Clay Township, in Highland County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on April 20, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Clay Township (Highland County, OH) trustees adopted a 12-month data center moratorium on April 20, 2026. Board Chair Angela Howell cited concerns that rural communities are becoming hot spots for data center development. The moratorium… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | April 20, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Highland County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Ohio context
Ohio has 89 documented local actions across 82 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, May 27, 2026) and AEP Ohio territory has a large-load tariff (in force, July 9, 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.