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Ohio data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 69 local data center pauses in force in Ohio, 2 bans and 18 proposals, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level: checked, nothing found.

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

Moratorium map · counties

Crawford County: No pause or ban foundMedina County: No pause or ban foundHancock County: No pause or ban foundHarrison County: No pause or ban foundKnox County: No pause or ban foundDefiance County: No pause or ban foundGreene County: No pause or ban foundMarion County: No pause or ban foundShelby County: No pause or ban foundSummit County: No pause or ban foundVan Wert County: No pause or ban foundWarren County: PauseGuernsey County: No pause or ban foundDelaware County: No pause or ban foundGeauga County: No pause or ban foundPickaway County: No pause or ban foundPortage County: No pause or ban foundLicking County: No pause or ban foundDarke County: No pause or ban foundSandusky County: No pause or ban foundHolmes County: No pause or ban foundHocking County: No pause or ban foundLucas County: No pause or ban foundMeigs County: No pause or ban foundGallia County: No pause or ban foundHuron County: No government or news source foundCarroll County: No pause or ban foundLogan County: No pause or ban foundUnion County: No pause or ban foundAuglaize County: No pause or ban foundRichland County: No pause or ban foundWilliams County: No pause or ban foundBelmont County: No pause or ban foundHighland County: No pause or ban foundWood County: No pause or ban foundColumbiana County: No pause or ban foundStark County: No pause or ban foundButler County: PauseWashington County: No pause or ban foundMontgomery County: No pause or ban foundAshland County: No pause or ban foundJefferson County: No pause or ban foundAdams County: No pause or ban foundPreble County: No pause or ban foundPutnam County: No pause or ban foundRoss County: No pause or ban foundClark County: No pause or ban foundScioto County: No pause or ban foundSeneca County: No pause or ban foundFairfield County: No pause or ban foundTrumbull County: No pause or ban foundTuscarawas County: No pause or ban foundLorain County: No pause or ban foundPike County: No pause or ban foundLawrence County: No pause or ban foundWayne County: No pause or ban foundClermont County: No pause or ban foundCoshocton County: No pause or ban foundMadison County: No pause or ban foundCuyahoga County: No pause or ban foundFranklin County: No pause or ban foundHamilton County: No pause or ban foundHardin County: No pause or ban foundClinton County: No government or news source foundAllen County: No pause or ban foundFulton County: No pause or ban foundJackson County: No pause or ban foundAthens County: No pause or ban foundHenry County: No pause or ban foundFayette County: PauseMiami County: No pause or ban foundOttawa County: No pause or ban foundMorgan County: No government or news source foundVinton County: No pause or ban foundWyandot County: No pause or ban foundPerry County: No pause or ban foundChampaign County: No pause or ban foundLake County: No pause or ban foundMahoning County: No pause or ban foundMercer County: No pause or ban foundPaulding County: No pause or ban foundMorrow County: No pause or ban foundMuskingum County: No pause or ban foundMonroe County: No pause or ban foundBrown County: No pause or ban foundAshtabula County: No pause or ban foundErie County: No government or news source foundNoble County: No pause or ban foundTownships in Hancock County: Washington Township: Pause proposedTownships in Knox County: Clinton Township: Pause proposed; College Township: Pause proposed; Wayne Township: Pause proposedTownships in Summit County: Northfield Center Township: PauseTownships in Warren County: Hamilton Township: PauseTownships in Geauga County: Newbury Township: Pause proposedTownships in Pickaway County: Muhlenberg Township: PauseTownships in Licking County: St. Albans Township: BanTownships in Lucas County: Monclova Township: Pause; Providence Township: Pause; Waterville Township: PauseTownships in Wood County: Bloom Township: Pause proposed; Freedom Township: Pause; Henry Township: Pause; Liberty Township: Pause; Plain Township: Pause; Portage Township: Pause; Weston Township: PauseTownships in Stark County: Canton Township: Pause; Plain Township: Pause; Washington Township: PauseTownships in Butler County: Fairfield Township: Pause; St. Clair Township: PauseTownships in Ashland County: Montgomery Township: PauseTownships in Trumbull County: Hubbard Township: Pause; Warren Township: Pause proposed; Weathersfield Township: Pause, extendedTownships in Franklin County: Jackson Township: PauseTownships in Hamilton County: Anderson Township: PauseTownships in Allen County: Shawnee Township: PauseTownships in Athens County: Athens Township: PauseTownships in Lake County: Painesville Township: PauseTownships in Mahoning County: Ellsworth Township: PauseLima (city): PauseConneaut (city): Pause proposedGeneva (city): PauseAthens (city): PauseSt. Marys (city): PauseHamilton (city): Pause proposedTrenton (city): Pause proposedCarrollton (city): PauseNew Carlisle (city): PauseBlanchester (city): PauseBerea (city): PauseCleveland (city): Pause, extendedNorth Royalton (city): PauseDefiance (city): PauseSunbury (city): PauseColumbus (city): Pause proposedDublin (city): BanGrove City (city): PauseMiddlefield (city): PauseYellow Springs (city): PauseCincinnati (city): PauseSt. Bernard (city): PauseMonroeville (city): PauseGranville (city): Pause proposedHeath (city): Pause proposedJohnstown (city): Pause proposedPataskala (city): Pause proposedBellefontaine (city): PauseLakeview (city): PauseAmherst (city): Pause proposedGrafton (city): PauseNorth Ridgeville (city): PauseSheffield (city): Pause proposedWellington (city): PauseMarion (city): Pause proposedMiamisburg (city): PauseCommercial Point (city): PauseSouth Bloomfield (city): PauseGarrettsville (city): PauseKent (city): PauseRavenna (city): PauseStreetsboro (city): PauseTiffin (city): PauseHudson (city): PauseTwinsburg (city): PauseGirard (city): PauseHubbard (city): PauseLordstown (city): Pause, extendedNiles (city): PauseWarren (city): PauseDelphos (city): PauseUpper Sandusky (city): Pause
