Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, Enacts Data Center Moratorium
The city of Pequot Lakes in Minnesota has enacted a data center moratorium. Separately, Carlton County is continuing discussions regarding its own proposed data center moratorium.
The KAXE news report indicates that the city of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, has passed a moratorium on data center development. This action reflects growing local attention to data center proliferation.
Concurrently, Carlton County officials are actively engaged in discussions regarding a potential interim ordinance that would also impose a moratorium on data center construction within its jurisdiction. A motion for this interim ordinance was introduced during a Carlton County Committee of the Whole meeting on July 7, 2026, and is set to continue. Both instances highlight local government responses to data center development in Minnesota.