Centralia, in Boone County, Missouri, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 21, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "On April 21, 2026, the Centralia Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an ordinance that defines and regulates data centers, requiring conditional use permits and permanent buildings (no shipping containers, portable units, or… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | April 21, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Boone County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Missouri context
Missouri has 28 documented local actions across 26 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, Evergy territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, November 13, 2025).
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.