As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 19 local government actions on data centers in California, across 17 jurisdictions in 5 counties: 15 moratoria and 4 zoning exclusions. By status: 6 in force, 5 pending, 5 enacted, 2 expired, and 1 replaced.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for California in this snapshot.
Data centers in California used about 9.1 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 15.0 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in California
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County | Imperial County | Moratorium | in force | June 17, 2026 |
| Desert Hot Springs | Riverside County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Imperial County | Imperial County | Moratorium | enacted | June 16, 2026 |
| Gilroy | Santa Clara County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | June 15, 2026 |
| Coachella | Riverside County | Moratorium | in force | June 4, 2026 |
| Imperial | Imperial County | Moratorium | expired | June 3, 2026 |
| Indio | Riverside County | Moratorium | in force | June 3, 2026 |
| City of Imperial | Imperial County | Moratorium | pending | May 20, 2026 |
| City of Brawley | Imperial County | Moratorium | enacted | May 19, 2026 |
| Calipatria City Council | Imperial County | Moratorium | pending | May 12, 2026 |
| Oakley | Contra Costa County | Moratorium | in force | April 14, 2026 |
| El Monte | Los Angeles County | Moratorium | in force | March 18, 2026 |
| Monterey Park | Los Angeles County | Zoning exclusion | pending | March 4, 2026 |
| Montebello | Los Angeles County | Moratorium | expired | February 11, 2026 |
| Monterey Park | Los Angeles County | Moratorium | replaced | January 21, 2026 |
| City of Industry | Los Angeles County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | January 15, 2025 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | March 6, 2024 |
| Calipatria | Imperial County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
| Irwindale | Los Angeles County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in California that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.