Greene County Judge Denies Developer's Bid to Block Springfield, Missouri's 120-Day Data Center Moratorium; Council to Vote Nov. 16 on Extension

Greene County Circuit Judge Nathan Taylor denied a developer’s request to stop Springfield, Missouri, from enforcing its 120-day moratorium on accepting and processing data center applications, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported. The developer’s company, NSI A.1 LLC, wanted to proceed with a data center at 2900 S. National Ave. with an estimated electric demand of 9.9 megawatts. In a Nov. 9 order, Taylor wrote that the company had “not sufficiently established irreparable harm.” He had earlier denied a temporary restraining order.

The order does not decide the company’s other claims, including that the city failed to follow the state’s Zoning Enabling Act and its own Land Development Code. The current moratorium expires Nov. 17. On Nov. 16 the City Council is expected to vote on a further 120-day moratorium that would keep the pause in place through Feb. 24, 2027, while staff write a regulatory framework due to the council in January 2027.