The Data Center Divide
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Hillsdale Township
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Mixed Data Center Policies
Hillsdale Township’s enacted measures pause data-center applications for up to a year, unless new rules take effect sooner; the Township may extend the pause, which does not ban existing operations.
Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Hillsdale Township.
current law · Hillsdale TownshipProhibits Hillsdale Township from accepting or processing data-center applications for up to one year, or until data-center regulations take effect sooner, with the moratorium eligible for extension.Hillsdale Township Ordinance No. 2026-06-01, Data Center Moratorium
What this means
The measure would stop the Township from accepting or processing data center applications for up to one year, making new projects and expansions substantially harder to pursue during that period. The Township could extend the moratorium by resolution; the measure does not itself prohibit operating existing data centers.
Timing
- Ends
- For the data-center moratoria, one year from each ordinance’s effective date, or earlier when the relevant amendments become effective, whichever occurs first. For large renewable energy projects, one year from the zoning amendment’s effective date, or earlier when amendments for that specific project type become effective, whichever occurs first.
The first ordinance ends the data-center moratorium when amended or new Township ordinances or regulations addressing data centers take effect (one year from the effective date). The zoning amendment separately covers data centers and large renewable energy projects (temporary moratorium). For renewable energy projects, ending the moratorium for one project type does not end it for the other types. Before a moratorium expires, the Township Board may extend it by resolution.
People behind it
- Hillsdale Township Board of Trustees
Adopted the ordinances imposing the temporary moratoriums.
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Two ordinances separately pause acceptance and/or processing of data-center applications: Ordinance 2026-06-01 for up to one year from its June 24, 2026 effective date, or until new or amended Township ordinances or regulations take effect, whichever comes first (“moratorium on the acceptance and/or processing”); and Ordinance 2026-06-02 for up to one year from its July 2, 2026 effective date, or until data-center zoning amendments take effect, whichever comes first (“one year from the effective date”). The Township Board may extend either moratorium by resolution before it expires.
Sources
current law · Hillsdale TownshipPauses the acceptance and review of data center applications in Hillsdale Township for up to one year, or until new data center regulations take effect.Hillsdale Township Ordinance No. 2026-06-02, Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Moratorium 2026
What this means
The measure would pause acceptance or review of data-center applications for up to one year, unless new rules take effect sooner, making new construction or expansion substantially harder during that time. The Township Board could extend the moratorium, but the measure does not directly ban operating existing data centers.
Timing
- Ends
- The data-center moratorium in Ordinance 2026-06-01 expires one year from its effective date or when amended or new Township ordinances or regulations addressing data centers become effective, whichever occurs first. The moratoriums in Ordinance 2026-06-02 expire one year from that ordinance’s effective date or when amendments for the relevant project type become effective, whichever occurs first.
Before expiration, the Township Board may extend a moratorium by resolution to allow time to complete amendments. For renewable energy projects, amendments for one project type end that type’s moratorium; moratoriums for other types remain in effect. See one year from the effective date and other types of large renewable energy projects still remains in effect.
People behind it
- Hillsdale Township Board
Adopted the ordinances establishing the temporary moratoriums.
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The ordinances suspend acceptance and processing of data-center applications. The June 24, 2026 moratorium lasts up to one year, or until new or amended Township ordinances or regulations addressing data centers take effect, whichever comes first; the separate July 2, 2026 moratorium lasts up to one year, or until zoning amendments regarding data centers take effect, whichever comes first. (acceptance and/or processing of any applications for a Data Center; one year from the effective date of this ordinance)
Before either moratorium expires, the Township Board may extend it by resolution to allow more time to complete ordinance or regulatory changes. (may extend the temporary moratorium by resolution; may extend the moratorium by resolution)
Sources
pending · Hillsdale TownshipWould temporarily pause Hillsdale Township’s acceptance and review of data center applications, with authority to extend the moratorium.Hillsdale Township Hearing Notice: Data Center Moratorium (Planning Commission, August 17, 2026)
What this means
The proposed amendment would let the township stop accepting and reviewing data center applications, creating a major barrier to building or expanding facilities (temporary moratorium on the acceptance and review). It also allows the moratorium to be extended, though the sources do not say how long it could last; this would not directly regulate existing data center operations.
Timing
The proposed measure includes temporary moratoriums on applications for data centers and large renewable energy projects and provides for an extension, but the sources do not state an expiration date or ending condition.
People behind it
- Hillsdale Township Planning Commission
Conducting the public hearing and receiving public comments on the proposed zoning ordinance amendments.
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Establishes a temporary moratorium on accepting and reviewing applications for data centers, including authority to extend the moratorium.
Sources
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