St. Clair County, Michigan: moratoria and siting rules

Status of all 32 local governments in St. Clair 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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6
with a moratorium in force or adopted
1
with a moratorium pending or proposed
0
upcoming hearings and votes
28
of 32 governments monitored

Map

Berlin Township: no moratorium knownBrockway Township: no moratorium knownBurtchville Township: no moratorium knownCasco Township: no moratorium knownChina Township: no moratorium knownClay Township: Proposed; no vote outcome seenClyde Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Columbus Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Cottrellville Township: no moratorium knownEast China Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Emmett Township: no moratorium knownFort Gratiot Charter Township: no moratorium knownGrant Township: no moratorium knownGreenwood Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Ira Township: no moratorium knownKenockee Township: no moratorium knownKimball Township: no moratorium knownLynn Township: no moratorium knownMussey Township: no moratorium knownPort Huron Charter Township: In forceRiley Township: EndedSt. Clair Township: no moratorium knownWales Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)City of Algonac: no moratorium knownCity of Marine City: no moratorium knownCity of Marysville: no moratorium knownCity of Port Huron: no moratorium knownCity of St. Clair: no moratorium knownCity of Yale: no moratorium knownVillage of Capac: no moratorium knownVillage of Emmett: no moratorium knownSt. Clair County: no moratorium known
  • Moratorium in force or adopted
  • Vote pending or proposed
  • Ended
  • None known

Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 28 governments we monitor here.

Every government in St. Clair County

GovernmentMoratorium statusLatest or next itemSources monitored
St. Clair County None known — 2
Port Huron Charter Township In force
Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Sep 21, 2026)
Adopted: data center moratorium · 1
Clyde Township Adopted
Battery storage (BESS): Adopted, Nov 18, 2025
Adopted: battery storage moratorium · 2
Columbus Township Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Feb 10, 2026
Adopted: data center siting ordinance · 1
East China Township Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Sep 21, 2026
Adopted: data center moratorium · 2
Greenwood Township Adopted
Crypto mining, Data centers: Adopted, Jan 21, 2026
On the agenda (before the vote): crypto mining/data center moratorium · 2
Wales Township Adopted
Data centers: Extended, Sep 1, 2026
Battery storage (BESS): Expired (Moratorium Nation)
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · 2
Clay Township Proposed
Crypto mining, Data centers: Hearing notice, Sep 23, 2026
Hearing notice: crypto mining/data center moratorium · 2
Riley Township Ended
Battery storage (BESS): Expired (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jan 9, 2024)
— 0
Berlin Township None known — 2
Brockway Township None known On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · 2
Burtchville Township None known — 1
Casco Township None known Hearing notice: battery storage/data center zoning amendment · 5
China Township None known — 1
City of Algonac None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
City of Marine City None known — 1
City of Marysville None known Adopted: battery storage zoning amendment · 2
City of Port Huron None known — 3
City of St. Clair None known — 2
City of Yale None known — 1
Cottrellville Township None known — 1
Emmett Township None known — 1
Fort Gratiot Charter Township None known — 4
Grant Township None known — 1
Ira Township None known — 1
Kenockee Township None known — 2
Kimball Township None known — 2
Lynn Township None known — 1
Mussey Township None known — 2
St. Clair Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Village of Capac None known — 3
Village of Emmett None known
Not monitored yet
— 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.

Recent items (last 90 days)

Hearing notice Moratorium Crypto miningData centers

Clay Township, MI

Planning Commission · · St. Clair County

Hearing notice: crypto mining/data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Sep 23, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Adopted Moratorium Data centers

East China Township, MI

Township Board · · St. Clair County

Adopted: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Sep 21, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers

Brockway Township, MI

Planning Commission · · St. Clair County

On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance, Planning Commission; meeting Sep 16, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Extended Moratorium Data centers

Wales Township, MI

Township Board · · St. Clair County

Extended: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Sep 1, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +1 related mention
Hearing notice Zoning amendment Battery storage (BESS)Data centers

Casco Township, MI

Planning Commission · · St. Clair County

Hearing notice: battery storage/data center zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Aug 23, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers

Port Huron Charter Township, MI

Township Board · · St. Clair County

On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Aug 17, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +1 related mention
Adopted Siting ordinance Data centers

Columbus Township, MI

Township Board · · St. Clair County

Adopted: data center siting ordinance, Township Board; meeting Aug 11, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Hearing notice Moratorium Data centers

Port Huron Charter Township, MI

Planning Commission · · St. Clair County

Hearing notice: data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Jul 9, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +1 related mention

Moratoria on record in St. Clair County

DateGovernmentUsesStatusDetails and source
Port Huron Charter Township Data centers In force
Active
Ordinance No. 257, Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers and Other High Resource Demand Facilities (also adds Zoning Ordinance Sec. 114 authorizing... (Moratorium Nation)
Earlier item in our records: Hearing notice, Jul 9, 2026
Clyde Township Battery storage (BESS) Adopted
Adopted, Nov 18, 2025
Battery storage moratorium adopted — Township Board, Nov 18, 2025. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Columbus Township Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Feb 10, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Feb 10, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
East China Township Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Sep 21, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Sep 21, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Greenwood Township Crypto mining, Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Jan 21, 2026
Crypto mining/data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Jan 21, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Wales Township Data centers Adopted
Extended, Sep 1, 2026
Data center moratorium extended — Township Board, Sep 1, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
— Wales Township Battery storage (BESS) Ended
Expired
(Moratorium Nation)
Clay Township Crypto mining, Data centers Proposed
Hearing notice, Sep 23, 2026
Hearing notice for a proposed crypto mining/data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Sep 23, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Riley Township Battery storage (BESS) Ended
Expired
Ordinance 61-2024 (St. Clair County) (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.

Frequently asked questions

Does St. Clair County, Michigan have a data center moratorium?

As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Port Huron Charter Township (in force), Columbus Township (adopted), East China Township (adopted), Greenwood Township (adopted), Wales Township (adopted) and Clay Township (proposed) in St. Clair County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.

Does St. Clair County, Michigan have a solar moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 28 of 32 governments in St. Clair County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does St. Clair County, Michigan have a battery storage moratorium?

As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Clyde Township (adopted) in St. Clair County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.

Does St. Clair County, Michigan have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 28 of 32 governments in St. Clair County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

How current is this page?

It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.