Spokane County, WA Commission Divided Over Nine-Month Data Center Moratorium

As of July 22, 2026, the Spokane County, Washington Commission is divided on whether to impose a nine-month moratorium on new data-center development, with no consensus reached on next steps. The unresolved split reflects community pressure against rapid siting in the Spokane corridor, an emerging data-center hub drawing developers with cheap Pacific Northwest hydropower — the same regional draw that fueled earlier buildout in Eastern Oregon and Central Washington.

This is a status update, not a resolved vote: the county has not yet decided whether the moratorium will proceed.

Open leads: track the commission’s next scheduled meeting for a resolution; identify pending data-center permits or pre-applications on the county planning board driving the pressure; map the regional hydro-power-driven siting pattern connecting Spokane to prior Pacific Northwest buildout.