Quarterly report

U.S. data centers in Q2 2026

What changed in the U.S. data center record in Q2 2026: 135 dated changes at 76 tracked projects across 31 states, plus 22 moratorium actions and 10 court cases filed. Every figure below is computed from the Census record and links to its source.

Changes recorded: 135
Projects affected: 76
States: 31
Moratorium actions: 22

The quarter in one paragraph

The Census tracked 138 major U.S. data center projects in 35 states as of Sep 22, 2026, with 122.02 GW of published capacity across the projects that publish one. In Q2 2026 we recorded 135 dated changes at 76 projects: 73 rules and votes, 27 court, 20 AI buildout, 18 power and grid. 22 moratorium actions were recorded in 12 states. 3 projects recorded construction starting. 13 projects with activity this quarter now sits cancelled, denied or paused.

Counts describe what was recorded in this tracker during the quarter, from published filings, notices and reports. They are not a measure of everything that happened in the industry.

Where the activity was

State	Changes	Projects
Texas	14	9
Michigan	12	7
Wisconsin	11	5
Utah	8	2
Georgia	7	6
Ohio	6	4
Illinois	6	4
Missouri	6	3
Florida	6	2
Virginia	5	3
Wyoming	5	2
California	5	2
Nevada	5	1
Minnesota	4	3
Tennessee	4	2

What the changes were about

Topic	Changes
Rules & votes	73
Courts	27
AI buildout	20
Power & grid	18

Topics overlap: one vote on a power agreement counts in both categories.

Largest projects with activity in Q2 2026

Project	Status	Capacity	Latest change
Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County, TX	Under construction	17 GW	Apr 2026 — CEO Toby Neugebauer removed; CFO resigns
PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH	Under construction	10 GW	May 28, 2026 — Permit filed with Ohio EPA covering wetlands and stream impacts on private land
Stratos Project Box Elder County, UT	Proposed	9 GW	Jun 10, 2026 — County adopts 180-day moratorium on new data centers and data center power plants; Stratos exempt because it falls under MIDA
Monarch Compute Campus Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV	Under construction	8 GW	Jun 15, 2026 — WVDEP public hearing on air permit at Mason County Courthouse
Comanche Circle Tolar, Hood County, TX	Approved	5 GW	Jun 18, 2026 — NRG requests withdrawal of its air permit application for the 2 GW Tolar Power Center planned to supply Comanche Circle
Meta Hyperion Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA	Under construction	5 GW	Apr 16, 2026 — LPSC votes 4-1 to fast-track Entergy's plan for seven new gas plants for the campus
Project Tembo Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY	Approved	2.7 GW	Jun 30, 2026 — Site-plan amendment filing with the county identifies Google as the owner
Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM	Under construction	2.46 GW	Apr 14, 2026 — County Commission orders review of developer statements, including on closed-loop cooling and water
Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD	Under construction	2.4 GW	Jun 30, 2026 — Maryland Supreme Court rules that a citizen referendum on the county's expanded data center zoning must stay off the ballot
IREN Sweetwater data center campus Sweetwater, Fisher County, TX	Under construction	2 GW	May 28, 2026 — IREN announces NVIDIA partnership on AI-ready design; about 300 construction workers on site

