Michigan data center moratoriums
As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 72 local data center pauses in force in Michigan, no bans and 17 proposals, across its counties, cities and townships. At state level, a bill or proposal is pending.
- 72 pauses in force · 0 bans · 17 proposed
- 4 pauses end within 60 days
- Checked: 83 counties, 68 cities, 324 townships · 90 on tracker
Cite this page
Source: Grounded Compute, Michigan moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/michigan/moratoriums
Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections
State level · Bill or proposal, not passed
All data centers
michiganadvance.comNews reportedChecked 31 Oct 2026
Not counted in the local figures above.
Expiring by 30 Dec 2026
- 17 Nov 2026Lake Isabella (city)Pausewebgen1files1.revize.comGovernment confirmed
- 23 Nov 2026Washington Charter TownshipPausedetroitnews.comNews reported
- 7 Dec 2026Armada TownshipPause, extendedarmadatwp.govGovernment confirmed
- 15 Dec 2026Orion Charter TownshipPausetheoaklandpress.comNews reported
Moratorium map · counties
- Ban: 0 counties
- Pause (active or extended): 3 counties
- Pause proposed: 4 counties
- End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
- Ended, expired or none found: 69 counties
- No government or news source found: 7 counties
- Township: ban
- Township: pause
- Township: pause proposed
- City: ban
- City: pause
- City: pause proposed
- 83 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
- Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (24)
- Townships on the tracker (59) drawn as one square at their county's centre
- Schematic; outlines: US Census
Tracker · 89 bans, pauses and proposals
- Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
- 41 government confirmed · 49 news reported
- 1 past its end date with no update found: shown last, not counted as in force
- Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties, cities and townships; nothing found is not proof that none exists
- Method
| Jurisdiction | Status | Covers | End | Permanent rules | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauses in force (72) | |||||
| Allendale Charter Township (Ottawa County) | Pause | All data centers | 8 Jun 2027 | – | allendalemi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Ann Arbor Charter Township (Washtenaw County) | Pause | All data centers | 16 Feb 2027 | – | wemu.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Arvon Township (Baraga County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | arvontownship.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Big Rapids Charter Township (Mecosta County) | Pause | All data centers | 23 Feb 2027 | – | bigrapidstownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Blair Township (Grand Traverse County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | upnorthlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Blendon Township (Ottawa County) | Pause | All data centers | 1 Jun 2027 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cascade Charter Township (Kent County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | cascadetwp.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cheboygan County | Pause | – | – | – | cheboygancounty.net Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Chesaning Township (Saginaw County) | Pause | All data centers | 18 May 2027 | – | chesaningtwp.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Clinton County | Pause | Other | – | – | fox47news.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Clinton Charter Township (Macomb County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | detroitnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Colfax Township (Huron County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | thumbnetnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Dearborn (city, Wayne) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Delhi Charter Township (Ingham County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | delhitownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Delta County | Pause | All data centers | 21 Jul 2027 | – | dailypress.net News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Flint (city, Genesee) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | cityofflint.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Forsyth Township (Marquette County) | Pause | All data centers | 25 Jun 2027 | – | forsythtownship.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Freeman Township (Clare County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | freemantwp.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Frenchtown Township (Monroe County) | Pause | Other | – | – | frenchtownmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Garfield Charter Township (Grand Traverse County) | Pause | All data centers | 25 Aug 2027 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Grand Blanc Charter Township (Genesee County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Green Lake Township (Grand Traverse County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | marketplace.record-eagle.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Haring Charter Township (Wexford County) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | cadillacnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hart (city, Oceana) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hillsdale Township (Hillsdale County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | hillsdaletownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Houghton (city, Houghton) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | uppermichiganssource.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Jefferson Township (Cass County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | jeffersontownshiponline.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Joyfield Township (Benzie County) | Pause | All data centers | 7 Oct 2027 | – | joyfieldtownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Kalamazoo (city, Kalamazoo) | Pause | All data centers | 5 Oct 2027 | – | watershedvoice.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lake Isabella (city, Isabella) | Pause | All data centers | 17 Nov 2026 | Rules drafted | webgen1files1.revize.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lansing (city, Ingham) | Pause | All data centers | 25 Jan 2027 | – | michiganpublic.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lapeer (city, Lapeer) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Leoni Township (Jackson County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Luna Pier (city, Monroe) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | cityoflunapier.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Manchester Township (Washtenaw County) | Pause | All data centers | 14 Oct 2027 | – | themanchestermirror.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Manistee Township (Manistee County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | manisteenews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Marengo Township (Calhoun County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | marengomi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Marshall (city, Calhoun) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | cityofmarshall.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Melvindale (city, Wayne) | Pause | – | – | – | thenewsherald.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Meridian Charter Township (Ingham County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | meridian.mi.