Moratorium tracker
Data center moratoriums in Missouri
3 moratorium actions in 3 jurisdictions in Missouri, newest first: 3 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.
Is there a data center moratorium in Missouri?
No statewide pause for Missouri is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Nodaway County, Jackson County and City of St. Charles. By their own stated length or end date, the pause in City of St. Charles (one year, Aug 2025) has run out unless extended; the tracker has no extension on record.
Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
- Moratorium actions
- 3
- Jurisdictions
- 3
- Adopted, extended or announced
- 3
- Rejected, lifted or set aside
- 0
Every tracked Missouri moratorium
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nodaway County Missouri · county |
Adopted Jul 21, 2026 |
6 months | Unincorporated areas of the county; bars building or operating data centers and supporting facilities such as substations, backup generators and water systems. KXCVSource excerpt“unanimously approve a six-month moratorium on building data centers” |
| Jackson County Missouri · county |
Adopted Jun 2026 |
180 days | Six-month moratorium on data center applications (per the headline); passed with eight votes in favor and one excused. KCTV5Source excerpt“The legislature passed it on Monday with eight votes in favor and one excused.” |
| City of St. Charles Missouri · city |
Adopted Aug 2025 |
one year | Applications for new or expanded data centers. Spectrum NewsSource excerpt“During a special meeting Friday, the St. Charles City Council voted to implement a one-year moratorium on applications for new or expanded data centers.” |
Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.
Tracked projects in these jurisdictions
| Project | Status | Jurisdiction and action |
|---|---|---|
| Project Cumulus St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO | Cancelled | City of St. Charles: adopted Aug 2025 |
Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Some entries above note an exemption their source reports; check each entry’s source for others.
Moratorium actions in Missouri project records
| Date | Action | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | BLE Landholdings withdraws its rezoning application at the City of Pacific level, days after Pacific's mayor signs a one-year moratorium on new data-center applications; officials note the site sits in unincorporated Franklin County, where a separate county rezoning case remains open Yahoo News (KSDK) | Meramec Valley Technology Park Pacific, Franklin County, MO |
| Aug 22, 2025 | City Council unanimously adopts one-year citywide moratorium on data center applications Spectrum News | Project Cumulus St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO |
Permanent rules in Missouri
No Missouri ordinance or state law written for data centers is in the rules tracker yet.
More on Missouri
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Missouri data center moratoriums: common questions
Is there a data center moratorium in Missouri?
No statewide pause for Missouri is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Nodaway County, Jackson County and City of St. Charles. By their own stated length or end date, the pause in City of St. Charles (one year, Aug 2025) has run out unless extended; the tracker has no extension on record. Statuses are as of each source's date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
How many Missouri communities have paused data centers?
The tracker records 3 local governments in Missouri that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.
How long do data center moratoriums in Missouri last?
Where the source states a length, Missouri pauses run from 180 days (Jackson County) to one year (City of St. Charles).
Which tracked data center projects are in Missouri jurisdictions with a moratorium?
Project Cumulus. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.
Know of a Missouri moratorium we’re missing? Email corrections@datacentercensus.com with a link to the official notice or a report.
Cite this page
Last updated Nov 6, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in Missouri. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/missouri |
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| MLA | “Data center moratoriums in Missouri.” Data Center Census, Nov 6, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/missouri. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/missouri |
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