As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 8 local government actions on data centers in North Dakota, across 6 jurisdictions in 6 counties: 8 moratoria. By status: 4 in force, 3 expired, and 1 replaced.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for North Dakota in this snapshot.
Data centers in North Dakota used about 1.9 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 5.1 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in North Dakota
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes County | Barnes County | Moratorium | in force | May 19, 2026 |
| Dunn County | Dunn County | Moratorium | in force | March 18, 2026 |
| Oliver County | Oliver County | Moratorium | expired | March 13, 2026 |
| Mercer County | Mercer County | Moratorium | in force | March 3, 2026 |
| Oliver County | Oliver County | Moratorium | expired | May 6, 2025 |
| Oliver County | Oliver County | Moratorium | expired | December 12, 2024 |
| Morton County | Morton County | Moratorium | in force | September 12, 2024 |
| Williams County | Williams County | Moratorium | replaced | June 20, 2023 |
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 North Dakota that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.