Box Elder County, Utah, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 17, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
Box Elder County, Utah, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 10, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "On June 10, 2026 the Box Elder County Commission unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated Box Elder County (zoned and unzoned land), to study land-use codes and data-center guidelines. The… (datacentertracker.org)." "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-10, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 17, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 10, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Box Elder County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Utah context
Utah has 13 documented local actions across 10 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
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.