Moratorium actions in Q2 2026

Jurisdiction	Action	Length	What the source says
Carroll County Georgia · county	Extended Jun 2026	100 days	Data center moratorium for unincorporated areas of the county, extended another 100 days. Times-Georgian Source excerpt “The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to extend for another 100 days a data center moratorium for unincorporated areas of the county.”
Citrus County Florida · county	Adopted May 1, 2026	one year	New data centers. Spectrum News Source excerpt “Despite the county enacting a one-year moratorium on new data centers on May 1, discussions are continuing on a data center proposal in Lecanto, which was initiated before the pause was instituted.”
Imperial County California · county	Adopted Jun 2026	45 days	Temporary moratorium on data centers in the county. County of Imperial Source excerpt “In June 2026, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors adopted a 45-day temporary moratorium”
Town of Apex North Carolina · town	Adopted Apr 2026	one year until Apr 27, 2027	Review or approval of applications for data centers (and associated uses like cryptocurrency mining) until April 27, 2027. INDY Week Source excerpt “The moratorium prevents Apex from reviewing or approving applications for the development of data centers (along with associated uses like cryptocurrency mining) until April 27, 2027.”
Box Elder County Utah · county	Adopted Jun 2026	180 days	New data centers and data center power plants on unincorporated land in the county. Utah Public Radio Source excerpt “The commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday that imposes a 180-day moratorium on new data centers and data center power plants on unincorporated land in Box Elder County.”
Augusta-Richmond County Georgia · county	Adopted Jun 2026	49 days	Pause on new data centers to allow public input. WRDW Source excerpt “commissioners approved a 49-day pause on new data centers to allow public input”
Elmwood Township Michigan · township	Adopted Jun 17, 2026	12 months	Data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities (Resolution No. 2026.06.17.A). Tuscola Today Source excerpt “Resolution No. 2026.06.17.A, imposing a 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities.”
Butler County Ohio · county	Adopted Jun 2026	six months	Six-month moratorium on data centers. WVXU Source excerpt “voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a six-month moratorium on data centers.”
City of Minneapolis Minnesota · city	Adopted Jun 2026	five months	Pause on new data center development. CBS Minnesota Source excerpt “Minneapolis City Council members approved a five-month pause on new data center development Thursday.”
City of Inver Grove Heights Minnesota · city	Adopted Jun 2026	one year	New data center development within the city (interim ordinance). Limitless News Source excerpt “The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-2 Friday to approve the third and final reading of a one-year interim ordinance establishing a moratorium on new data center development within the city.”
Manitowoc County Wisconsin · county	Adopted Apr 2026	18 months	Moratorium on data center permitting. WPR Source excerpt “the Manitowoc County Board unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data center permitting Tuesday night.”
Dane County Wisconsin · county	Adopted Jun 2026	— until Dec 2027	Pause on zoning permit applications for hyperscale data centers until December 2027. Isthmus Source excerpt “The Dane County Board unanimously approved a data center moratorium Thursday, pausing zoning permit applications for hyperscale data centers until December 2027.”
City of Durham North Carolina · city	Adopted May 4, 2026	60 days	Data center planning and development. WRAL Source excerpt “On May 4, city council members passed a 60-day moratorium on data center planning and development.”
Orange County North Carolina · county	Adopted Apr 21, 2026	one year	Data center construction across the county. WRAL Source excerpt “Commissioners voted unanimously on April 21 to establish a one-year pause on data center construction across the county.”
Harnett County North Carolina · county	Adopted May 4, 2026	12 months	Data centers in the county. WRAL Source excerpt “The Board of Commissioners voted on May 4 to adopt a 12-month data center moratorium.”
Cumberland County North Carolina · county	Adopted Jun 15, 2026	six months until Dec 2026	Data centers in the county. WRAL Source excerpt “Commissioners adopted a six-month data center moratorium on June 15, which will expire in December.”
City of Charlotte North Carolina · city	Adopted Jun 2026	150 days	Moratorium on data center construction (150 days, per the headline). Axios Charlotte Source excerpt “Charlotte City Council unanimously voted to enact the moratorium Monday night.”
Oklahoma City Oklahoma · city	Adopted Apr 2026	— until Dec 31, 2026	Takes effect immediately and remains until Dec. 31, 2026, or earlier if zoning code amendments on data centers are approved. City of Oklahoma City Source excerpt “The moratorium takes effect immediately and will remain in place until either December 31, 2026, or earlier if amendments to the City's Zoning Code regarding data centers are approved by City Council.”
Logan County Illinois · county	Adopted May 19, 2026	—	Moratorium approved 6-4 on May 19; per the headline, it was later declared invalid. Illinois Times Source excerpt “Logan County Board members on May 19 voted 6-4 in favor of the moratorium”
Montgomery Township Ohio · township	Adopted Jun 2026	two years	Two-year moratorium on the construction of data centers within the township (per Ashland Source). Ashland Source Source excerpt “The three-member board unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on the construction of data centers within Montgomery Township.”
DeKalb County Georgia · county	Extended Jun 2026	100 days	New data center applications; extension keeps the pause in place through the end of September. CBS News Atlanta Source excerpt “DeKalb County commissioners have approved a 100-day extension of a moratorium on new data center applications, keeping the pause in place through the end of September.”
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. KCTV5 Source excerpt “The legislature passed it on Monday with eight votes in favor and one excused.”

Court cases filed in Q2 2026

Case	Project	Status
Box Elder Accountability Referendum (BEAR) v. Box Elder County Utah First District Court · filed Jun 3, 2026	Stratos Project	pending
Nearby residents' lawsuit against the City of Yorkville and Pioneer Development LLC · filed Apr 2026	Project Cardinal Data Center Campus	pending
NAACP v. X.AI Corp. and MZX Tech LLC, No. 3:26-cv-00074-MPM-JMV U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi · filed Apr 14, 2026	xAI Colossus 2	pending
Oracle America Cloud Services LLC v. Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Ozaukee County Circuit Court (Case No. 2026CV000256) · filed Jun 19, 2026	Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus	pending
Bockrath et al. v. Coweta County and Atlas Development LLC Coweta County Superior Court · filed May 5, 2026	Project Sail	pending
Wake Up Jeffco LLC et al. v. City of Festus, Missouri and CRG Acquisition LLC St. Louis County Circuit Court · filed Apr 8, 2026	CRG Festus Data Center	pending
Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing v. Imperial Irrigation District Imperial County Superior Court · filed Jun 5, 2026	Imperial Data Center	pending
Brown, Montgomery and Gentile v. DataOne New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland County · filed Jun 2026	Nebius Vineland Data Center	pending
Stop the Hermantown Data Center lawsuit over comprehensive plan and rezoning St. Louis County District Court · filed Apr 29, 2026	Google Hermantown Data Center	pending
Preserve Our Yorkville and Community lawsuit over Project Steel rezoning · filed May 2026	Project Steel Data Center Campus	pending

How this report is made

Everything above is generated from the Census dataset at build time: the dated events, project records, moratorium entries and court cases, each of which was recorded from a published source that is linked on the project or tracker page. Nothing is estimated or modeled. Because the record grows as projects are researched, a quarter’s counts can rise after the fact; the report is regenerated on every publish, and the date below is the current one.

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

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