Walla Walla County, Washington, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 12, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "In Walla Walla County, Washington, Port of Walla Walla unanimously approved $36M sale of 553 acres at Wallula Gap Business Park to AWS for a $4.8B, 16-building, 3.4M sq ft data center campus (320 MW). College Place Mayor objected, saying… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | February 12, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Walla Walla County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Washington context
Washington has 13 documented local actions across 12 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (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.