Data center restrictions tracker · Utah

Iron County, Utah: data center moratorium (2026)

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

Iron County, Utah, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 26, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

Iron County, Utah, adopted a data-center moratorium on May 26, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.

The records read: "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-05-26, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "On May 26, 2026, the Iron County Commission adopted a 180-day pause (the maximum allowed under Utah law) on accepting or processing new or incomplete land-use applications for data centers, data-center power plants, and solar power plants… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceMay 26, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)
MoratoriumrestrictionenactedMay 26, 2026county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Iron County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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.

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