Moratorium tracker

Data center moratoriums in Michigan

12 moratorium actions in 12 jurisdictions in Michigan, newest first: 12 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.

Is there a data center moratorium in Michigan?

No statewide pause for Michigan is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 12 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Elmwood Township, Prairieville Township, Charter Township of Meridian, Penn Township, City of Wixom, Lyon Township, Marengo Township, Big Rapids Charter Township, Lenox Township, Solon Township, Springfield Township (Oakland County) and Howell Township. By their own stated length or end date, the pauses in Penn Township (30 days, May 11, 2026), City of Wixom (six months, Mar 24, 2026), Lyon Township (until Sep 8, 2026, Mar 2, 2026), Lenox Township (four months, Feb 2, 2026), Solon Township (six months, Feb 2026), Springfield Township (Oakland County) (180 days, Dec 2025) and Howell Township (six months, Nov 2025) have run out unless extended; the tracker has no extension on record.

Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.

Moratorium actions: 12
Jurisdictions: 12
Adopted, extended or announced: 12
Rejected, lifted or set aside: 0

Every tracked Michigan moratorium

Jurisdiction	Action	Length	What the source says
Elmwood Township Michigan · township	Adopted Jun 17, 2026	12 months	Data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities (Resolution No. 2026.06.17.A). Tuscola Today Source excerpt “Resolution No. 2026.06.17.A, imposing a 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities.”
Prairieville Township Michigan · township	Adopted Jun 17, 2026	1 year	No acceptance or processing of data center applications for one year after adoption, or until new data center rules take effect, whichever comes first. Prairieville Township, MI Source excerpt “temporary moratorium on the acceptance and/or processing of any applications for a data center”
Charter Township of Meridian Michigan · township	Adopted May 19, 2026	6 months	Ordinance 2026-03 pauses data center applications while the township develops regulations. Charter Township of Meridian, MI Source excerpt “establish a six month moratorium on data center applications”
Penn Township Michigan · township	Adopted May 11, 2026	30 days	A 30-day pause on potential data center projects, giving the planning board and township attorney time to draft longer-term moratorium language. WNDU Source excerpt “approved a 30-day moratorium on potential data center projects”
City of Wixom Michigan · city	Adopted Mar 24, 2026	six months	Resolution imposing a temporary moratorium on establishing, permitting, considering, approving, locating, constructing or installing any data centers in the city. City of Wixom Source excerpt “On March 24, 2026, City Council approved a Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium for a period of six (6) months on the establishing, permitting, consideration, approval, location, construction, and/or installation of any data centers in the City of Wixom.”
Lyon Township Michigan · township	Adopted Mar 2, 2026	— until Sep 8, 2026	Moratorium on the issuance of approvals and permits for data processing centers, retitled at adoption to add large land users; the adopting motion ran it through Sept. 8, 2026. Charter Township of Lyon Project Flex Source excerpt “extend the moratorium through September 8, 2026”
Marengo Township Michigan · township	Adopted Feb 24, 2026	1 year	Ordinance 2026-1 pauses permitting, approval, location, construction and installation of data center facilities for one year, with extension possible by resolution. Marengo Township, MI Source excerpt “temporary moratorium for a period of one (1) year”
Big Rapids Charter Township Michigan · township	Adopted Feb 23, 2026	one year	Temporary moratorium on the permitting, approval, construction and installation of all data centers in the township, subject to extensions by resolution of six months or less, or until the township adopts data center regulations. Big Rapids Charter Township Source excerpt “The Township enacts a temporary moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, review, and/or installation of all Data Centers in the Township for one year, subject to six month or less extensions by resolution”
Lenox Township Michigan · township	Adopted Feb 2, 2026	four months	Moratorium on new data center development, effective Feb. 2, 2026, with the option of one additional four-month extension. Charter Township of Lenox Source excerpt “The Township adopted a four-month moratorium, with the option for one additional four-month extension if necessary.”
Solon Township Michigan · township	Adopted Feb 2026	six months	Acceptance of any data center proposals by the township. FOX 17 Project Peninsula Source excerpt “prevent the township from accepting any data center proposals during that period”
Springfield Township (Oakland County) Michigan · township	Adopted Dec 2025	180 days	Data center plans may not be accepted for review, considered, approved or otherwise allowed. GovTech (The Detroit News) Source excerpt “The Springfield Township Board of Trustees last month approved a 180-day moratorium that prohibits data center plans from being 'accepted for review, considered, approved, or otherwise allowed' during its duration.”
Howell Township Michigan · township	Adopted Nov 2025	six months	Establishment and use of data centers. WHMI Source excerpt “The Howell Township Board unanimously enacted six-month moratorium on the establishment and use of data centers”

Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.

Tracked projects in these jurisdictions

Project	Status	Jurisdiction and action
Howell Township Data Center Howell, Livingston County, MI	Paused	Howell Township: adopted Nov 2025
Project Flex New Hudson, Oakland County, MI	Approved	Lyon Township: adopted Mar 2, 2026
Project Peninsula Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI	Rumored	Solon Township: adopted Feb 2026

Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Some entries above note an exemption their source reports; check each entry’s source for others.

Moratorium actions in Michigan project records

Date	Action	Project
Apr 21, 2026	Township board unanimously approves first reading of a six-month moratorium on data center uses Frenchtown Charter Township	Project Cherry Blossom Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, MI
Apr 1, 2026	Planning Commission holds public hearing on the proposed moratorium Frenchtown Charter Township	Project Cherry Blossom Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, MI
Mar 10, 2026	Township board approves a draft data center moratorium Planet Detroit	Project Cherry Blossom Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, MI
Mar 2026	Township board adopts six-month moratorium on additional data center proposals WDIV ClickOnDetroit	Project Flex New Hudson, Oakland County, MI
Feb 2026	Township Board unanimously approves a six-month moratorium on data center proposals FOX 17 West Michigan	Project Peninsula Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI
Jan 2026	Township Planning Commission unanimously approves a 90-day moratorium on data center proposals FOX 17 West Michigan	Project Peninsula Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI
Nov 20, 2025	Howell Township Board unanimously adopts a six-month data center moratorium; it does not cover the pending rezoning request Michigan Advance	Howell Township Data Center Howell, Livingston County, MI

Permanent rules in Michigan

Michigan: Public Act 207 of 2024 (HB 4906): data center sales and use tax exemptionadopted · Jan 17, 2025

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Michigan data center moratoriums: common questions

Is there a data center moratorium in Michigan?

How many Michigan communities have paused data centers?

The tracker records 12 local governments in Michigan that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.

How long do data center moratoriums in Michigan last?

Where the source states a length, Michigan pauses run from 30 days (Penn Township) to 12 months (Elmwood Township). 1 other action has no stated fixed length or runs until a set date or condition.

Which tracked data center projects are in Michigan jurisdictions with a moratorium?

Howell Township Data Center, Project Flex and Project Peninsula. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.

Know of a Michigan moratorium we’re missing? Email corrections@datacentercensus.com with a link to the official notice or a report.

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Last updated Nov 7, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APA	`Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in Michigan. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/michigan`
MLA	`“Data center moratoriums in Michigan.” Data Center Census, Nov 7, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/michigan.`
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