Urbana, in Champaign County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 17, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Urbana City Council voted 6-1 to approve a 12-month moratorium on data centers over 10,000 sq ft, halting a proposed 460,000 sq ft Thor Equities facility off Routes 55 and 68 (400 MW, 133 acres). Over 40 citizens spoke at the meeting. The… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 17, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Champaign County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Champaign 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.