Broken Bow, in Custer County, Nebraska, adopted a data-center moratorium on July 14, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "City Council unanimously approved a 6-month moratorium on new data center construction applications, giving officials time to develop formal regulations. Per Zoning Administrator Jacob Holcomb, the city needs additional research time; the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | July 14, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Custer County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Nebraska context
Nebraska has 8 documented local actions across 8 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
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.