On July 15, 2026, Cleveland City Council approved a temporary three-month pause on new standalone, principal-use data center projects in the city. The pause gives the City and Cleveland City Council time to evaluate the potential impacts of these facilities and hear directly from residents and stakeholders.

There are several kinds of data centers, including edge, enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, cloud, and crypto. Cleveland currently has zero hyperscale, cloud or crypto, standalone data centers. As demand for data centers continues to grow across the country, the City is evaluating how different types of facilities could affect neighborhoods, infrastructure, natural resources, and quality of life.

Your input will help inform the City’s approach to regulating different types of data centers and the safeguards needed to put residents first and protect Cleveland’s neighborhoods. Please take a few minutes to share your perspective.