Adair County, Iowa, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 18, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Adair County, Iowa, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 24, 2024. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "Data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-03-18, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "Applied Digital proposed a 200MW, $1.5B data center with two 300,000 sq ft buildings adjacent to a NextEra substation connected to wind farms in Guthrie and Audubon counties. Supervisors drafted a setback ordinance after a county meeting… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | March 18, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | April 24, 2024 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Adair County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Iowa context
Iowa has 35 documented local actions across 32 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Iowa 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.