The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Egelston Township
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Mixed Data Center Policies
Egelston Township has enacted a temporary pause on new data-center development while it studies and prepares an ordinance. The pause is described as lasting until 2027, but its exact end date and any exceptions are unspecified.
Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Egelston Township.
current law · Egelston TownshipTemporarily halts data center development in Egelston Township through 2027 while officials study and draft regulations.Egelston Township Data Center Moratorium (2026)
What this means
The measure establishes a temporary moratorium on data centers while the township studies and prepares an ordinance. It would prevent or delay new data-center development until 2027, though the sources do not specify the exact end date or any exceptions.
Timing
- Ends
- in 2027
The moratorium was adopted on 2026-09-17, and the meeting minutes state that its period in effect was updated to 2027. The sources do not specify an exact expiration date.
People behind it
- Amanda Faino
Supervisor who proposed authorizing legal counsel to draft the data center moratorium ordinance and resolution.
- Benj Spencer
Trustee who seconded the motion authorizing preparation of the data center moratorium ordinance and resolution.
- Cory Slade
Trustee who moved to approve the data center moratorium resolution.
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- Peggy Foster
Trustee who seconded the motion to approve the data center moratorium resolution.
- Egelston Township Board of Trustees
Governing body that adopted the data center moratorium.
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A temporary moratorium on data centers was adopted, with its duration updated to extend into 2027, preventing data-center development while the township researches the issue, conducts workshops, and prepares an ordinance.
Sources
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