Data center, battery storage, solar and wind siting activity in New York's 1,589 counties, towns, cities and villages.
We monitor 1,255 of 1,589 New York governments (79%). Coverage by state
“…The Town Board of Southport referral of proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2026, for a six-month extension of the moratorium on commercial solar energy systems and commercial energy storage systems within the Town of Southport”
“The Public hearing will be on a proposed Local Law adopting a moratorium on certain energy storage uses and solar projects in the Town of Virgil.”
“…of its planning in preparaƟon for this potenƟal development enacted a moratorium to prohibit the development of Commercial Solar Energy Systems and Commercial Energy Storage Systems in the Town of Southport with Local…”
“ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS.” PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on proposed Local Law #3 “EXTENDING THE SOLAR ENERGY AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM MORATORIUM” for 2026 will be…”
“…the Project to be a Matter of Essentially Local Concern Description Local Law No. 5 of 2026: Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities Law Comments Moved by Dave O’Brien Second by Colleen Nelson Ayes 2 Nayes 0 Abstentions 0”
“26-000627 Golombek—Resolution to Adopt a Two-Year Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Processing Centers 9/29/26 CC Finance”
“s, windmills, and/or battery energy storage systems (BESS) WITHDRAW PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #3, 2026 — Moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency mining operations and data processing centers PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #3, 2026 —…”
“TOWN OF FRANKFORT PUBLIC HEARING 6:00PM PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #3, 2026 — Moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency mining operations and data processing centers”
“…23, 2026 RESOLUTION #80 OF 2026 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW ENTITLED “A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING…”
“5) Revisions to Solar Siting Law o Flagging distance for Environmentally Sensitive Area - Approve final wording o Environmental Monitor and Agricultural Monitor list - Approve final wording.”
“oratorium on Battery Energy Storage System* https://www.cityofpeekskillny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3178/J-6-Legal--- COUNCIL-RESO---Scheduling-Public-Hearing-on-BESS-Moratorium-extension--- BESS-Moratorium-11725…”
“3) Local Law 14 of 2025 – Local Law to Extend Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System”
“26-000627 - Golombek—Resolution to Adopt a Two-Year Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Processing Centers 9/22/26 CD”
“No. 7078 – Town of Lewiston – Moratorium Request by the Town of Lewiston for the Planning Board to review a proposed six (6) month moratorium on Commercial Battery Energy Storage Systems within the Town.”
“…RESOLUTION -26 TO ACCEPT DECOMMISSIONING BOND ESTIMATE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM PROJECT BY NORBUT SOLAR FARM, LLC RESOLUTION -26 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE…”
“Cryptocur- rency and Data Centers – add definitions and Use Table.”
“Town of Conquest – Local Law for Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems”
“WHEREAS the Town has enacted a moratorium providing for a one-year moratorium on approvals for solar energy production and distribution facilities and battery energy storage systems.”
“s proposed moratorium extension will enable the Town to complete its review and comprehensively address the issues involved with cryptocurrency mining uses and data processing center uses; and WHEREAS, the Town Board…”
“…OF MARCELLUS TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION September 16, 2026 TOWN OF MARCELLUS LOCAL LAW NO. E OF 2026 ("A Local Law Imposing a Twelve (12) Month Moratorium on Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining Operations, Data Mining, Data…”
“E. Local Law C of 2026 Regulating Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Town of Marcellus”
“The Town recognizes the need for BESS to promote energy sustainability and reliability within the Town and recognizes the need to regulate the operations and siting of BESS to protect residential, business and other…”
“and WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing Local Law C of 2026 to amend Chapter 235 of the Code of the Town of Marcellus to add a section regulating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS);”
“SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing Local Law No. C-2026 to impose a 12-month moratorium on commercial cryptocurrency mining operations, data mining, data processing and data storage facilities in the Town of Onondaga.”
“Approval from The Massena Town Council to adopt a local law establishing a six- month moratorium on Data Center Development in the Town of Massena until effective date.”
“Public Hearing: The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a local law establishing a temporary moratorium on data center development in the Town of Massena.”