  • 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: 81 counties
  • No government or news source found: 4 counties
  • Township: ban
  • Township: pause
  • Township: pause proposed
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 88 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (52)
  • Townships on the tracker (34) drawn as one square at their county's centre
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 89 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Bans (2)
Dublin (city, Franklin)Ban––Rules adopteddublinohiousa.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
St. Albans Township (Licking County)Ban––Rules adoptedthereportingproject.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Pauses in force (69)
Anderson Township (Hamilton County)PauseAll data centers––andersontownshipoh.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Athens (city, Athens)PauseAll data centers––athensindependent.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Athens Township (Athens County)PauseSome zoning districts––athenstwp.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Bellefontaine (city, Logan)PauseAll data centers––ci.bellefontaine.oh.us
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Berea (city, Cuyahoga)PauseAll data centers––cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Blanchester (city, Clinton)PauseAll data centers12 Mar 2028–blanvillage.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Butler CountyPauseOther––oxfreepress.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Canton Township (Stark County)PauseAll data centers––cantonrep.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Carrollton (city, Carroll)PauseAll data centers––yourohionews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Cincinnati (city, Hamilton)PauseSome zoning districts11 Feb 2027–cincinnati-oh.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Commercial Point (city, Pickaway)PauseAll data centers––commercialpointohio.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Defiance (city, Defiance)PauseAll data centers28 Feb 2027Rules drafted13abc.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Delphos (city, Van Wert)PauseAll data centers––cityofdelphos.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Ellsworth Township (Mahoning County)PauseAll data centers––wfmj.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Fairfield Township (Butler County)PauseAll data centers––journal-news.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Fayette CountyPauseOther1 Jun 2027–sciotovalleyguardian.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Freedom Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Garrettsville (city, Portage)PauseAll data centers12 Aug 2027–garrettsville.org
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Geneva (city, Ashtabula)PauseAll data centers––yahoo.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Girard (city, Trumbull)PauseAll data centers––wfmj.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Grafton (city, Lorain)PauseAll data centers18 May 2031–spectrumlocalnews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Grove City (city, Franklin)PauseAbove a size threshold: High-density computing facilities1 Jun 2027–grovecityohio.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hamilton Township (Warren County)PauseAll data centers: New data-center uses––hamilton-township.org
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Henry Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hubbard (city, Trumbull)PauseAll data centers1 Jun 2027–tribtoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hubbard Township (Trumbull County)PauseAll data centers10 Feb 2027Rules draftedtribtoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hudson (city, Summit)PauseAll data centers14 Jan 2027–cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Jackson Township (Franklin County)PauseAll data centers: New data-center developments in unincorporated portions of the township12 May 2027–jacksontwpfranklinoh.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Kent (city, Portage)PauseAll data centers––kentohio.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lakeview (city, Logan)PauseAll data centers––lakeviewohio.org
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Liberty Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lima (city, Allen)PauseAll data centers––limaohio.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Miamisburg (city, Montgomery)PauseAll data centers––whio.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Middlefield (city, Geauga)PauseAll data centers––middlefieldohio.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Monclova Township (Lucas County)PauseAll data centers17 Feb 2027–toledofreepress.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Monroeville (city, Huron)PauseAll data centers––monroevilleohio.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Montgomery Township (Ashland County)PauseAbove a size threshold: Data centers with aggregate monthly demand or peak load greater than 25 MW––ashlandsource.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Muhlenberg Township (Pickaway County)PauseAll data centers––datacenterdynamics.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
New Carlisle (city, Clark)PauseAll data centers17 Feb 2027–newcarlisleohio.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Niles (city, Trumbull)PauseAll data centers––mahoningmatters.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
North Ridgeville (city, Lorain)PauseAll data centers18 May 2027–cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
North Royalton (city, Cuyahoga)PauseAll data centers––cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Northfield Center Township (Summit County)PauseAll data centers8 Sep 2027–nordoniahills.news
