Butler County KY one-year data center moratorium (2026)

Butler County, KY — Fiscal Court Approves One-Year Data Center Moratorium (June 2026)
Butler County, KY · Butler County, KY, one-year data center moratorium (approved June 2026)

Status: Enacted (not yet in effect)
Applies to: Data center developers in Butler County, KY
Enforced by: Butler County Fiscal Court

Butler County paused data centers for about a year so officials can study what one would do to the electric co-op (Warren Rural Electric), the water system and ratepayers. No data center is currently proposed there.

Who is protected: Butler County, KY residents and ratepayers

Legal detail

Butler County Fiscal Court, KY — countywide one-year moratorium on data center development, reported by WBKO on June 26, 2026. Purpose: study impacts on Warren Rural Electric and the county water system and on ratepayers before any proposal arrives. Exact vote date, ordinance number and whether this was first or second reading are not in the source. Not to be confused with Butler County, OH (Butler County OH 6-Month Data Center Moratorium).

Key facts

Jurisdiction	Butler County, KY
Level	County
Strength	Limited
Citation	Butler County, KY, one-year data center moratorium (approved June 2026)
Private right of action	No, agency enforcement only
Penalties	No approvals during the moratorium
Topics	data-center siting and energy
News report	Butler County approves one year moratorium on data centers — WBKO (June 26, 2026)

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WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect

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