Status of all 35 local governments in Kent 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.
No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 32 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | None known | — | 2 |
| Bowne Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 23, 2026) |
— | 2 |
| Cascade Charter Township | In force Data centers, Crypto mining: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted May 27, 2026) Data centers: Expired (Moratorium Nation, enacted Mar 11, 2026) |
— | 1 |
| Solon Township | In force Data centers: Extended; runs to Feb 10, 2027 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 9, 2026) Data centers: Adopted, Sep 14, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 0 |
| Grattan Township | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Aug 11, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 4 |
| Caledonia Township | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 21, 2026 Data centers, Crypto mining: Extended; end date Oct 17, 2026 has passed (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 4, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 3 |
| Ada Township | None known | — | 3 |
| Algoma Township | None known | Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment · | 1 |
| Alpine Township | None known | — | 3 |
| Byron Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Cannon Township | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Cedar Springs | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| City of East Grand Rapids | None known | — | 6 |
| City of Grand Rapids | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Grandville | None known | Adopted: data center zoning amendment · | 4 |
| City of Kentwood | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Lowell | None known | — | 8 |
| City of Rockford | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| City of Walker | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Wyoming | None known | — | 1 |
| Courtland Township | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · | 1 |
| Gaines Charter Township | None known | — | 4 |
| Grand Rapids Charter Township | None known | — | 4 |
| Lowell Charter Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Nelson Township | None known | Hearing notice: battery storage/solar zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Oakfield Township | None known | Adopted: data center zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Plainfield Charter Township | None known | — | 5 |
| Sparta Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Spencer Township | None known | Adopted: data center zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Tyrone Township | None known | Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment · | 4 |
| Vergennes Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Caledonia | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Kent City | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Sand Lake | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Sparta | None known | — | 1 |
“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.
“C. Ordinance – 1st Read – An Ordinance To Amend The Zoning Ordinance Of The Charter Township Of Caledonia [Temporary Moratorium On Data Centers And Digital Mining Uses Within The Township]”
“Electrical • Plumbing Current and Upcoming Ordinance Work At this time, the primary item on our radar is continuing to chip away at the Data Center Ordinance and work toward getting that ordinance completed.”
“Section 13.3 of the Caledonia Township Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to add Battery Storage, Data Center, and Digital Mining uses as a Special Land Use in the I-1 Light Industrial District Section 2.”
Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Oct 15, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Adopted: data center zoning amendment, City Council; meeting Sep 28, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
“…Public hearing and consideration of an amendment to the Township Zoning Ordinance for the purpose of extending a moratorium on data centers and digital mining, Ordinance would amend Chapter XXIII, entitled…”
“A. Resolution – Resolution extending the Temporary Moratorium on applications for Zoning and Building Review with respect to data centers and digital mining uses.”
Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Sep 15, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
“Ordinance Amendment – Six Month Moratorium – Data Centers: A motion was made by Willoughby to approve the Ordinance for a Six month moratorium on data centers, seconded by Anielski.”
“Bradshaw also commented on the Planning Commission’s work with developing the Data Center Ordinance and stated that the Planning Commission is listening to the Township’s residents.”
“Commissioners discussed the status of the moratorium on data centers.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowne Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Township Board vote on a 12-month data center moratorium (2026-02-23); formal instrument and number not located (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cascade Charter Township | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Resolution 024-2026, 'A Resolution Imposing a Six (6) Month Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities' (adopted... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cascade Charter Township | Data centers | Ended Expired |
Ordinance No. 002 of 2026, 'An Ordinance to Impose a Moratorium on the Issuance of Permits, Licenses or Approvals for Data Centers' (adopted by... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Solon Township | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 10, 2027 |
Township Board moratorium on data center applications (2026-02-09), extended by Board action 2026-07-13 and implemented by a zoning ordinance... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Solon Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Sep 14, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Planning Commission, Sep 14, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Grattan Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Aug 11, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Aug 11, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Caledonia Township | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 21, 2026 |
Discussion of a possible data center moratorium — Caledonia Township Board of Trustees, Oct 21, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Caledonia Township | Data centers, Crypto mining | Ended Extended; end date Oct 17, 2026 has passed |
Board of Trustees resolution enacting a temporary moratorium on applications for Zoning and Building Review with respect to Data Centers and... (Moratorium Nation) |
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 Bowne Township (in force), Cascade Charter Township (in force), Solon Township (in force), Grattan Township (adopted) and Caledonia Township (proposed) in Kent County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 32 of 35 governments in Kent County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 32 of 35 governments in Kent County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 32 of 35 governments in Kent 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.