Indiana
Active Bans / MoratoriumsIndiana HB 1333 passed the House 54-45 (February 2026) but stalled in the Senate Utilities Committee; the controversial 'permitted use' farmland provision was explicitly rejected. The core 1% revenue-sharing provision was folded into HB 1210, which was enacted into law. On May 4-14, 2026 the Indianapolis City-County Council unanimously passed a non-binding resolution (Proposal 158) urging the Metropolitan Development Commission to pause data center approvals until May 7, 2027 or until tighter rules are adopted; the MDC is expected to discuss draft special development standards at its June 3, 2026 meeting. In mid-July 2026 an Indianapolis City-County Council committee approved a binding moratorium on new data center approvals through December 31, 2027, and Valparaiso's council advanced its own moratorium ordinance. The Indianapolis pause became binding on August 10, 2026, when the City-County Council voted 23-1 to bar new data center construction in Marion County through the end of 2027, giving councilors time to finalize noise, water management and electrical capacity rules; the Metropolitan Development Commission ratified it on August 19. Three previously approved projects — DC Blox in Warren Township, Metrobloks in Martindale-Brightwood, and Sabey in Decatur Township — are unaffected. Elkhart County held a first reading on August 18 of a moratorium covering data centers and battery storage running to December 31, 2027, with a special meeting for public comment and a vote on August 27. In St. Joseph County, a vote on expanding the AM General TIF district to include a Microsoft data center — which would let the county borrow up to $4 million — was postponed to September 22 amid questions about tax revenue distribution. Nearly a third of Indiana counties have now moved to restrict data centers. The City of Elkhart's council voted 9-0 on August 27, 2026 to stop accepting data center and battery storage applications until December 2027 while it studies grid, water, safety, traffic and noise impacts — a pause that covers only the city, with the separate county-level moratorium still pending. In Kokomo, the Plan Commission backed a zoning amendment 5-1 on August 17 that would allow data centers on industrial land, with a Common Council vote expected in September. In Fort Wayne, a one-year pause on council data center actions was introduced in September 2026 with unanimous support for introduction. Zionsville's Town Council approved a one-year moratorium (also covering solar, wind and battery storage) on September 21, 2026; Owen County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on September 22; and Fort Wayne's council vote on its proposed one-year pause was delayed to October 13 amid multiple amendments.
Legislation
Local Actions
1-year moratorium. Triggered by 500 MW, 300-acre Decennial Group campus proposal.
Up to 1-year moratorium on data centers, solar, and battery storage.
Temporary moratorium on data center construction.
1-year moratorium on wind, solar, data centers, and SMRs.
12-month moratorium, unanimous vote. APC recommended 5-0
After the City-County Council's non-binding Proposal 158 urging a pause, the Metropolitan Development Commission voted 5-3 on July 1, 2026 to recommend a new special-use (SU-47) zoning class for high-impact data centers; final City-County Council approval is expected in August 2026.
A proposed moratorium blocking data centers over 100,000 sq ft advanced to a final Council vote scheduled for July 16, 2026.
The City-County Council development committee voted 10-3 on July 13, 2026 to advance a pause on new data center approvals running through the end of 2027, with Mayor Joe Hogsett's support. The measure was scheduled for a full council vote on August 10, 2026. Opponents of the separately approved DC BLOX project at Washington Street and Shadeland Avenue have also discussed litigation.
City Council advanced moratorium Ordinance No. 16, 2026; the Plan Commission takes it up August 4, 2026.
Residents are calling for a temporary moratorium while commissioners draft regulations. The county confirmed it signed a non-disclosure agreement with an unnamed data center developer.
City-County Council voted 23-1 for a binding moratorium barring new data center construction through December 31, 2027; ratified by the Metropolitan Development Commission on August 19, 2026. Three approved projects (DC Blox, Metrobloks, Sabey) are exempt.
First reading of a proposed moratorium on data centers and battery storage facilities running through December 31, 2027. Special meeting for public comment and vote scheduled August 27, 2026.
City Council voted 9-0 on August 27, 2026 for a moratorium on data center and battery storage facility applications running until December 2027, while the city studies electrical capacity, water usage, public safety, traffic, noise and environmental impacts. Applies only to the city, not Elkhart County.
Councilwoman Rohli Booker introduced legislation to pause council actions on data centers for one year and create a nine-member study commission, after resident opposition to Google's now-operational $2 billion campus; introduction had unanimous support. The council vote, expected September 23, 2026, was delayed to October 13 after multiple amendments were introduced requiring further review; the existing Google data center project is unaffected.
Town Council approved a one-year moratorium on September 21, 2026 covering data centers, solar farms, wind farms and battery storage systems — uses that lack permitted categories in the zoning code — and directed the planning department and Plan Commission to review the code.
County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data center development on September 22, 2026, temporarily blocking projects while the county works on permanent regulations.