City of Holyoke, in Hampden County, Massachusetts, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 18, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Holyoke became the first Massachusetts city to enact a citywide ban on AI data centers. The City Council voted 9-4 on June 16-17 to prohibit any AI data center development over 12 megawatts, and Mayor Joshua Garcia signed the restrictions… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | June 18, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Hampden County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Massachusetts context
Massachusetts has 9 documented local actions across 8 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Massachusetts 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.