Data center restrictions tracker · Indiana

Fulton County, Indiana: data center moratorium (2026)

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

Fulton County, Indiana, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 2, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-03-02, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceMarch 2, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Fulton County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Indiana context

Indiana has 38 documented local actions across 34 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a tax action (enacted, March 12, 2026) and Indiana Michigan Power territory has a large-load tariff (in force, February 19, 2025).

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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