Miamisburg OH nine-month data center moratorium (2026)
Miamisburg, Ohio — Nine-Month Moratorium on Data Center Development Adopted 6-0 After a Large-Scale Proposal at the Former DP&L Hutchings Power Station (September 1, 2026)
Miamisburg, OH · City of Miamisburg, Ohio — nine-month data center moratorium (adopted September 1, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- June 1, 2027
- Applies to
- Developers seeking to build data centers in Miamisburg, including at the former DP&L Hutchings Power Station site
- Enforced by
- City of Miamisburg Department of Development / Miamisburg City Council
Miamisburg City Council voted 6-0 on September 1, 2026 to impose a nine-month moratorium on data center development in the city. The trigger was community concern about a proposed large-scale data center at the former DP&L Hutchings Power Station — a decommissioned coal plant site, which is exactly the kind of parcel data center developers seek out because the grid interconnection is already built. The moratorium gives the city time to evaluate the impacts of data centers and to consider appropriate regulations and development standards. City Manager Chris Fine described the move as an attempt to be proactive rather than be caught off guard by applications the city was not prepared to handle, which is a fair summary of why most of the 2026 municipal moratoriums in this dataset exist. Miamisburg is in Montgomery County in the Dayton area, and it joined a group of Ohio communities pausing data center growth to write zoning rules — Massillon City Council agreed to its own moratorium in the same period, and separate measures are indexed for Twinsburg and Clearcreek Township.
Who is protected: Miamisburg residents, particularly those near the former Hutchings Power Station site; city utility and infrastructure capacity
Legal detail
City of Miamisburg, Ohio — nine-month moratorium on data center development, adopted 6-0 (unanimous) by City Council at its meeting of Tuesday, September 1, 2026. DURATION: nine months from adoption, i.e. to approximately June 1, 2027. TRIGGER: community concern over a proposed large-scale data center at the FORMER DP&L HUTCHINGS POWER STATION site. The decommissioned-power-plant siting pattern is worth recording as a class: retired generating stations carry existing high-capacity transmission interconnection, which is the scarcest input for a hyperscale facility, so they attract proposals disproportionately and municipalities that have not zoned for the use get little warning. PURPOSE: time for the City to evaluate data center impacts and consider appropriate regulations and development standards. CITY MANAGER'S STATED RATIONALE (Chris Fine): to be proactive rather than caught off guard by applications the city is not prepared to handle. JURISDICTION: Miamisburg lies in Montgomery County in the Dayton metropolitan area. OHIO CONTEXT: part of a cluster of Ohio municipal pauses in 2026; Massillon City Council agreed to a data center moratorium in the same period, and this dataset separately indexes Twinsburg OH 12-month data center moratorium (2026-065) and a Clearcreek Township measure. Ordinance number not published in the located sources.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Miamisburg, OH |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | September 1, 2026 |
| Citation | City of Miamisburg, Ohio — nine-month data center moratorium (adopted September 1, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Data center development may not be approved during the nine-month moratorium |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · consumer protection · government use of AI |
| Agency page | City Council Approves Nine-Month Moratorium on Data Centers — City of Miamisburg, OH (official) |
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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