City of Emporia, in Lyon County, Kansas, adopted a data-center conditions measure on July 23, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "The Emporia City Commission approved three ordinances establishing a digital infrastructure district. Commissioners declined to act on a citizen petition to prohibit data centers, which may instead go to a November ballot; a man was… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions ordinance | condition | enacted | July 23, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Lyon County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Kansas context
Kansas has 15 documented local actions across 15 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Kansas 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.