Tarrant AL 12-month data center moratorium (2026)

Tarrant, Ala. (Jefferson County) — 12-MONTH MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS approved by city officials, with MAYOR TRACIE THREADFORD stating the decision 'was made out of caution as the city prepares for potential f[uture development]'. THE PRE-EMPTIVE POSTURE IS THE ANALYTICALLY IMPORTANT FEATURE. Adopting a pause before any application exists forecloses the vested-rights exposure that has defeated moratoria elsewhere in this dataset: Inver Grove Heights MN data center moratorium amended under lawsuit (2026) (a filed application became a $150M damages demand and the city amended its ordinance rather than litigate, against a $1M insurance cap), plus the Rockford IL annexation agreement, the Cle Elum WA 2002 development agreement, the Salem pre-filed application, the Lowell settlement and the Athens site outside city limits. The same posture is expressly recorded at Sauk County WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026) ('not aware of any projects currently planned'), Marina CA 45-day data center moratorium (2026) ('not prompted by any current applications'), Woodburn OR 120-day data center moratorium (2026) (a named prospective developer but no filed application) and Latah County ID data center regulations (2026) (substantive standards adopted with nothing proposed). ALABAMA CLUSTER: Foley AL six-month data center moratorium (2026) and Chelsea AL one-year data center moratorium (2026) (both this wave); on the enabling side, Brookwood's city council approved annexation and rezoning for a proposed data center near Brookwood Middle School, dispositioned in the triage ledger as an enabling action. NOT ESTABLISHED: the vote, the exact date, the ordinance number, the operative scope, and any threshold. The quoted rationale is truncated at 'potential f'.