“Town of Alfred - Local Law 1 of 2026 - Zoning Law Amendments to Regulation for Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems;”
“Town of Allen - A Local Law Creating New Regulations for Solar Energy Systems”
“Village of Andover – A Local Law Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment, Construction, Expansion, or Operation of Data Centers, High-Density B) Computing Facilities, and Digital Asset Mining Operations…”
From the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; we link each record to our jurisdiction page. We use it to measure our own lead time. 150 records for New York.
| Enacted | Jurisdiction | Uses | Legal basis (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Orangetown Town | Battery storage (BESS), Data centers | Town of Orangetown Local Law No. 5 of 2026, adding Article XX to Chapter 43 (Zoning) |
| 2026-08-13 | Le Ray Town | Data centers | Town of LeRay local law establishing a moratorium on data centers |
| 2026-08-13 | Mohawk Town | Data centers | Town of Mohawk local law imposing a six-month moratorium on data center permitting |
| 2026-08-11 | Islip Town | Data centers | Town of Islip Town Code Chapter 68-761, an 18-month moratorium on data center development |
| 2026-08-03 | Tonawanda Town | Data centers | Local law imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers of 20 MW or more, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County; signed/filed text not located. |
| 2026-07-22 | Tyre Town | Data centers | Town of Tyre Local Law No. 2 of 2026, "A Local Law Establishing a Moratorium on Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence Computing Facilities within the... |
| 2026-07-16 | Brookhaven Town | Data centers | Chapter 17 ('Moratorium'), Article I ('Data Centers') of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven, added by a local law unanimously adopted 6-0 (Councilwoman... |
| 2026-07-15 | East Greenbush Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 3 of 2026 (Town of East Greenbush), 'A Local Law Imposing a Moratorium on Applications for Permits, Site Plans or Other Land Use Approvals for... |
| 2026-07-09 | Manlius Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Manlius Town Board local law/resolution (unanimous, 7-0) |
| 2026-07-09 | Newfield Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law Imposing a Temporary Town-Wide One Year Moratorium on Data Processing Centers, Town of Newfield, Tompkins County; the town's public Town Laws &... |
| 2026-07-08 | Canton Town | Data centers | Town of Canton local law establishing a moratorium on data center development |
| 2026-07-07 | Clifton Park Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 9 of 2026 |
| 2026-06-29 | Clay Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law No. 6 of 2026 (Town of Clay, Onondaga County), 'A Local Law providing for a Temporary Moratorium for Twelve (12) Months prohibiting any zone... |
| 2026-06-25 | East Fishkill Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 3 of 2026 (Town of East Fishkill), titled 'A Local Law to Extend, Consolidate and Impose a Moratorium on Certain Properties Within the Town of... |
| 2026-06-24 | Bethlehem Town | Data centers | Local law establishing a temporary 12-month moratorium on development or construction of data centers, Town of Bethlehem, Albany County; signed/filed text... |
| 2026-06-15 | Arietta Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 01 of 2026, Establishing a Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (Resolution 26-06-30) |
| 2026-06-09 | Highland Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 1 of 2026, 'Data Center Moratorium,' Town of Highland, Sullivan County; unanimously adopted by the Town Board on 2026-06-09 following a public... |
| 2026-06-04 | Perth Town | Data centers | Local law imposing a one-year moratorium on data center development, Town of Perth, Fulton County; full signed text not located behind the Leader Herald paywall. |
| 2026-06-03 | Van Buren Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law 2-2026 |
| 2026-06 | Ellery Town | Solar, Wind, Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Ellery moratoriums on commercial solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems |
| 2026-06 | Huntington Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 17-2026 (referred to Suffolk County Planning Commission as file HU-26-04) |
| 2026-06 | Stockport Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law 1-2026, Moratorium on Battery Storage Systems, Town of Stockport |
| 2026-06 | Wilton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law (Town of Wilton BESS Moratorium Law, CZRC-approved draft posted 2026-05-07) |
| 2026-05-27 | Salina Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law No. 5 of 2026 |
| 2026-05-21 | Southeast Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 3 of 2026 |
| 2026-05-20 | Thurston Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Resolution 20 and Local Law No. 5 of 2026 |
| 2026-05-15 | Oneonta Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Proposed local law: "Moratorium on the Development, Construction, and Operation of Data Centers and Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining Operations" |
| 2026-05-14 | Spafford Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 1-2026 (Resolution 46-2026), a town-wide 12-month moratorium on the siting, placement, installation, construction, modification or enlargement... |
| 2026-05-07 | Lysander Town | Data centers | Local Law No. 4 of 2026, 'A Local Law Establishing a Temporary Six Month Moratorium on Development or Construction of Data Storage Facilities Within the... |
| 2026-05-06 | Marcellus Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. A of 2026, A Local Law Imposing a Twelve (12) Month Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems within the Town of Marcellus |
| 2026-05 | Benson Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 1 of 2026, Establishing a Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems |
| 2026-05 | Ticonderoga Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Ticonderoga Local Law No. __ of 2026, a moratorium on locating battery energy storage systems (Tier 2/Tier 3 BESS) |
| 2026-04-13 | Lewiston Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law No. 3 of 2026, 'A Local Law Imposing a Moratorium on the Establishment, Construction, Expansion, or Operation of Data Centers, Artificial... |
| 2026-04-09 | Byron Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Byron local law imposing a temporary moratorium on battery energy storage system facilities (cited as Local Law #3 of 2026 in the 2026-09-09... |
| 2026-04-09 | Byron Town | Solar | Town of Byron local law imposing a temporary moratorium on renewable energy projects (cited as Local Law #2 of 2026 in the 2026-09-09 extension hearing... |
| 2026-03-20 | Hartwick Town | Solar | Town of Hartwick local law imposing a six-month moratorium on solar energy systems |
| 2026-03-16 | Lewis Town | Solar, Battery storage (BESS), Wind | Town of Lewis local law imposing a moratorium on the acceptance or approval of applications for permits authorizing solar energy systems, battery energy... |
| 2026-03-10 | Camillus Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Camillus Local Law No. A-2026, a twelve-month moratorium on all battery energy storage systems (Tier 1 and Tier 2) |
| 2026-03-02 | Cairo Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law #2 of 2026, 'A Local Law Imposing a Temporary Town-Wide Six-Month Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems,' adopted by the Cairo Town Board... |
| 2026-03 | Athens Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Athens moratorium on battery energy storage system facilities |
| 2026-03 | Northampton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 01 of 2026, the Town of Northampton Battery Energy Storage Moratorium |
| 2026-02-10 | Schroeppel Town | Solar | Local Law 1 of 2026, imposing a one-year moratorium on commercial free-standing solar systems within the Town of Schroeppel |
| 2026-02-03 | Denmark Town | Solar, Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Denmark Local Law No. 1 of 2026, establishing a twelve-month moratorium on commercial solar energy systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS),... |
| 2026-02 | Newfane Town | Battery storage (BESS) | 2026 Temporary Moratorium Law on Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facilities, Local Law No. 1-2026 of the Town of Newfane |
| 2026-02 | City of Syracuse | Battery storage (BESS) | Syracuse Common Council ordinance (BESS moratorium) |
| 2026-01-14 | Sherburne Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town Board resolution adopting a 6-month moratorium on the construction of battery storage facilities (Town of Sherburne, no zoning code; local law number... |
| 2026-01 | Greig Town | Solar, Wind, Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Greig Local Law 2026-01, a moratorium on commercial renewable energy systems (solar, wind energy primary systems, battery energy storage systems,... |
| 2025-12-02 | City of Amsterdam | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | City of Amsterdam moratorium on industrial solar and battery energy storage systems |
| 2025-10-08 | Salem Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law #1 of 2025 |
| 2025-09-30 | Hurley Town | Battery storage (BESS) | 2025 Battery Energy Storage System Facilities Moratorium Law of the Town of Hurley (proposed local law dated Sept. 30, 2025); extended by Town Board... |
| 2025-09 | Dunkirk Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Dunkirk moratorium on battery energy storage systems |
| 2025-08-11 | City of Oswego | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | City of Oswego Local Law No. 1 of 2025, A Local Law Establishing a Moratorium on Certain Renewable Energy Systems |
| 2025-07-21 | Clifton Park Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 5 of 2025, A Local Law Establishing and Extending a Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems Facilities in the Town of Clifton Park |
| 2025-06-18 | Glenville Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Glenville local law (BESS moratorium) |
| 2025-06 | Mentz Town | Battery storage (BESS) | A Local Law Establishing a Temporary Land Use Moratorium Prohibiting Battery Energy Storage Systems Within the Town of Mentz |
| 2025-06 | Norfolk Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 5 of 2025, a Moratorium on all Energy Storage System Development in the Town of Norfolk |
| 2025-06 | Pendleton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 2 of 2025 |
| 2025-06 | Watson Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 2 for the Year 2025, A Local Law Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems (covering both Compressed Air Energy... |
| 2025-06 | Village of Mayville | Battery storage (BESS) | Village of Mayville local law (BESS moratorium) |
| 2025-05-27 | Aurora Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Aurora Local Law 5-2025, a six-month moratorium on new applications for battery energy storage systems |
| 2025-05-13 | City of Glen Cove | Battery storage (BESS) | City of Glen Cove moratorium on battery energy storage systems |
| 2025-05-06 | Berne Town | Solar, Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Berne moratorium on commercial solar facilities (extended to add battery energy storage systems on 2026-03-11) |
| 2025-05-02 | Mina Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Mina 2026 Temporary Moratorium Law on Battery Energy Storage System Facilities, Local Law No. 6 of 2026, replacing Local Law #1-2025 (effective... |
| 2025-03-24 | City of Peekskill | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 3 of 2025 (original, adopted following the 2025-03-24 hearing; filed 2025-05-05, expired 2025-11-05); further extended by Local Law No. 14 of... |
| 2025-03-11 | City of Gloversville | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | City of Gloversville local law establishing a moratorium on industrial solar and battery energy storage systems, later superseded by a permanent ban |
