Wright County Board, in Wright County, Minnesota, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 19, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Wright County Board unanimously approved Interim Ordinance 26-2, a 12-month moratorium on township data center applications under county P&Z authority, following citizen outcry. Monticello Tech LLC's 550-acre campus is unaffected… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | May 19, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Wright County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Minnesota context
Minnesota has 18 documented local actions across 18 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
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.