The projects that did not happen

New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson said the university would not proceed and would not renew or extend its agreement with Green Data, citing insufficient contiguous acreage, renewable-integration challenges and community concerns.

Millville Board of Commissioners banned new data centers citywide (May 19, 2026), blocking this proposal - the largest data center project ever proposed in New Jersey.

The proposal was formally withdrawn at a Lovejoy city council meeting; the mayor indicated the developers intend to pursue residential development for the site instead.

HHHunt withdrew its rezoning application two weeks after the Hanover Planning Commission recommended denial on January 15, 2026, and before a scheduled February 25 Board of Supervisors vote.

Hanover Board of Supervisors denied the rezoning, building-height exception, and substation CUP 4-3

Listed incorporator Sinha Shatrughan told WVIA 'Personally, I didn't want to go ahead with any sort of data center there right now'; the Mudiita Infra websites are deactivated.

Developers withdrew the rezoning request; the mayor announced the withdrawal after sustained public opposition.

Original 267-acre application withdrawn amid opposition; Oldham County Fiscal Court passed a 150-day data-center moratorium 4-2 on 2025-07-02 with no exemption carved out for the pending Western Hospitality application. Developer pursued a smaller, relocated ~100 MW proposal at a different site (the Sauerbeck family drive-in theater property) within the county; baxtel.com's tracking record for this original filing lists status as 'Project cancelled before construction.'

Applied Digital told Keloland (statement March 2026) that the project was 'unlikely to go forward,' citing the South Dakota legislature's failure to pass a 50-year sales-tax exemption on IT equipment, and said it would let its land option near Toronto lapse.

Natelli Holdings withdrew its annexation and rezoning applications for the New Hill Digital Campus in early March 2026 amid sustained community opposition (Protect Wake County Coalition); the Apex Town Council moved toward a one-year data-center moratorium. The developer said it may revisit only if Apex later adopts a comprehensive zoning text amendment permitting data centers, no re-filing as of July 2026.

CT Siting Council denies Dominion's petition for exemption from state review. Host fee agreement terminated by default.

Pataskala City Council voted 7-0 on Aug. 25, 2026 to reject the site plan, accepting the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation to deny it. Aligned has not withdrawn, its general counsel said only that the company would “reflect and regroup.” A separate citizen charter amendment banning data centers over 25 MW goes to Pataskala and Granville voters on Nov. 3, 2026.

City of Hammond announced the development agreement expired June 30, 2026 - required milestones and obligations were not completed by the deadline, and no further extensions were offered; no groundbreaking occurred.

City of Cleveland rejected the permit application.

Rochelle City Council rejected the development agreement 0-7 on 27 April 2026 after tabling it in March.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Sentinel Data Centers withdrew from the Androscoggin Mill project and halted work in June 2026 (after Gov. Mills vetoed a statewide 20MW+ data-center moratorium that had been intended to protect it). Per the JGT2 mill-redevelopment team, the site itself is 'not dead', the 82MW (expandable) power infrastructure and rail access remain, and JGT2 is seeking a new data-center operator or industrial tenant.

Reported dead by One Katahdin's mill-site redevelopment director; Nautilus could not secure the AI customer it wanted because the site could not deliver enough power.

DC Blox withdrew rezoning application after sustained community opposition; 195,000 sq ft, 50 MW capacity

Land purchase/sale agreement for a 606.5-acre parcel in the Montana Connections Industrial Park was still contingent on closing, with the deadline extended to Feb 11, 2026.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The Port of Cascade Locks and Roundhouse jointly announced the project would be discontinued before construction.

Site plan denied 7-2 by the Allen Park Planning Commission on 2026-06-04.

Gander Newsroom's running Michigan data-center tracker records the application as withdrawn in April 2026, after the March planning-commission recommendation.

Harrington City Council voted unanimously to reject the zoning change needed for the project; per Spotlight Delaware the vote 'prompted cheers and a standing ovation' from residents opposed to the project.

La Pine City Council voted unanimously to reject the proposed 20 MW facility in the La Pine Industrial Park.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The NM State Land Office rejected the Aetherion/Green Data sublease proposal at Spaceport America on 2026-09-03, and Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard ruled Sierra County's 2026-07-21 data-center moratorium applies to Spaceport activity despite it sitting on state trust land. Spaceport's executive director Scott McLaughlin said the facility will honor the decision. The developer (Jason Bak) did not respond to comment and left the door open to a future proposal once moratoria expire, but this specific sublease proposal is dead as of this report.

Fredericksburg City Council voted 7 to 0 early on August 26, 2026 to deny the rezoning and 7 to 0 to deny the special use permit. The land stays Planned Development-Medical Center.

