La Grange, in Oldham County, Kentucky, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 2, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is expired.
The record reads: "150-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-06-02, since expired (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | expired | June 2, 2025 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Oldham County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Oldham County
Kentucky context
Kentucky has 25 documented local actions across 25 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Kentucky 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.