Indiana

Civic/Governance Barriers activates on moratorium-class action (C1), litigation/recall pathway (C4) — governance instruments on the electoral, legislative, and regulatory surface (protocol §10; Overview Civic breakout). Weather/Climate activates on extreme-heat large-load curtailment affecting power infrastructure (W3): U.S. DOE Federal Power Act §202(c) emergency orders in 2026 (including Nos. 202-26-23, 202-26-33, 202-26-33a, and 202-26-35) authorized PJM to direct ≥50 MW large loads — the hyperscale data-center profile — onto onsite backup generation during heat-wave reliability emergencies as a last resort before or during EEA Level 3 (DOE Order 202-26-23; DOE Order 202-26-35). Capital Flows is a dominant stressor: HB 1210's 1% local revenue-sharing tied to the sales-tax exemption on electricity is a direct fiscal/cost-allocation mechanism, and HB 1333 debated tying revenue-sharing to farmland siting (IndyStar — HB 1210). Energy/Power and Water/Geology drive the county moratoria; Talent/Workforce appears as a farmland/jobs framing.

None identified as a candidate race with data centers as a defining plank for the 2026-07-27 cut. The fight is concentrated in county commissions and the Indianapolis City-County Council’s Proposal 238 / Aug. 10 moratorium pathway rather than named 2026 statewide or federal campaigns (IndyStar — HB 1333, WFYI). Held for a later sweep if council or legislative candidates campaign expressly on the pause.

One of the largest local moratorium waves outside Virginia — at least a dozen counties. These include Boone (1-yr, June 15, described as the 'twelfth' county), Dearborn (up to 1-yr, Feb. 24-25, through Feb. 24, 2027), Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Marshall (first Feb. 2025, escalated to a full ban Apr. 2026), Cass (commissioners unanimously barred new data centers, Apr. 2026 — Kokomo Tribune), Pulaski, Putnam, Rush, Shelby, Starke (12-month hyperscale, adopted Dec. 15, 2025), White, and Madison County (6-month, June 19) (IndyStar — Boone moratorium, WSBT — Starke ban). Indianapolis passed a non-binding pause resolution (Proposal 158) urging the Metropolitan Development Commission to hold approvals (Data Center Bans — Indiana). Update July 2026: City-County Council Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee voted 10–3 on July 13 to advance a pause on new data-center approvals through Dec. 31, 2027 (amendment to Proposal 238 / special-use zoning), with Mayor Joe Hogsett’s support; full council vote set for Aug. 10, then Metropolitan Development Commission if amended (WFYI, Daily Journal). New Albany City Council unanimously adopted a one-year construction pause (News and Tribune). Coverage now pegs ~17 counties with temporary moratoria and Marshall and Cass with bans on new facilities.

HB 1210 (a DLGF omnibus) ENACTED and signed by Gov. Braun — requires future tax-exempt data centers to pay local governments at least 1% of the avoided sales tax on electricity quarterly (a PILOT-style mechanism); it passed the Senate 48-0 (IndyStar — HB 1210).

None identified.

Contested hyperscale and large-load proposals are distributed across the dozen-plus moratorium counties (e.g., Marshall's escalation to a full ban, Starke's 12-month hyperscale ban) rather than a single flagship voided site (WSBT — Starke ban, IndyStar — Boone).

Farmland-conversion and jobs-vs-land-use framing recurs in HB 1333 debate and county fights, supporting a secondary Talent/Workforce read (IndyStar — HB 1333).

Growing rapidly; hyperscale and large-load proposals spread across at least a dozen counties, prompting the moratorium wave and Indianapolis's pause resolution (Data Center Bans — Indiana).

Boone County's action was reported as the county 'imposes 1-year data center moratorium,' underscoring the breadth of the wave (IndyStar).

IndyStar — HB 1210 enacted; IndyStar — HB 1333 dies; IndyStar — Boone moratorium; WSBT — Starke ban; Data Center Bans — Indiana; DOE Order 202-26-23; DOE Order 202-26-35