Status of all 8 local governments in Beaufort County (the county and its towns and cities) 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 5 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort County | Pending Data centers: Pending (not yet enacted) (Moratorium Nation) Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 1 |
| City of Washington | None known | — | 2 |
| Town of Aurora | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Bath | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of Belhaven | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Chocowinity | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of Pantego | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of Washington Park | None known | — | 3 |
“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.
“…Public Hearing Presenter: Tim Corley, County manager Agenda Title: Data Center Moratorium Summary of Information: The Board will hold discussions relating to a one-year moratorium on data centers in Beaufort County and…”
“1. Data Center Moratorium Public Hearing – Tim Corley, County Manager 415 7:35 PM”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Beaufort County | Data centers | Pending Pending (not yet enacted) |
Proposed Beaufort County one-year moratorium on the acceptance, processing and approval of applications for data center developments (Moratorium Nation) |
| Beaufort County | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Board of Commissioners, Oct 5, 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 Beaufort County (pending) in Beaufort County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 8 governments in Beaufort County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 8 governments in Beaufort County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 8 governments in Beaufort 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.