Every local moratorium we know of in North Carolina, by county, township, town, city and village: 73 records, of which 57 are in force or recently adopted and 9 are pending or proposed. Upcoming votes are listed below.
Data last changed (02:41 UTC) · page regenerated daily, last on
Counties link to their county pages; shaded townships, cities and villages link to their records. County-wide moratoria shade the whole county. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.
“The process is intended to provide reliable information to the Town Council, Planning Board, staff, and community before consideration of potential Data Center text amendments to the Town’s Land Development Ordinance.”
“ments to the Manufactured Home Park Ordinance, consider changes and amendments to the Ordinance Regulating the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Solar Energy Facilities, and to consider a new Ordinance…”
“ng, the Board will consider an ordinance to impose a moratorium on development approvals for solar farms, including the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for solar farms in the town limits of Denton…”
73 records
| Date | Government | County | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kings Mountain | Gaston County | Data centers | Pending Hearing notice, Feb 23, 2027 |
Hearing notice for a proposed data center moratorium — City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes, Feb 23, 2027. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Town of Denton | Davidson County | Solar | Pending Hearing notice, Oct 5, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed solar moratorium — Oct 5, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Town of Butner | Granville County | Data centers | Pending On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 1, 2026 |
Drafting of a data center moratorium — Town Council, Oct 1, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Montgomery County | — | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 15, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Board of Commissioners, Sep 15, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Vance County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Vance County 60-day data center moratorium (number not located), N.C.G.S. 160D-107; the legal notice advertised 60 days, so a 6-month motion was... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Statesville | Iredell County | Data centers | In force Active |
City of Statesville data center moratorium ordinance (number not located), N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Southport | Brunswick County | Data centers | In force Active |
City of Southport data center moratorium ordinance, N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (ordinance number not located); recommended by the Planning Board (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Nash County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Nash County temporary development moratorium ordinance on data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining and similar high-impact... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Lincolnton | Lincoln County | Data centers | In force Active |
Lincolnton City Council motion/ordinance adopting a moratorium on data center applications (2026-09-03) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Hendersonville | Henderson County | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Sep 3, 2027 |
Ordinance #O-26-29, Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers, N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2026-09 | Town of Newport | Carteret County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town of Newport moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations and associated uses in town limits and... (Moratorium Nation) |
| McDowell County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
McDowell County data center moratorium (number not located), N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Cary | Wake County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance Establishing a Temporary 18-month Moratorium on the Acceptance, Processing, and Approval of Development Applications for Data Centers,... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Whiteville | Columbus County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
City of Whiteville moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining (ordinance number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Hildebran | Burke County | Data centers | In force Active |
Town of Hildebran data center moratorium (number not located); adopted after the town's March 2026 permanent data center zoning regulations (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Durham County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to May 18, 2027 |
Ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on the permitting of large-scale data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Highlands | Macon County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town of Highlands temporary moratorium ordinance on data centers, cryptocurrency mining and other high-intensity computing facilities (number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Warren County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on development approvals for data centers and related high-impact facilities (number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Jackson County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Jackson County data center moratorium ordinance (number not located), N.C.G.S. 160D-107; bars zoning, development, building and demolition... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Greensboro | Guilford County | Data centers | In force Active |
City Council moratorium ordinance pausing acceptance, processing and approval of development applications for data centers, data storage and... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Yadkin County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Yadkin County data center moratorium ordinance, N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (ordinance number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Alamance County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Development Approvals for data centers in unincorporated Alamance County, N.C.G.S. 160D-107... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Waxhaw | Union County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance ORD2026014, An Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the acceptance, processing and approval of development applications for data... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Nashville | Nash County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance 2026-23, temporary moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations and similar uses, N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Farmville | Pitt County | Data centers | In force Active |
Town of Farmville data center moratorium ordinance (number not located), N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Edgecombe County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Edgecombe County two-year moratorium on accepting, processing and approving development applications and permits for data centers and related uses... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Camden County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Camden County moratorium ordinance on development related to data centers, data processing facilities and cryptocurrency mining (number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Pasquotank County | — | Solar | In force Active |
