Data center restrictions tracker · North Dakota

Oliver County, North Dakota: data center moratorium (2026)

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

Oliver County, North Dakota, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 13, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is expired.

Oliver County, North Dakota, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 6, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is expired.

Oliver County, North Dakota, adopted a data-center moratorium on December 12, 2024. Its status in this snapshot is expired.

The records read: "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-03-13, since rescinded (Moratorium Nation)." "90-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-05-06, since expired (Moratorium Nation)." "Data-center moratorium, adopted 2024-12-12, since rescinded (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
MoratoriumrestrictionexpiredMarch 13, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)
MoratoriumrestrictionexpiredMay 6, 2025county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)
MoratoriumrestrictionexpiredDecember 12, 2024county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Oliver County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

North Dakota context

North Dakota has 8 documented local actions across 6 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for North Dakota in this snapshot.

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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