Dayton, in Montgomery County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on April 14, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "On April 14, 2026, the Dayton City Plan Board recommended adopting a 180-day moratorium on data center applications and a zoning code text amendment that would prohibit large data centers as a use within the city. Existing facilities… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | April 14, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Montgomery County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Montgomery County
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.