Amazon suspended plans citing 'uncertain' permit and utility agreement timelines; Minnesota lawmakers simultaneously reduced sales tax exemptions on electricity for large data center facilities

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Amazon Data Services Inc. formally withdrew its Calvert Technology Center Conceptual Site Development Plan application and decided not to pursue the proposed data center project in Calvert County. Calvert County Government announced the withdrawal in an Aug. 4, 2026 press release; the county's data center page now records the application as withdrawn and states no site plan applications for data center development are pending. The withdrawal followed voter backlash in the county's June 23, 2026 primary, and the county subsequently passed a six-month moratorium on data center site plan approvals effective Aug. 28, 2026.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Project listed as canceled in December 2025 after the developer walked away from a long-term lease on state school-trust land east of Lawton.

Brennan Investment Group withdrew the proposal on 28 January 2026, cancelling a 2 February plan commission presentation 'based on initial feedback'.

Town of Cassville voters approved 44-0 an ordinance banning data centers in the township on April 16, 2026; developer went silent after the vote and was reported considering sites in Indiana and North Dakota

Project ended. The Upper Macungie Township Zoning Hearing Board rejected Air Products' request to establish a data center on the 194-acre former headquarters property in a decision issued July 2026 (after a May 27, 2026 hearing). Air Products let the August 5, 2026 appeal deadline pass without appealing; spokesman Art George confirmed 'Air Products has decided not to pursue an appeal of the Upper Macungie Township Zoning Board decision.' No decision has been made on future ownership or use of the property.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Cloverleaf stopped pursuing farmland in the town of Carlton in late 2025 after town leadership and residents opposed it.

City Council unanimously terminated the Stronghold utility agreement and approved a 45-day data-center moratorium after sustained community opposition. The moratorium was extended roughly 10.5 months on 2026-07-08, and the Planning Commission recommended a permanent citywide data-center ban (two conditions attached) on 2026-07-15, with Council adoption votes scheduled for 2026-08-12 and 2026-08-26.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Unanimously denied by Culpeper County Planning Commission; concerns over rural preservation and proximity to Culpeper Battlefields State Park

HMC StratCap 1977 Saturn, LLC (a DigiCo Infrastructure REIT subsidiary) formally withdrew Development Agreement No. 24.02 / Site Development Plan No. 24-040 in a signed letter to the Monterey Park City Council (signed by Interim CEO Chris Maher) - filed before, not after, the city's Measure NDC ballot vote.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

cancelled per City of Chesapeake Department of Planning, Rezoning Case PLN-REZ-2025-002 (Etheridge Lakes Data Center)

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Surge Development LLC withdrew its PUD rezoning petition, announced via a county government news release the evening of 2025-05-13, after weeks of public backlash. Baxtel's tracking record for the site lists status as 'Project cancelled before construction.'

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Deltona withdrew both applications rather than face a July 14, 2026 commission vote, after the Planning and Development Commission unanimously recommended denial following an 8-hour public hearing.

Applicants withdrew the conditional rezoning request on 2025-12-08, saying they would honour the township's moratorium. Township officials indicated the developers may resubmit once the moratorium ends.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Rocklocker withdrew the proposal after public opposition and the DNR's rejection of the state-land purchase request.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on August 26, 2026 to reject the La Osa Energy Center rezoning request and development plans, after the developer had already scaled the proposal back roughly 80% (from 59 data center buildings and 3 GW of demand to 11 buildings, a 500 MW gas plant, battery storage and a 1 GW cap) in response to opposition over aquifer drawdown and incomplete energy sourcing plans. Supervisor Stephen Miller cast the lone dissent. Recorded as cancelled because the entitlement the project required was denied; Vermaland has not publicly announced a withdrawal or a refiling, so this reflects the county's denial rather than a developer decision.

Pocatello City Council voted 4-1 to uphold the Hearing Examiner's denial of the conditional use permit, ending the local approval path as of retrieval.

The Douglas County Commission voted 4-1 to deny the rezoning for a six-building, 4.4 million sq ft campus on roughly 700 acres near Liberty Road and I-20, the second denial for the property in seven months.

Pierce County Commission unanimously denied the conditional-use permit.

Clinton County Commissioners unanimously denied the rezoning, citing impact on adjacent property owners and the developer's failure to negotiate the 14 proposed commitments. The denial bars the petitioner from returning for 12 months.

