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Indy council president proposes data center moratorium after outcry

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10 July 2026

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Fusion42 · 11 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Indianapolis City-County Council President Maggie Lewis will propose a legally binding moratorium on new data center approvals on 13 July, following months of community opposition to power consumption and environmental impacts. The move mirrors 19 other Indiana counties that have already paused or banned new data centre development.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

If you're planning to deploy data centre capacity in the Midwest, Indianapolis just closed—and 19 other Indiana counties are already shut. The regulatory wall is moving faster than you can build.

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