Monterey Park, CA

July 6, 2026

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The April Deadline Beats the Rulebook by Three Years

Nationally, 14 states have weighed moratoriums and Monterey Park, California banned facilities outright with 86.3% support.

June 8, 2026

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Anchor Tenant, Signed Lease, Locked Power: ERCOT's New Cost of Entry

Monterey Park voters approved Measure NDC on June 2 with 86% support, the nation's first permanent datacenter ban by ballot initiative.

June 7, 2026

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Permits Hit a 49-Year High as 70% Push Back. Texas Tightens Instead.

Monterey Park became the first US city to permanently ban datacenters by ballot.

June 6, 2026

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Meitner Is the Template. 430 GW of Applications Are About to Find Out.

Monterey Park voters approved an 86% datacenter ban, the first voter-enacted municipal prohibition in the U.S.

June 4, 2026

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Monterey Park Bans Datacenters by Ballot. Texas Cities Write Rules Instead.

Monterey Park voters approved the first voter-enacted municipal datacenter ban with 86% support

April 12, 2026

Monterey Park, California, faces a June ballot measure to ban data centers outright after HMC StratCap withdrew its application.

March 23, 2026

Monterey Park, California, collected 5,000 signatures and is moving toward a permanent ban.

March 17, 2026

Monterey Park, California froze applications after adopting CEQA-style environmental review mandates that killed HMC StratCap's $400 million Saturn Business Park project mid-transaction.