St. Paul area AI data center proposal (on hold)
St. Paul, Howard County, NE
St. Paul area AI data center proposal (on hold), a data center project in St. Paul, NE, has stalled. An AI data center was proposed near St. Paul in Howard County; a resident reports it has been put on hold for a year (report to Architect Digital, Oct 8, 2026). On Sep 22, 2026 the Howard County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-23, a moratorium on any and all permits for data center projects while the county considers its policy and zoning; the minutes do not state its length. No developer, site or size is public. Coordinates approximate (St. Paul). Source: St. Paul Phonograph-Herald.
Project status
- Announced
- Stalled
Recorded changes
Howard County Commissioners pass a moratorium on all data center permits (Resolution 2026-23)
Community sentiment
Should this project be built?
What’s next
Election Day is in 10 days.
Latest news
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Records and documentation
Nebraska state legislation
- LB1131 - Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act and eliminate personal property tax and sales and use tax exemptions relating to data centersDescription comingDownload
- LB468 - Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centersDescription comingDownload
- LB1111 - Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operationsDescription comingDownload
- LB1010 - Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centersDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Not announced
- County
- Howard County, NE
- Address
- St. Paul, NE
- Stage
- Stalled
Capacity and size: not on file
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