Wood County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on January 6, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Meta revealed plans for an $800M, 715,000 sq ft data center on 280 acres in Middleton Township. 7 of Wood County's 19 townships have adopted temporary moratoriums, with 8 more discussing it. Residents also pushed back against fast-tracked… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | January 6, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Wood County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Wood 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.