Village of Yellow Springs, in Greene County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 18, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Yellow Springs Council passed Ordinance 2026-08 on emergency reading May 18, suspending zoning permits/approvals for data centers over 2 MW peak load for 12 months (expires May 18, 2027). (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | May 18, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Greene County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Greene 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.