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Plymouth County, Iowa

Plymouth County, Iowa is located in the northwestern region of Iowa, approximately 200 miles north of major Texas datacenters and outside the state's power grid infrastructure.

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June 17, 2026

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Sid Miller Backs a Moratorium. Abbott Rewrites the Rules Instead.

Outside Texas, the moratorium wave is hardening: New York's legislature passed the nation's first statewide data center moratorium (20 MW threshold, sitting on Hochul's desk), Montgomery County, Maryland imposed a six-month pause, and Plymouth County, Iowa, Boone County, Indiana, and Spartanburg County, South Carolina all moved in mid-June.

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