Cullman City Council, in Cullman County, Alabama, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 22, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Cullman City Council unanimously passed a 1-year moratorium on data centers and directed staff to draft a potential outright prohibition. (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 22, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Cullman County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Alabama context
Alabama has 14 documented local actions across 13 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Alabama in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.