At a glance
- The tally includes a national moratorium proposal from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, and DCD describes the Texas ban as perhaps the most surprising of the three.
- Allocators to digital infrastructure funds must ask how much pipeline sits in states with moratorium proposals, since a statewide ban cannot be avoided by moving a site.
- Local governments in most states have proposed or adopted data center moratoriums, according to DCD, so developers without a statewide ban still face restrictions.
Lawmakers in 13 states attempted statewide data center moratoriums in 2026, and New York, Oregon and Texas have imposed state-level bans, according to Data Center Dynamics.
The tally includes a national moratorium proposal from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, and DCD describes the Texas ban as perhaps the most surprising of the three.
Allocators to digital infrastructure funds must ask how much pipeline sits in states with moratorium proposals, since a statewide ban cannot be avoided by moving a site.
Local governments in most states have proposed or adopted data center moratoriums, according to DCD, so developers without a statewide ban still face restrictions.
The buildout is substantial, as Private Wealth Daily previously reported: an Urban Land Institute and Heitman study projected $7.6 trillion in global data center investment by 2030. That includes $3 trillion directly connected to real estate and tied to power access.
Which states moved against data centers
States where lawmakers attempted a statewide moratorium in 2026, and states where a statewide ban has been imposed
| State | Status |
|---|---|
| New York | Statewide ban imposed |
| Oregon | Statewide ban imposed |
| Texas | Statewide ban imposed |
| Georgia | Moratorium attempted |
| Maine | Moratorium attempted |
| Maryland | Moratorium attempted |
| Michigan | Moratorium attempted |
| Minnesota | Moratorium attempted |
| New Hampshire | Moratorium attempted |
| Oklahoma | Moratorium attempted |
| Pennsylvania | Moratorium attempted |
| South Carolina | Moratorium attempted |
| South Dakota | Moratorium attempted |
| Vermont | Moratorium attempted |
| Virginia | Moratorium attempted |
| Wisconsin | Moratorium attempted |
Reported by The Wrap desk from Data Center Dynamics and Private Wealth Daily archive: ULI and Heitman siting report. Published . Corrections