Zionsville IN 1-year data center/renewables moratorium (2026)
Zionsville, IN — Town Council Approves One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers, Solar and Wind Farms and Battery Storage While Plan Commission Reviews Zoning (September 21, 2026)
Zionsville, IN · Town of Zionsville, Ind. — one-year moratorium on data centers, wind, solar and BESS (Sept. 21, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- September 21, 2027
- Applies to
- Developers of data centers, solar/wind farms and battery storage in Zionsville
- Enforced by
- Zionsville Town Council; Plan Commission; planning department
On September 21, 2026, the Zionsville Town Council approved a one-year moratorium on data centers, solar and wind farms and battery energy storage systems. The town has no permitted land use for these projects, which now could only come in through a special use permit, and the council directed its planning department and Plan Commission to review the zoning code and recommend whether and where they should be allowed, with public hearings before any vote. The town attorney said the move was partly to get ahead of developers after nearby Boone County adopted its own one-year data center moratorium.
Who is protected: Zionsville residents
Legal detail
Town Council action 2026-09-21 (Current Publishing; Indianapolis Business Journal headline 'pass data center pause'). Scope: data centers, solar farms, wind farms, battery energy storage systems. Direction to planning department and Plan Commission to review land-use rules; Plan Commission recommendation and Town Council final approval, each after public hearings. expires_date 2027-09-21 computed from the stated one-year term counted from the 2026-09-21 vote. NOT ESTABLISHED: ordinance/resolution number; vote tally; effective date; exemptions.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Zionsville, IN |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | September 21, 2026 |
| Citation | Town of Zionsville, Ind. — one-year moratorium on data centers, wind, solar and BESS (Sept. 21, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Not stated in the located sources |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Zionsville Town Council approves moratorium on data centers, wind and solar projects — Current Publishing |
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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