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Moore Township (Sanilac County) | Pause | All data centers | 29 Oct 2027 | – | mooremi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Niles Township (Berrien County) | Pause | – | – | – | wndu.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Orion Charter Township (Oakland County) | Pause | All data centers | 15 Dec 2026 | – | theoaklandpress.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Oshtemo Charter Township (Kalamazoo County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | wwmt.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Oxford Charter Township (Oakland County) | Pause | All data centers | 11 Feb 2027 | – | theoaklandpress.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Parma Township (Jackson County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | parmatwp.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pentwater Township (Oceana County) | Pause | All data centers | 9 Mar 2027 | – | pentwatertownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Perry (city, Shiawassee) | Pause | All data centers | – | Rules drafted | argus-press.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Pine Grove Township (Van Buren County) | Pause | – | – | – | pinegrovetownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Porter Township (Cass County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | wsbt.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Prairieville Township (Barry County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | prairievilletwp-mi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Richmond Township (Macomb County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | macombdaily.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rome Township (Lenawee County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | rometownship.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Saline (city, Washtenaw) | Pause | All data centers | 12 Jan 2027 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Sands Township (Marquette County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | sandstownshipmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| South Branch Township (Crawford County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | southbranchtownship.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| South Lyon (city, Oakland) | Pause | All data centers | 10 Feb 2027 | – | whmi.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Speaker Township (Sanilac County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | speakertwpmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Sterling Heights (city, Macomb) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | detroitnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Texas Charter Township (Kalamazoo County) | Pause | All data centers | 5 Jul 2027 | – | wkzo.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Washington Charter Township (Macomb County) | Pause | All data centers | 23 Nov 2026 | – | detroitnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Watersmeet Township (Gogebic County) | Pause | – | – | Rules drafted | watersmeet.us Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Watertown Charter Township (Clinton County) | Pause | All data centers | – | – | watertownmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Webster Township (Washtenaw County) | Pause | All data centers | 21 Apr 2027 | – | thesuntimesnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wheeler Township (Gratiot County) | Pause | – | – | – | wheelertwp.com Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Ypsilanti (city, Washtenaw) | Pause | All data centers | 3 Mar 2027 | Rules drafted | wemu.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Armada Township (Macomb County) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 7 Dec 2026 | – | armadatwp.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Dexter Township (Washtenaw County) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 12 Feb 2027 | – | thesuntimesnews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Holly Township (Oakland County) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 15 Feb 2027 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Howell Township (Livingston County) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 20 May 2027 | Rules drafted | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Saginaw (city, Saginaw) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 31 Dec 2026 | Rules adopted | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Solon Township (Kent County) | Pause, extended | All data centers | 10 Feb 2027 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Proposed (17) | |||||
| Alpena County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | thealpenanews.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Augusta Charter Township (Washtenaw County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | 1 Dec 2026 | Rules drafted | augustatownship.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Bay City (city, Bay) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | baycitymi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Caro (city, Tuscola) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | tuscolatoday.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Conway Township (Livingston County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | milivcounty.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Detroit (city, Wayne) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | planetdetroit.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Hancock (city, Houghton) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | myupnow.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Houghton County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | houghtoncounty.net Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Lawrence (city, Van Buren) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | lawrencemi.org Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Mackinac County | Pause proposed | – | – | – | mackinaccounty.net Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Marquette (city, Marquette) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | uppermichiganssource.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Mundy Township (Genesee County) | Pause proposed | – | – | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Muskegon (city, Muskegon) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | muskegon-mi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Otsego County | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | otsegocountymi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Portage Charter Township (Houghton County) | Pause proposed | – | – | Rules drafted | myupnow.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County) | Pause proposed | All data centers | – | – | woodtv.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Waterford Charter Township (Oakland County) | Pause proposed | Other | 1 Oct 2026 | – | waterfordmi.gov Government confirmed Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
| End date passed, no update found (not counted as in force) (1) | |||||
| Pinconning Township (Bay County) | End date passed, no update found | All data centers | 31 Jul 2026 | – | mlive.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026 |
– = not found in the sources we checked
Source: Grounded Compute, Michigan moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/michigan/moratoriums
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