Vienna Township, in Trumbull County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on February 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Vienna Township in northeast Ohio is using a pause on data centers to develop lasting zoning changes rather than a temporary moratorium. Trustee Phil Pegg requested zoning to place a limit of 85 decibels at the property line, and if a data… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | February 1, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Trumbull County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Trumbull County
- Braceville Township: moratorium, in force, June 2, 2026
- City of Hubbard: moratorium, enacted, June 2, 2026
- Cortland: moratorium, in force, June 1, 2026
- Girard: moratorium, pending
- Howland Township: moratorium, in force, June 10, 2026
- Hubbard: moratorium, in force, June 1, 2026
- Hubbard Township: moratorium, in force, February 15, 2026
- Lordstown: moratorium, in force, October 1, 2025
- Lordstown: moratorium, pending, June 15, 2026
- Lordstown: moratorium, in force, January 5, 2026
- Lordstown Village Council: moratorium, enacted, June 16, 2026
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.