Data center restrictions tracker · Connecticut

Data center moratoriums and restrictions in Connecticut (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 5 local government actions on data centers in Connecticut, across 5 jurisdictions in 3 counties: 5 moratoria. By status: 2 in force, 2 pending, and 1 replaced.

There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Connecticut in this snapshot.

Data centers in Connecticut used about 0.3 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 1.3 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.

Local actions in Connecticut

Every documented local action in Connecticut in the August 15, 2026 snapshot. Documented actions, not a census.
JurisdictionCountyActionStatusDate
New Haven Board of AldersSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionMoratoriumpendingJuly 6, 2026
West HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionMoratoriumin forceJune 8, 2026
MorrisNorthwest Hills Planning RegionMoratoriumin forceMay 2026
GrotonSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionMoratoriumreplacedJune 14, 2022
New HavenSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionMoratoriumpendingundated

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 regimeReference caseAnnual local revenue, lowAnnual local revenue, high
Aggressive abatementMorrow County OR (enterprise zone)$2M$3M
Partial abatementGeorgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta$27.8M$56M
Unabated equipment taxVirginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling)$50M$90M

Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Connecticut that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.

Sources

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