Hoover, in Jefferson County, Alabama, adopted a data-center conditions measure on May 11, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "The Hoover City Council approved an ordinance in May 2026 requiring case-by-case council review of future data center projects rather than allowing them by-right. The measure gives the city discretionary control over whether to permit… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions ordinance | condition | enacted | May 11, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Jefferson County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Jefferson County
- Bessemer: zoning exclusion, enacted, July 13, 2026
- Bessemer: zoning exclusion, enacted, April 21, 2026
- Birmingham: moratorium, in force, March 3, 2026
- Fairfield: moratorium, in force, July 27, 2026
- Homewood: moratorium, in force, June 22, 2026
- Hueytown: moratorium, pending
- Leeds: moratorium, in force, June 8, 2026
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.