Alabama data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 18 local data center pauses in force in Alabama, no bans and 5 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.
- 18 pauses in force · 0 bans · 5 proposed
- 1 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 67 counties, 319 cities · 23 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, Alabama moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/alabama/moratoriums
Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections
State level · Checked, nothing found
We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).
Expiring by 30 Dec 2026
- 15 Dec 2026Fort Payne (city)Pausewaff.comNews reported
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 0 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 3 counties
- Pause proposed: 0 counties
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 60 counties
- No government or news source found: 4 counties
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 67 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (20)
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 23 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 3 government confirmed · 20 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties and cities; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauses in force (18) | |||||
| Anniston (city, Calhoun) | Pause | All data centers | 18 Aug 2027 | – | wbrc.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Baldwin County | Pause | Some zoning districts | – | – | gulfcoastmedia.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Chelsea (city, Shelby) | Pause | All data centers: New data centers | – | – | abc3340.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cullman (city, Cullman) | Pause | All data centers | 22 Jun 2027 | Rules drafted | cullmanal.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Fairfield (city, Jefferson) | Pause | All data centers: New data-center applications; the reported moratorium did not include the proposal already under consideration. | – | – | al.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Foley (city, Baldwin) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | fox10tv.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Fort Payne (city, DeKalb) | Pause | All data centers | 15 Dec 2026 | Rules adopted | waff.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Harpersville (city, Shelby) | Pause | All data centers | 3 Feb 2027 | – | harpersvilleal.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Helena (city, Shelby) | Pause | Other: Data centers in areas covered by the temporary development moratorium along specified highway corridors | – | – | abc3340.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Jefferson County | Pause | Above a size threshold: Hyperscale data centers in unincorporated Jefferson County; officials described a de facto pause until rules are in place, not a formally adopted moratorium. | – | Rules drafted | birminghamwatch.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Morgan County | Pause | All data centers: Unincorporated Morgan County | 23 Jun 2027 | – | decaturdaily.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pinson (city, Jefferson) | Pause | All data centers: One-year moratorium on new data-center proposals. | 6 Aug 2027 | – | al.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Prichard (city, Mobile) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mynbc15.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Somerville (city, Morgan) | Pause | All data centers: Within Somerville town limits | 30 Dec 2027 | – | whnt.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Springville (city, St. Clair) | Pause | All data centers | 6 Jul 2027 | – | cbs42.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Tarrant (city, Jefferson) | Pause | Other: Moratorium on data-center business licenses | – | – | abc3340.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Trinity (city, Morgan) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | trinityal.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Westover (city, Shelby) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | shelbycountyreporter.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (5) | |||||
| Geneva (city, Geneva) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | gazettenews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Montevallo (city, Shelby) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | abc3340.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Northport (city, Tuscaloosa) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | tuscaloosathread.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Roanoke (city, Randolph) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | 1819news.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rogersville (city, Lauderdale) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | al.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, Alabama moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/alabama/moratoriums
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