Montana data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count no local data center pauses in force in Montana, no bans and 4 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

0 pauses in force · 0 bans · 4 proposed
0 pauses end within 60 days
Checked: 56 counties, 125 cities · 4 on tracker

Cite this page

Source: Grounded Compute, Montana moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/montana/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

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Ban: 0 counties
Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
Pause proposed: 3 counties
End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
Ended, expired or none found: 51 counties
No government or news source found: 2 counties

City: ban
City: pause
City: pause proposed

56 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (1)
Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 4 bans, pauses and proposals

Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
2 government confirmed · 2 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
Proposed (4)
Cascade County	Pause proposed	Other: Hyperscale data centers	–	–	montanafreepress.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
East Helena (city, Lewis and Clark)	Pause proposed	Some zoning districts	–	Rules drafted	montanafreepress.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
McCone County	Pause proposed	–	–	Rules drafted	mcconecountymt.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026
Yellowstone County	Pause proposed	Other: A proposed countywide initiative would require approval by two-thirds of voters participating in an election for data-center construction, expansion, or continued operation, and would require the county to establish interim zoning if the initiative takes effect. It is not an enacted moratorium.	–	Rules drafted	yellowstonecountymt.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked