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
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | May 26, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | May 26, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.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.