Clinton County, Iowa, adopted a data-center moratorium on December 8, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Clinton County enacted a moratorium on wind project applications on June 10, 2024, extended multiple times through September 2025, prompted by NextEra Energy and Sky Pilot Wind/Ranger Power outreach to Delmar and Grand Mound residents. A… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | December 8, 2025 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Clinton County. Dataset: datacentertracker. 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.