Mayor Mary Burress announced on 9 March 2026 that the city would not move forward; the developer formally terminated the purchase agreement in a 5 May 2026 letter.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Tract withdrew its rezoning application for the Mooresville Technology Park (Iredell County) in August 2025 after community opposition. The Mooresville mayor said there is 'no longer an active request' to build the data center and that it was removed from all future town meeting agendas. (This project was already withdrawn ~11 months before Compute Atlas added it as 'proposed'.)

Developer pulled the zoning permit the same day the City Council passed a one-year data center moratorium.

St. Joseph County Council voted 7-2 to deny the rezoning after a hearing that ran until roughly 4 a.m.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

New York-based LS Power withdrew its zoning request for the Old Ridge Road site in a letter from the developer's attorney to Hanover County; no replacement zoning application had been filed as of late June 2026.

Washington City Council voted unanimously to cease all business with the developer and explore a moratorium, ending the proposal.

QTS withdrew Virginia Supreme Court appeal July 2, 2026 after Court of Appeals unanimously halted project March 2026. Circuit court had voided rezoning August 2024 citing inadequate public notice under Va. Code § 15.2-2204. Project officially terminated.

Newberry County Council voted unanimously to deny the land-sale ordinance at third reading, reversing the first two readings, and then moved to a 12-month moratorium on accepting new data center permits.

Beale Infrastructure withdrew the 270-acre rezoning application after resident opposition and NDA-disclosure concerns; the Coweta planning commission had voted 4-1 to deny.

Boone District Supervisor Mike Meredith announced the county had received verification that the project would not move forward. No agreements were ever reached and no votes were taken on data center development in Franklin County.

Stream Data Centers withdrew, stating utility power could not be sourced to the site within the required timeframe.

The Coweta County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied the rezoning application to allow data center use on the Walt Sanders Road industrial property. County procedure requires a six-month wait before reapplying.

TigerDC formally withdrew Project Spero from consideration in Spartanburg County after the council declined to offer tax incentives, stating that 'alignment has not been achieved' and that it would pursue alternative sites.

CONFLICTING REPORTING - flag for maintainer judgment before applying. A 2026-06-03 city clarification (WUSF/LkldNow 'Still Active') said the applicant only withdrew from a June 3 Development Review Team meeting, not the application itself, after it was mistakenly marked withdrawn in the city's iMS system. But this 2026-09-01 piece states flatly the application 'had already been withdrawn in June' and that no data-center applications were pending when Lakeland passed its 1-year, 50MW-threshold moratorium on 2026-08-03. Reporting as cancelled on the more recent, more specific source, but the earlier contradiction should be checked.

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners denied the Project Tango hyperscale-data-center development-order amendment on a 5-1 vote on 2026-07-16, after a 12-hour hearing with overflow crowds. A smaller data-center use (~206,000 sq ft, alongside ~1.8M sq ft of warehouse) remains approved under the 2016 Central Park Commerce Center zoning at the 202-acre site (20125 Southern Blvd), where construction continues under that prior approval.

"It was going to cost just too much money to build a substation that would have allowed the project to move forward" -- Sean Adkins, then St. Albans town manager, on why the developer withdrew: connecting to the grid would have required a new substation costing roughly $30 million.

Property owners withdrew the rezoning application before the Board of Commissioners vote; the developer has signalled a possible future re-application.

Village of DeForest declared the proposal not feasible; QTS withdrew all applications after the Village Board signaled a 7-0 rejection of annexation. WI DOA separately found the annexation not in the public interest.

Revolve Labs withdrew its application; the city administrator informed the City Council. The company said “the current timeline for power availability at the site does not align with several near-term initiatives we are advancing elsewhere.”

Revolve Labs withdrew its conditional-use application for the site, citing feedback received from the community.

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners denied rezoning case F-1669 (Project Iron Spur) 5-2 on July 30, 2026, ending the Drox Group's proposed Rural Hall hyperscale data center. The existing record's statusHistory had this vote as 'expected around July 30, 2026', it has now happened and gone against the project.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

The record marks the project cancelled without a stated reason. The profile lists the sources and the document that would establish one.

Counsel for the petitioner wrote to the Board of Supervisors that it had 'decided to no longer pursue the development of a data center in South Annville Township.'

University of Delaware terminated its lease agreement with The Data Centers, LLC (TDC) on 2014-07-10.

Maryland-based developer Stonebridge stopped exploring the Town of Pacific site after the town chair required that any proposal be aired in a public meeting; no follow-up occurred.

Augusta Township voters overturned the rezoning at the August primary, about 90% voted to overturn, returning the seven parcels to agricultural residential and removing the zoning the project depended on. Results were still unofficial as of 2026-08-05.

Prologis withdrew the rezoning application on 2026-05-19, stating it would wait until the township adopts a data-center ordinance before proceeding.