One-year data-center moratorium in unincorporated Boone County
Boone County (IN) — One-Year Moratorium on New Data Centers (Unincorporated Areas)
Boone County, Indiana · Boone County (IN) one-year data-center moratorium (June 15, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- June 15, 2027
- Applies to
- Developers seeking to build new data centers in unincorporated Boone County.
- Enforced by
- Boone County Area Plan Commission
One-year moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated Boone County and the town of Advance. Halts filing, processing, review, and acceptance of new data-center facility applications in those areas. Meant to allow study of land-use, infrastructure, utility, agricultural, and rural-character impacts. Boone County is the twelfth Indiana county to enact a data-center pause; Meta's LEAP-district campus (Lebanon) is unaffected.
Who is protected: Boone County residents in unincorporated areas; agricultural land users.
Legal detail
Boone County Indiana Board of Commissioners ordinance imposing a 365-day moratorium on data-center applications in unincorporated areas, effective June 16, 2026 through June 15, 2027.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Boone County, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Level | County |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 15, 2026 |
| Citation | Boone County (IN) one-year data-center moratorium (June 15, 2026) |
| Penalties | Application denial during moratorium. |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · government use of AI |
| News report | Inside INdiana Business — Boone County passes moratorium on data center development |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
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