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.
Williamstown Township
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Mixed Data Center Policies
Williamstown Township has enacted a 12-month pause on data center development, temporarily preventing new projects from moving forward while the township studies future rules.
Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Williamstown Township.
current law · Williamstown TownshipPauses data center development in Williamstown Township for 12 months while officials study how to regulate it.Williamstown Township Ordinance No. 60 (2026)
What this means
The measure would pause data center development in Williamstown Township for 12 months, making new projects unable to move forward during that period. The delay is temporary and intended to give the township time to study future rules, rather than permanently banning data centers.
Timing
- Ends
- 12 months after adoption
The sources state that the Township established a data center moratorium for a period of 12 months. No extension condition is stated.
People behind it
- Trustee Kevin Duffy
Moved the motion for the Williamstown Township Board to approve the 12-month data center moratorium.
- Clerk Robin A. Cleveland
Seconded the motion to approve the 12-month data center moratorium.
- Williamstown Township Board
Adopted and approved the 12-month data center moratorium ordinance.
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- Williamstown Township Planning Commission
Responsible for researching data centers and developing related ordinance provisions during the moratorium.
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Establishes a 12-month moratorium on data centers in Williamstown Township.
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The 12-month moratorium is temporary and expires after the moratorium period, limiting the duration of the Township’s prohibition on new data-center applications and approvals.
Sources
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