Painesville Township Trustees, in Lake County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 21, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Painesville Township Trustees unanimously approved a 12-month data center moratorium, citing zoning gaps, water, noise, and infrastructure. Distinct from the City of Painesville. (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | May 21, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Lake 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.