Data Center Political Risk
Indiana data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 13 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Indiana — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
Moratoriums & restrictions in Indiana
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrillvilletown · Lake | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | NWI Times / NW Indiana Business |
| Boone Countycounty · Boone | Moratorium | proposed | May 2026 | Inside Indiana Business / IBJ |
| Indianapoliscity · Marion | Pause | proposed | May 2026 | WTHR |
| Marshall Countycounty · Marshall | Ban | active | Apr 2026 | WNDU |
| Fulton Countycounty · Fulton | Moratorium | active | Mar 2026 | WNDU |
| Dearborn Countycounty · Dearborn | Moratorium | active | Feb 2026 | Source |
| Pulaski Countycounty · Pulaski | Moratorium | active | Feb 2026 | Source |
| Starke Countycounty · Starke | Moratorium | active | Dec 2025 | WNDU |
| Putnam Countycounty · Putnam | Moratorium | active | Nov 2025 | InkFree News |
| White Countycounty · White | Moratorium | expired | Oct 2025 | InkFree News |
| New Albanycity · Floyd | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Indiana (statewide) — HB 1333state · Indiana | Tax Rollback | failed | — | Indiana General Assembly |
| Madison Countycounty · Madison | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
Score Indiana's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →