Greenwood County, SC Data Center Moratorium — Ordinance 2026-25 (Second Reading)
Greenwood County, SC · Greenwood County, SC Ordinance 2026-25 (data center moratorium), second reading 4-3, July 7, 2026; third reading July 21, 2026
Greenwood County, South Carolina is two-thirds of the way to a data center moratorium. On July 7, 2026 the county council advanced Ordinance 2026-25 — a data center moratorium — on second reading by a narrow 4-3 vote, and by the same 4-3 margin rejected a separate zoning text amendment (2026-19) that would have set data center rules. A third and final reading is set for July 21, 2026.
Technical detail
Greenwood County (SC) Council, July 7, 2026: Ordinance 2026-25 (data center moratorium) received second-reading passage 4-3; companion data center text amendment 2026-19 denied 4-3 at the same meeting. SC counties require three readings — final reading scheduled July 21, 2026. Indexed as proposed pending third reading.
Who is protected: Greenwood County, SC residents
Who must comply: Data center developers seeking approvals in Greenwood County, SC (if Ordinance 2026-25 receives third reading)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Greenwood County, SC |
|---|---|
| Level | County |
| Status | Proposed / pending |
| Protection strength | Proposed or pending |
| Citation | Greenwood County, SC Ordinance 2026-25 (data center moratorium), second reading 4-3, July 7, 2026; third reading July 21, 2026 |
| Enforced by | Greenwood County, SC Planning; County Council |
| Penalties | Permit/application denial during moratorium (if enacted) |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 |
| Official source | Greenwood County Council denies data center text amendment, advances moratorium — Index-Journal ↗ |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
- Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
- VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
- VA Data Center Tax Exemption · In effect
- VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
- Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect
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