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Painesville Township (Lake County)PauseAll data centers––lakeshoreviews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Plain Township (Stark County)PauseAll data centers24 Mar 2027–cantonrep.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Plain Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Portage Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Providence Township (Lucas County)PauseAll data centers15 Apr 2027–toledofreepress.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Ravenna (city, Portage)PauseAll data centers––record-courier.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Shawnee Township (Allen County)PauseAll data centers––hometownstations.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
South Bloomfield (city, Pickaway)PauseAll data centers––nbc4i.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
St. Bernard (city, Hamilton)PauseAll data centers––stbernard-oh.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
St. Clair Township (Butler County)PauseAll data centers––local12.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
St. Marys (city, Auglaize)PauseAll data centers22 Jun 2027–hometownstations.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Streetsboro (city, Portage)PauseAll data centers––record-courier.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Sunbury (city, Delaware)PauseAll data centers31 Jan 2027–sunburyohio.org
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Tiffin (city, Seneca)PauseAll data centers––advertiser-tribune.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Twinsburg (city, Summit)PauseAll data centers14 Apr 2027–cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Upper Sandusky (city, Wyandot)PauseAll data centers–Rules draftedcrawfordcountynow.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Warren (city, Trumbull)PauseAbove a size threshold: Data-center projects larger than 1,000 square feet––tribtoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Warren CountyPauseAbove a size threshold: Data centers 10,000 square feet or larger; county-controlled areas––daytondailynews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Washington Township (Stark County)PauseAll data centers––cantonrep.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Waterville Township (Lucas County)PauseAll data centers17 Dec 2026–toledofreepress.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Wellington (city, Lorain)PauseAll data centers16 Mar 2027–news5cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Weston Township (Wood County)PauseAll data centers––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Yellow Springs (city, Greene)PauseAbove a size threshold: Greater than 2 megawatts aggregate monthly demand or peak load18 May 2027–ysnews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Cleveland (city, Cuyahoga)Pause, extendedOther29 Jan 2027–yahoo.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lordstown (city, Trumbull)Pause, extendedAll data centers31 Dec 2026–courtnewsohio.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Weathersfield Township (Trumbull County)Pause, extendedAll data centers25 Apr 2027–tribtoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (18)
Amherst (city, Lorain)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: Data centers larger than 2.5 megawatts31 Dec 2027Rules draftedchroniclet.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Bloom Township (Wood County)Pause proposed–––bgindependentmedia.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Clinton Township (Knox County)Pause proposed––Rules draftedknoxpages.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
College Township (Knox County)Pause proposed––Rules draftedknoxpages.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Columbus (city, Franklin)Pause proposed––Rules draftedcolumbus.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Conneaut (city, Ashtabula)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: Proposed charter amendment would limit data centers to a maximum of 25 megawatts; voters scheduled to decide November 3, 2026.–Rules draftednews5cleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Granville (city, Licking)Pause proposed––Rules drafteddispatch.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hamilton (city, Butler)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: More than 25 megawatts–Rules draftedwcpo.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Heath (city, Licking)Pause proposed––Rules draftednewarkadvocate.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Johnstown (city, Licking)Pause proposed––Rules draftedthereportingproject.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Marion (city, Marion)Pause proposedAll data centers–Rules draftedmarionohio.us
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Newbury Township (Geauga County)Pause proposed–––geaugamapleleaf.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Pataskala (city, Licking)Pause proposed––Rules draftednbc4i.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Sheffield (city, Lorain)Pause proposed––Rules draftedsheffieldvillage.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Trenton (city, Butler)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: More than 25 megawatts–Rules draftedcleveland.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Warren Township (Trumbull County)Pause proposedAll data centers––tribtoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Washington Township (Hancock County)Pause proposed––Rules draftedadvertiser-tribune.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Wayne Township (Knox County)Pause proposed––Rules draftedknoxpages.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

Source: Grounded Compute, Ohio moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/ohio/moratoriums

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