New Haven Board of Alders, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, adopted a data-center moratorium on July 6, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Alderman Richard Furlow introduced a 12-month moratorium ordinance on new data center development and conversions, scheduled for City Plan Commission review on 2026-07-15. The ordinance would convene a 6-month Department of Economic… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | July 6, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.