Status of all 6 local governments in Newton County (the county and its towns and cities) on moratoria and siting rules for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind.
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Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.
No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 5 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 6, 2026 Data centers: Extended; end date Oct 7, 2026 has passed (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 17, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 2 |
| City of Covington | Ended Data centers: Replaced by permanent rules (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jan 5, 2026) |
— | 1 |
| City of Mansfield | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Oxford | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Porterdale | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of Newborn | None known | — | 1 |
“None known” means no record in Moratorium Nation and nothing detected in the documents we read; for governments we do not monitor yet it says nothing either way.
“Consideration of A RESOLUTION OF THE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO EXTEND AN EXISTING MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS, REQUESTS OR SUBMISSIONS THAT PROPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 6, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Board of Commissioners, Oct 6, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Newton County | Data centers | Ended Extended; end date Oct 7, 2026 has passed |
Resolution R-040726b (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Covington | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Original moratorium resolution adopted 2026-01-05, ratified 2026-01-20, and extended by council action multiple times (to Aug. 4, 2026 per the... (Moratorium Nation) |
Moratorium records marked “Moratorium Nation” come from the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; status follows that inventory, and we mark a record ended once its recorded end date has passed. Records marked “Siting Radar” are our own detections in public meeting documents: the status is the latest step we saw, with a link to the source. Not legal advice.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Newton County (proposed) in Newton County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Newton County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Newton County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Newton County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.