Data center restrictions tracker · Missouri

Warrenton, Missouri: data center zoning exclusion (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Warrenton, in Warren County, Missouri, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on January 20, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.

The record reads: "The Warrenton, Missouri, Board of Aldermen voted unanimously in January 2026 to approve a conditional use permit for a Crusoe data center on a 340-acre parcel, consisting of two 805,000-square-foot buildings and a 40,000-square-foot… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Zoning exclusionrestrictionenactedJanuary 20, 2026not county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Warren County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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.

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