Pasquotank County solar farm moratorium (instrument number not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Mount Airy | Surry County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Extended; runs to Dec 13, 2026 |
Ordinance No. 2027-002 (initial 60-day moratorium, adopted 2026-07-16); extended by Ordinance No. 2027-008 (ninety-day extension, public hearing... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Hot Springs | Madison County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town Board moratorium pausing special use applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, server farms and high-density digital... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Franklin | Macon County | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance No. 2026-002 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Davie County | — | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Jul 5, 2027 |
Ordinance Imposing a One-Year Moratorium on the Development of Data Centers in Davie County ('Temporary Data Center Moratorium'; unnumbered),... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Asheville | Buncombe County | Data centers | In force Active |
City Council moratorium ordinance applying to new development, uses, or changes of use within NAICS 518210 or functionally equivalent facilities;... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Holly Springs | Wake County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to Jun 16, 2027 |
Ordinance 26-19 (up to 12-month moratorium on acceptance, processing and approval of development applications for data centers, cryptocurrency... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cumberland County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to Dec 15, 2026 |
Board of Commissioners moratorium on data center site-plan review and zoning and building permits; instrument number not located in reviewed sources (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Charlotte | Mecklenburg County | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Nov 5, 2026 |
Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Acceptance, Processing, and Approval of Applications for New Telecommunications and Data Storage... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Boiling Spring Lakes | Brunswick County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance (temporary moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations, and associated uses); incidental... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Whitakers | Edgecombe County | Data centers | In force Active |
Town of Whitakers data center moratorium (instrument not located) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Surry County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Jul 20, 2028 |
Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Development Approvals for Data Centers and Related High-Impact Facilities in All Areas Subject to... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Hillsborough | Orange County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Extended; runs to May 27, 2027 |
Ordinance 20260527-5.A (initial 60-day term, adopted 2026-05-27); extended by Ordinance #20260622-5.A, adopted 3-0 on 2026-06-22 after a public... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Wilson | Wilson County | Data centers, Crypto mining, Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active; runs to May 21, 2027 |
City Council moratorium ordinance; ordinance number not located in reviewed sources (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Woodfin | Buncombe County | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance 2026-04 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Garner | Wake County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance No. (2026) 5383, An Ordinance Instituting a Temporary Moratorium on the Permitting and Issuance of Development Approvals for Data... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Bailey | Nash County | Data centers | In force Active |
Board of Commissioners moratorium on accepting, processing, or approving data center applications in the town and its extraterritorial... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Pasquotank County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Board of Commissioners moratorium ordinance; N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (implied) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Mayodan | Rockingham County | Data centers, Crypto mining, Solar | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Development Approvals for Data Centers and Other High-Impact Facilities, and Ordinance... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Spring Hope | Nash County | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution 2026-01, imposing a one-year pause on data centers within the town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Northampton County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Board of Commissioners moratorium ordinance covering unincorporated areas; ordinance/resolution number not located in reviewed sources; N.C.G.S.... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Harnett County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to May 4, 2027 |
Ordinance 2026-17, An Ordinance of the County of Harnett Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Development Approvals for Data Centers (covers data... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Durham | Durham County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Extended; runs to May 3, 2027 |
Initial ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on development approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency mining operations and any use... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Watauga County | — | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Apr 21, 2027 |
County data center moratorium proposed under N.C.G.S. 160D-107. [Evidence ceiling: Watauga County's BOC agendas/minutes archives at... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Swain County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
County moratorium ordinance on permitting and development approvals for data centers and other high-impact facilities, agenda voting item V(a) for... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Orange County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Ordinance establishing one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers; N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Rowan County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Adopted under N.C.G.S. 160D-107 following Legislative Hearing Notice issued April 6, 2026 by Clerk Sarah Pack; the Notice expressly limits the... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Clyde | Haywood County | Data centers | In force Active |
Town moratorium under N.C.G.S. 160D-107: "Town shall not accept, process or approve any application for zoning permits, conditional use permits,... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Apex | Wake County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town-wide moratorium noticed under N.C.G.S. 160D-107 and 160D-601; covers acceptance, processing, and approval of development applications for... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Wendell | Wake County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Town moratorium on acceptance/processing of development applications for data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining;... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Boone | Watauga County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town ordinance banning development of data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations for one year, adopted after public hearing process under... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Brevard | Transylvania County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
