Data Center Political Risk
Washington data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 13 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across Washington — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in Washington
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernoncity · Skagit | Moratorium | active | Aug 2026 | Cascadia Daily News |
| Cle Elumcity · Kittitas | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Seattle Times / KOMO News |
| La Connertown · Skagit | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | datacenterbans.com |
| Pascocity · Franklin | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | NBC Right Now |
| Marysvillecity · Snohomish | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | HeraldNet (Everett Herald) |
| Buriencity · King | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | B-Town Blog |
| Snohomish Countycounty · Snohomish | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | Snohomish County Tribune |
| Spokanecity | Moratorium | proposed | Jun 2026 | City of Spokane / KREM |
| Seattlecity · King | Pause | active | Jun 2026 | Seattle City Council Blog |
| Skagit Countycounty · Skagit | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | goskagit.com / Seattle Times |
| Port Angelescity · Clallam | Moratorium | proposed | — | datacenterbans.com |
| Rentoncity · King | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| Washington (statewide) — HB 2515state · Washington | Tax Rollback | failed | — | Davis Wright Tremaine |
Score Washington'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 →