Champaign County's one-year data center moratorium still allows some projects to move forward

News Clip1:05Illinois Public Media·Champaign County, IL·10/16/2026

Champaign County's one-year moratorium pauses new large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas, but does not prevent municipalities such as Mahomet from approving projects. Mahomet officials ended discussions with data center developers after community opposition, while the countywide moratorium remains limited in scope.

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Gov: Champaign County government, Village of Mahomet
Officials in Mahomet, IL, recently ended talks with data center developers following opposition from community members. The project notably would not have blocked by an ongoing moratorium across Champaign County. The county’s one-year moratorium applies to new large-scale data centers in unincorporated regions. IPM’s Abigail Bottar explain that means parts of the county with their own local government can still approve new data center projects. Read the full story: https://ipmnewsroom.org/data-center-development-is-paused-in-champaign-county-thats-not-curbing-interest-from-developers-though/