Indiana data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 36 local data center pauses in force in Indiana, 2 bans and 14 proposals, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level: checked, nothing found.
- 36 pauses in force · 2 bans · 14 proposed
- 1 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 92 counties, 192 cities, 47 townships · 52 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, Indiana moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/indiana/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
- 17 Nov 2026Putnam CountyPausesuncommercial.comNews reported
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 1 county
- Pause (active or extended): 18 counties
- Pause proposed: 4 counties
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 51 counties
- No government or news source found: 18 counties
- Township: ban
- Township: pause
- Township: pause proposed
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 92 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (23)
- Townships on the tracker (6) drawn as one square at their county's centre
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 52 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 25 government confirmed · 27 news reported
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties, cities and townships; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bans (2) | |||||
| Clarksville (city, Clark) | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | lpm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Starke County | Ban | – | – | Rules adopted | wkvi.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pauses in force (36) | |||||
| Boone County | Pause | Other | 15 Jun 2027 | – | boonecounty.in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Borden (city, Clark) | Pause | All data centers | 27 Aug 2027 | – | co.clark.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Center Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Clark County | Pause | All data centers | 27 Aug 2027 | – | co.clark.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Connersville (city, Fayette) | Pause | All data centers | 18 May 2027 | Rules drafted | newsexaminer.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Dearborn County | Pause | Other | 25 Feb 2027 | – | local12.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Elkhart (city, Elkhart) | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2027 | – | abc57.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Evansville (city, Vanderburgh) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | news.wnin.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Fayette County | Pause | All data centers | 18 May 2027 | Rules drafted | newsexaminer.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Fulton County | Pause | All data centers | 2 Mar 2027 | Rules drafted | co.fulton.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Gary (city, Lake) | Pause | All data centers | 16 Sep 2027 | – | gary.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Halbert Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Harrison County | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | madisoncourier.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Howard County | Pause | Other | 18 Aug 2027 | – | kokomolantern.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Indianapolis (city, Marion) | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2027 | – | indy.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Jeffersonville (city, Clark) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | lpm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| LaGrange County | Pause | – | – | – | abc57.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lost River Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Marion County | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2027 | – | indy.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Martin County | Pause | Other | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Mitcheltree Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| New Albany (city, Floyd) | Pause | Above a size threshold: New data centers larger than 100,000 square feet, including campuses whose buildings total more than 100,000 square feet | – | Rules drafted | wdrb.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Owen County | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | ipm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Perry Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Putnam County | Pause | Other | 17 Nov 2026 | – | suncommercial.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rutherford Township (Martin County) | Pause | Other: County moratorium applies to unincorporated areas; no data-center size threshold stated. | – | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Spencer (city, Owen) | Pause | – | – | – | ipm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Switzerland County | Pause | All data centers | 31 Aug 2027 | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Valparaiso (city, Porter) | Pause | All data centers | 31 Jul 2028 | – | ci.valparaiso.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Vanderburgh County | Pause | All data centers | 31 Dec 2026 | – | news.wnin.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wabash County | Pause | All data centers | 29 Feb 2028 | – | in.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Warrick County | Pause | All data centers | 7 Feb 2027 | Rules drafted | pdclarion.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Westport (city, Decatur) | Pause | All data centers | 20 Apr 2027 | – | townofwestport.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Zionsville (city, Boone) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | youarecurrent.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Franklin County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 24 Feb 2027 | Rules drafted | wrbiradio.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Madison County | Pause, extended | All data centers | 16 Jun 2027 | – | madisoncoin.suiteonemedia.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (14) | |||||
| Andrews (city, Huntington) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | huntington.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bartholomew County | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | therepublic.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Brownsburg (city, Hendricks) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | youarecurrent.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Gosport (city, Owen) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | ipm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Markle (city, Huntington) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | huntington.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Milford (city, Kosciusko) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | inkfreenews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Mount Etna (city, Huntington) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | huntington.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Roanoke (city, Huntington) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | huntington.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Sellersburg (city, Clark) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | lpm.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| South Bend (city, St. Joseph) | Pause proposed | Above a size threshold: New hyperscale data centers | – | Rules drafted | southbendin.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| St. Joseph County | Pause proposed | Above a size threshold: New hyperscale data centers in unincorporated St. Joseph County | – | – | abc57.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Vermillion County | Pause proposed | Other | – | Rules drafted | wthitv.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Warren (city, Huntington) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | huntington.in.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Whitley County | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | kpcnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, Indiana moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/indiana/moratoriums
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