue

yahoo.com, national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 17, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Hillsboro, Oregon

Hillsboro enacted a 120 day moratorium on new data center and battery storage applications in late July 2026

kptv.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County, Maryland enacted two year moratorium on hyperscale projects in July 2026

commercialobserver.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland approved 18 month pause on data center reviews in July 2026

commercialobserver.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium

Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Santa Fe County adopts data center moratorium in July 2026

sourcenm.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 1, 2026)

Jul, no day given Moratorium adopted

Colorado

Lochbuie approved a five year data center moratorium in July 2026, the longest active pause in Colorado

rmpbs.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 22, 2026)