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.
Wales Township
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Wales township extended a moratorium that delays covered data center projects, but the available description does not specify which projects are covered or how long the delay lasts.
Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Wales Township.
current law · Wales TownshipExtends Wales Township’s moratorium, continuing the pause on data center projects.Wales Township Data Center Moratorium Extension (2026)
What this means
The township approved extending a data center moratorium, which would delay covered data center projects. The sources do not say how long the moratorium lasts or what it covers, so the full impact is unclear.
Timing
The sources identify an extension of the data center moratorium, but do not state an expiration date or ending condition.
People behind it
- Wales Township Board of Trustees
Approved the motion to extend the data center moratorium at its September 1, 2026 meeting.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Wales Township approved an extension of its data center moratorium, temporarily restricting the approval or development of data centers; the sources do not specify the moratorium’s duration or scope.
Sources
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