Data Center Political Risk
South Dakota data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 4 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across South Dakota — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
Tracked operators with sites in South Dakota · 2
Moratoriums & restrictions in South Dakota
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota (statewide) — SB 135 (local-control)state · South Dakota | Other | active | Mar 2026 | South Dakota Public Broadcasting |
| South Dakota (statewide) — HB 1301state · South Dakota | Moratorium | failed | — | MultiState / SDPB |
| South Dakota (statewide) — SB 232state · South Dakota | Moratorium | failed | — | South Dakota Legislature / LegiScan |
| Yankton Countycounty · Yankton | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
Score South Dakota'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 →