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Utah data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 12 local data center pauses in force in Utah, no bans and 6 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

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

Summit County: Pause proposedSan Juan County: No pause or ban foundDaggett County: No pause or ban foundMorgan County: Pause proposedCache County: PauseDavis County: No pause or ban foundPiute County: No pause or ban foundUtah County: Pause proposedSanpete County: PauseWayne County: PauseEmery County: No government or news source foundGarfield County: No pause or ban foundBeaver County: Pause proposedIron County: No government or news source foundBox Elder County: PauseUintah County: No pause or ban foundWashington County: No government or news source foundDuchesne County: No government or news source foundJuab County: PauseMillard County: Ended: permanent rulesSevier County: PauseTooele County: PauseCarbon County: No pause or ban foundGrand County: PauseRich County: No pause or ban foundWasatch County: No pause or ban foundSalt Lake County: PauseWeber County: No pause or ban foundKane County: No pause or ban foundMilford (city): PauseLogan (city): PauseClearfield (city): PauseSalt Lake City (city): Pause proposedErda (city): Pause proposed
  • Ban: 0 counties
  • Pause (active or extended): 9 counties
  • Pause proposed: 4 counties
  • End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
  • Ended, expired or none found: 12 counties
  • No government or news source found: 4 counties
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 29 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (5)
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 18 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Pauses in force (12)
Box Elder CountyPauseOther––upr.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Cache CountyPauseAll data centers–Rules draftedcachecounty.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Clearfield (city, Davis)PauseAll data centers––utah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Grand CountyPauseAll data centers3 Jan 2027–moabsunnews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Juab CountyPauseOther––utah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Logan (city, Cache)PauseAll data centers–Rules draftedcachevalleydaily.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Milford (city, Beaver)PauseAll data centers13 Dec 2026Rules draftedutah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Salt Lake CountyPauseAll data centers––sltrib.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Sanpete CountyPauseAll data centers–Rules draftedsanpetemessenger.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Sevier CountyPauseAll data centers–Rules draftedutah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Tooele CountyPauseAll data centers–Rules draftedksl.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Wayne CountyPauseOther––ironcountytoday.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (6)
Beaver CountyPause proposed–––utah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Erda (city, Tooele)Pause proposedAll data centers––utah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Morgan CountyPause proposed–––utah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Salt Lake City (city, Salt Lake)Pause proposedOther–Rules draftedslc.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Summit CountyPause proposed––Rules draftedkpcw.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Utah CountyPause proposed––Rules draftedutah.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

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

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