Clay County, Florida, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Clay County, Florida, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The records read: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-23, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "On June 9, 2026 the Clay County (FL) Commission held the first of two required public hearings on a proposed 12-month moratorium halting rezoning and permitting for data centers in unincorporated Clay County while staff study water, grid… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 23, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 23, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Clay County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Florida context
Florida has 22 documented local actions across 20 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
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.