Data center restrictions tracker · Connecticut

Groton, Connecticut: data center moratorium (2022)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Groton, in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 14, 2022. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2022-06-14, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
MoratoriumrestrictionreplacedJune 14, 2022not county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Connecticut context

Connecticut has 5 documented local actions across 5 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Connecticut 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.

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