City Council moratorium on data centers and similar high-intensity land uses adopted under N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Brevard's land-use authority); March... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Kings Mountain | Gaston County | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Aug 25, 2027 |
Ordinance 26-11, adopted 5-2 on motion by Councilmember Annie Thombs (seconded by Lemmond), enacting 182-day moratorium on permitting new data... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Town of Canton | Haywood County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Town moratorium ordinance ("A Proposed Moratorium Ordinance Regulation Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, and Server Farms") taken up... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Chatham County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to Feb 11, 2027 |
Ordinance 26-0061; N.C.G.S. 160D-107; hearing under N.C.G.S. 160D-601 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Gates County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance imposing temporary moratorium on development approvals for data centers and related high-impact facilities; N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cherokee County | — | Crypto mining, Data centers | Ended Expired |
High-Impact Facility Moratorium adopted under N.C.G.S. 160D-107(a) and 160D-107(d); ordinance text recites Cherokee County Comprehensive Plan... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Madison County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | Ended Expired |
Madison County Limited Moratorium on Data Processing Facilities, adopted June 13, 2023 (per County Manager Rod Honeycutt press release, confirmed... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| McDowell County | — | Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
January 8, 2024 Board minutes state the adopted cryptocurrency ordinance ended the moratorium. (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Buncombe County | — | Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Ordinance 23-05-05 and extension Ordinance 24-05-09; N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Henderson County | — | Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Board of Commissioners public hearing item 2023.62; temporary moratorium on cryptocurrency mining (Moratorium Nation) | |
| — | Town of Elizabethtown | Bladen County | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed Code of Ordinances amendment: temporary moratorium on development approvals for data centers under G.S. 160D-107 (draft ordinance posted... (Moratorium Nation) |
| — | Halifax County | — | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed Halifax County data center moratorium, N.C.G.S. 160D-107; legislative hearing set for 2026-10-19 (Moratorium Nation) |
| — | Guilford County | — | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed Guilford County temporary moratorium on data centers (up to 180 days), N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) |
| — | City of Raleigh | Wake County | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed City of Raleigh moratorium on new data centers of 10,000 sq ft or larger (draft by city attorney), N.C.G.S. 160D-107 (Moratorium Nation) |
| — | Beaufort County | — | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed Beaufort County one-year moratorium on the acceptance, processing and approval of applications for data center developments (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.
Download our North Carolina detections (CSV, our summaries only) · About the open data
| Month | Moratorium Nation | Siting Radar | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General information about state law as checked on Sep 29, 2026, with sources. Not legal advice; thresholds, exemptions and pending legislation change.
“Public Hearing for Consideration of Moratorium Request on Solar Farms by the Town of Denton”
“A statement of the problems or conditions necessitating the moratorium and what courses of action, alternative to a moratorium, were considered by the local government and why those courses of action were not deemed…”
“The Board of Commissioners also voted to hold a public hearing on a proposed moratorium on the development of data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining for its upcoming September 8, 2026…”
“Chair Ashley stated that he preferred a separate motion directing the Planning Board to continue work on the proposed data center text amendment.”
“and WHEREAS, the Board has observed a recent increase in inquiries and potential applications for high-impact facilities, specifically data centers within the City of Mount Airy and unincorporated areas of Surry County;”
“The Conditional Zoning application submittal for a data center use requires the following in addition to any other requirements that apply in this ordinance.”
“…Sheriff Steve Tedder, Commissioner Misty Coffin Clerk to the Board AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS FOR LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS AND RELATED HIGH-IMPACT FACILITIES IN…”
“not a "use by right" in any part of the County's zoning jurisdiction • A data center can now only be proposed for land zoned I-2 (general / heavy industry) • For a data center to move forward, and would also require a…”
As of Sep 30, 2026 we list 73 local moratoria in North Carolina: 69 from the Moratorium Nation inventory (CC BY 4.0) and 4 more found in meeting documents we monitor. 57 are in force or recently adopted, 9 are pending or proposed and 7 have ended. Coverage is partial, so the real number is likely higher.
As of Sep 30, 2026, 56 North Carolina governments have a data center moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records, including Vance County, City of Statesville, City of Southport, Nash County, City of Lincolnton, City of Hendersonville, Town of Newport, McDowell County, Town of Cary, City of Whiteville, Town of Hildebran, Durham County and 44 more. Most are temporary moratoria, not permanent bans; check the linked records for dates.
1 North Carolina government has a solar moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records as of Sep 30, 2026, including Pasquotank County.
1 North Carolina government has a battery storage moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records as of Sep 30, 2026, including City of Wilson.
Yes. We have 3 upcoming hearings or votes on moratoria and siting rules in North Carolina in the next 120 days; the next is in Town of Butner on Oct 1, 2026 (on the agenda (before the vote)). The list on this page is updated daily.
Building an electric generating facility requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (G.S. 62-110.1(a)). Which state and local rules apply to a given project depends on its type and size; the cited notes on this page summarise North Carolina's siting authority as of Sep 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
No. This page is information compiled automatically from public records and the Moratorium Nation inventory. It may be incomplete or out of date. Read the linked sources and confirm with the local government and your counsel.