Data Center Litigation Tracker
CREdocket tracks 22 data center matters, dated Jun 15, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, in 18 states. 7 matters involve a local moratorium on data centers.
Fights over where data centers can be built are moving into court: developers challenging local moratoriums and rezoning denials, neighbors and towns challenging approvals, and disputes over permits, noise and land covenants. Every data center matter CREdocket covers is listed here, newest first, each with a plain-English write-up.
22Matters
18States
5Ruled, settled or on appeal
Filed: 11Pending: 6Ruling Issued: 3On Appeal: 2
Missouri: 4Tennessee: 2Colorado: 1Florida: 1Idaho: 1Illinois: 1Kansas: 1Kentucky: 1Maryland: 1Michigan: 1Minnesota: 1New Jersey: 1North Carolina: 1Ohio: 1Pennsylvania: 1South Carolina: 1Texas: 1West Virginia: 1
| Date | Matter | Where | Status | Amount / scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Frederick County Data Center Moratorium Suit (Quantum Maryland) Circuit Court for Frederick County, Maryland | MD | Filed | Injunctive relief and damages; developer says a $500M+ land deal was… |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Indiantown, FL Data Center Plat Suit: Silver Fox 606 v. Village Florida Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County | Indiantown, FL | Filed | Declaratory and injunctive relief and a writ of prohibition;… |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Weld County GlobalAI Data Center Approval Challenged by Broe District Court, Weld County, Colorado | CO | Filed | Judicial review and reversal of land-use approval |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Spartanburg Kohler Plant Data Center: Zoning Suit Dismissed South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Seventh Judicial Circuit (Spartanburg County) | SC | Ruling Issued | $2.8 billion data center project; declaratory and injunctive relief… |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Montgomery County, MO Amazon Data Center Suit Survives Dismissal Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri | MO | Ruling Issued | Not a monetary claim; advocacy group seeks to halt a data center… |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Springfield, MO Data Center Moratorium Suit (NSI, A.1 LLC) Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri | MO | Filed | Not a monetary damages claim; developer seeks declaratory and… |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Bradley County, TN Data Center Zoning Ordinance Suit by SDCL Bradley County Chancery Court, Tennessee | TN | Filed | $19.9M land purchase underlying a challenge to the county's… |
| Sep 16, 2026 | King of Prussia Data Center Denial: MLP Ventures v. Upper Merion Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania | Upper Merion Township, PA | Filed | 5-building, 4.6M-square-foot data center campus |
| Sep 16, 2026 | St. Louis Armory Data Center: Dueling Zoning Suits, TerraWatt Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis, MO | Filed | $3.1 billion data center project (scale of underlying development) |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Joliet Technology Center Data Center Zoning Suit, Joliet IL Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois | Joliet, IL | Pending | $20 billion project value at stake |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Bitdeer Ohio Data Center: Hannibal Industrial Park Covenant Suit Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County, Ohio | OH | Pending | Declaratory and injunctive relief sought; no dollar figure stated |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Edgerton, KS Data Center Petition: City's Suit Dismissed as SLAPP Johnson County District Court, Kansas | KS | Ruling Issued | Not applicable (declaratory/zoning dispute; city ordered to pay… |
| Sep 2, 2026 | PrimeBlock Data Center Murphy NC: Noise Nuisance Class Action U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina | NC | Pending | Proposed class of ~1,000 property owners; damages pled below federal… |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Benton County, MO Data Center Moratorium: Developer Seeks TRO Circuit Court of Benton County, Missouri | MO | Pending | Not primarily monetary; developer seeks a temporary restraining… |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Ridgeline Data Center Tucker County WV: Air Permit Appeal Tossed Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia | WV | On Appeal | 1,600 MW off-grid gas/diesel power plant + data center; 500 acres |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Cave City KY Data Center Moratorium Suit Near Mammoth Cave Barren Circuit Court, Kentucky (43rd Judicial Circuit) | KY | Pending | Declaratory and injunctive relief sought; underlying project spans… |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Gemstone Technology Park Kuna: Data Center Rezone Appeal Idaho Supreme Court | Kuna, ID | On Appeal | $1B+ data center project; 620 acres |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Circle T Data Center, Westlake TX: TRO Blocks Hillwood Deal 342nd District Court, Tarrant County, Texas | Westlake, TX | Filed | Not a damages claim; TRO blocking a development agreement for a… |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Nashville Zoo Data Center: DC Blox Sues Metro Over Moratorium U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Filed | $23M data center site; moratorium-driven permit freeze, specific… |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wixom, Michigan Data Center Moratorium Suit (30625 S. Wixom Road) U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan | Wixom, MI | Filed | 55-acre, 519,000+ sq. ft. data center project blocked by moratorium;… |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Monroe Township NJ Data Center Ban: Hexa Builders $300M Suit United States District Court, District of New Jersey | Williamstown, NJ | Pending | $300 million sought in damages |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Eagan, Minnesota Data Center Moratorium Suit by Eagan Capital Minnesota District Court, Dakota County | MN | Filed | $50,000 in damages sought; challenges a one-year moratorium on data… |
Updated Oct 13, 2026. Counts are the matters in CREdocket's tracker, not every case filed; we add matters as they are reported or decided. See our sourcing standards and corrections log.
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