Town of Butner, NC
“Approved Items Related to a Data Center Moratorium Extension, Study and Public Engagement Councilmember Shank introduced the item “Data Center Moratorium Clarification of Council Directed Study, Public Engagement, and…”
Status of all 6 local governments in Granville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granville County | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): data center zoning amendment · | 6 |
| Town of Butner | Adopted Data centers: Extended, Oct 1, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 1 |
| City of Creedmoor | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| City of Oxford | None known | — | 3 |
| Town of Stem | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Stovall | 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.
“Approved Items Related to a Data Center Moratorium Extension, Study and Public Engagement Councilmember Shank introduced the item “Data Center Moratorium Clarification of Council Directed Study, Public Engagement, and…”
“not a "use by right" in any part of the County's zoning jurisdiction • A data center can now only be proposed for land zoned I-2 (general / heavy industry) • For a data center to move forward, and would also require a…”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Butner | Data centers | Adopted Extended, Oct 1, 2026 |
Data center moratorium extended — Town Council, Oct 1, 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 Town of Butner (adopted) in Granville County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Granville County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Granville County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 6 governments in Granville 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.