As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 9 local government actions on data centers in Massachusetts, across 8 jurisdictions in 3 counties: 7 moratoria and 2 zoning exclusions. By status: 4 in force, 3 pending, 1 enacted, and 1 expired.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Massachusetts in this snapshot.
Data centers in Massachusetts used about 1.4 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 1.4 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in Massachusetts
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | Hampden County | Moratorium | in force | July 6, 2026 |
| Everett | Middlesex County | Moratorium | in force | June 22, 2026 |
| City of Holyoke | Hampden County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | June 18, 2026 |
| Malden | Middlesex County | Moratorium | in force | May 5, 2026 |
| Lowell | Middlesex County | Moratorium | in force | March 10, 2026 |
| Everett | Middlesex County | Zoning exclusion | pending | February 24, 2026 |
| Shutesbury | Franklin County | Moratorium | expired | September 30, 2025 |
| Gill | Franklin County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
| Heath | Franklin 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 Massachusetts that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.