City of St. Louis, in St. Louis city, Missouri, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on May 19, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "St. Louis's Planning & Urban Design Agency recommended delaying the vote on a three-tier data center regulatory framework (would eliminate by-right approvals and cap major facilities at 500,000 sq ft) to consider public feedback. (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | May 19, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: St. Louis city. 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.