Logan County NE 12-month data center moratorium

Logan County, NE Board of Commissioners action, July 15, 2026. Moratorium scope: data centers, wind and solar energy facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations in unincorporated Logan County. Duration: 12 months from July 15, 2026 (through approximately July 15, 2027). Procedural note: a prior moratorium adopted in May 2026 was declared invalid by the county state's attorney for failure to hold a public hearing as required by Nebraska statute; the July 15 moratorium corrected the procedural deficiency. County seat: Stapleton, NE. Logan County is a small, rural county in the Nebraska Sandhills (population ~700). Note: moratorium scope extends beyond data centers to include wind/solar energy facilities and cryptocurrency mining — consistent with the pattern seen in several other Nebraska counties (e.g., Geary County, KS analog; NE pattern counties include Cass, Jefferson, and others). Logan County is approximately the 12th Nebraska county to enact a data center moratorium in 2026.