Status of all 22 local governments in Branch County (the county and its townships, cities and villages) on moratoria and siting rules for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind.
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Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Nov 16, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branch County | None known | — | 3 |
| Batavia Township | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Jun 2, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 1 |
| Coldwater Township | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Oct 5, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 2 |
| Ovid Township | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Aug 10, 2026 |
Hearing notice: data center moratorium · | 2 |
| Girard Township | Proposed Data centers: Hearing notice, Nov 12, 2026 |
Hearing notice: data center moratorium · | 1 |
| Matteson Township | Proposed Battery storage (BESS), Data centers: Hearing notice, Jun 9, 2026 |
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium · | 5 |
| Algansee Township | None known | Hearing notice: battery storage/data center zoning amendment · (upcoming) | 8 |
| Bethel Township | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · | 2 |
| Bronson Township | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Butler Township | None known | — | 2 |
| California Township | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| City of Bronson | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Coldwater | None known | — | 2 |
| Gilead Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Kinderhook Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Noble Township | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Quincy Township | None known | Adopted: battery storage zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Sherwood Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Union Township | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Quincy | None known | Hearing notice: battery storage zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Village of Sherwood | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Union City | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
“None known” means no record in Moratorium Nation and nothing detected in the documents we read; for governments we do not monitor yet it says nothing either way.
Hearing notice: data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Nov 12, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Adopted: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Oct 5, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Jun 2, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Jun 2, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Coldwater Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Oct 5, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Oct 5, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Ovid Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Aug 10, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Aug 10, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Girard Township | Data centers | Proposed Hearing notice, Nov 12, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Nov 12, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Matteson Township | Battery storage (BESS), Data centers | Proposed Hearing notice, Jun 9, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed battery storage/data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Jun 9, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) |
Moratorium records marked “Moratorium Nation” come from the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; status follows that inventory, and we mark a record ended once its recorded end date has passed. Records marked “Siting Radar” are our own detections in public meeting documents: the status is the latest step we saw, with a link to the source. Not legal advice.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Batavia Township (adopted), Coldwater Township (adopted), Ovid Township (adopted), Girard Township (proposed) and Matteson Township (proposed) in Branch County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 16 of 22 governments in Branch County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Matteson Township (proposed) in Branch County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 16 of 22 governments in Branch County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.