Jackson County, Missouri, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 22, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Jackson County, Missouri, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 22, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The records read: "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-22, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "On June 1, 2026 the Jackson County (Missouri) Legislature held over two competing data center moratorium proposals (Ord. 6074, a 120-day pause incl. battery storage; Ord. 6087, a year-long version). On June 8 it ADVANCED a 180-day… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 22, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 22, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Jackson County. Dataset: moratorium nation. 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.