St. Charles, in St. Charles County, Missouri, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 19, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
St. Charles, in St. Charles County, Missouri, adopted a data-center moratorium on August 22, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.
The records read: "After CRG withdrew its data center proposal from St. Charles, the Festus City Council unanimously annexed 240 acres for data center development. At least two residents filed lawsuits; Wake Up Jeffco organized opposition. A door-to-door… (datacentertracker.org)." "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-08-22, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | May 19, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | replaced | August 22, 2025 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: St. Charles 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.