| 2025-03 | Hempstead Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town Code Chapter 101B; most recent extension Local Law No. 75-2026 (Resolution No. 801-2026), adopted 2026-09-09 |
| 2025-02-11 | New Castle Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 1 of 2025, a Six-Month Moratorium Prohibiting the Review and Approval of Applications and Permits for Battery Energy Storage Systems |
| 2025-02-11 | Southport Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Local Law No. 1 of 2025, A Six-Month Moratorium on Commercial Solar Energy Systems and Commercial Energy Storage Systems within the Town of Southport... |
| 2025-02 | Albion Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Albion local law (solar/BESS moratorium, 2025); later superseded by amendment to Chapter 106 (BESS) of the Town Code |
| 2025 | Chester Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Chester local law prohibiting large-scale battery energy storage system installations (Local Law 10 of 2025, extended by Local Law 3 of 2026) |
| 2025 | Eden Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Eden local law prohibiting review and approval of Battery Energy Storage System applications (originally a six-month moratorium, extended twelve... |
| 2025 | Gardiner Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Gardiner moratorium on battery energy storage systems |
| 2025 | German Flatts Town | Solar, Wind | Town of German Flatts local law (12-month solar & wind moratorium), reviewed by Herkimer County Planning Board 2025-05-19 |
| 2025 | Montgomery Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Montgomery Local Law No. 2 of 2025 (removing battery storage systems from the zoning code), following Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 |
| 2025 | North Harmony Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Town of North Harmony; extended by Local Law 3 of 2025 (Resolution #12 of 2025) |
| 2025 | Pound Ridge Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Pound Ridge BESS moratorium local law, replaced 2026-07-21 by permanent zoning amendment prohibiting large-scale BESS |
| 2025 | Rose Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Rose proposed moratorium on the construction of large-scale solar farms and battery storage units (referred to Wayne County Planning Board as a GML... |
| 2025 | Day Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 01 of 2025, A Local Law Imposing a Moratorium on Locating Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Town of Day |
| 2025 | Turin Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Village of Turin Local Law No. 01 of 2025 (original one-year moratorium on solar energy collectors/generators and battery storage facilities); extended 6... |
| 2024-12-03 | North Hempstead Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town Code Chapter 76 (Temporary Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System Facilities); established by L.L. No. 11-2024 (2024-12-03), extended by L.L. No.... |
| 2024-12 | Milton Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | A Local Law Entitled "Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Large/Commercial Scale Solar Energy Installations and Battery Storage Facilities in the Town of Milton" |
| 2024-11-14 | Stanford Town | Battery storage (BESS), Wind | Local Law #2 of 2024, A Local Law Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems and Wind Energy Conversion Systems (Resolution No. 11B of 2024) |
| 2024-10-31 | Angelica Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Town of Angelica local law imposing a moratorium on solar energy systems, energy storage systems, and wind generation systems |
| 2024-10-31 | Village of Mamaroneck | Battery storage (BESS) | Code of the Village of Mamaroneck 342-84.5, as extended by Local Law 11-2025 and Local Law 14-2025 |
| 2024-10-14 | Victory Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law #2 of 2024, as extended by a June 2025 local law |
| 2024-10 | Cameron Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Local Law No. 4 of 2024 |
| 2024-09-20 | Smithtown Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town Code Chapter 324, Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems; originally L.L. No. 13-2024 (2024-09-20), extended by L.L. No. 1-2025, L.L. No. 6-2025,... |
| 2024-09-19 | Village of Wilson | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law #5 (new Chapter 178, Battery Moratorium) |
| 2024-09-11 | West Bloomfield Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Local Law No. 1 of 2026 (extending Local Law No. 4 of 2024 as extended by Local Law No. 3 of 2025) |
| 2024-08-13 | Bedford Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Bedford local law prohibiting review and approval of applications for battery energy storage systems (Local Law No. 1-2025 extending the original... |
| 2024-08 | Village of Mount Kisco | Battery storage (BESS) | Village/Town of Mount Kisco Proposed Local Law No. 01-2025 (amending Chapter 110 zoning, superseding the moratorium) |
| 2024-07-31 | Dryden Town | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law No. 2 of 2024; draft Local Law No. 1 of 2026 extension; Local Law No. 2 of 2026 replacement zoning definitions |
| 2024-07-26 | Putnam Valley Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Local Law #3 of 2024, Temporary Land Use Moratorium Prohibiting Large Scale Solar Installations, Large Scale Battery Energy Storage System Installations,... |
| 2024-07-22 | Concord Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Concord battery energy storage system moratorium (Local Law No. 3-2024, extended by Local Law No. 2-2025 and a June 2026 six-month extension) |
| 2024-07-16 | City of North Tonawanda | Data centers, Crypto mining | Local Law 2024-2 (original 2-year moratorium on cryptocurrency mining and data processing centers), extended by a 2026 local law ('Local Law 2026 -... |
| 2024-07-16 | City of Yonkers | Battery storage (BESS) | General Ordinance 08-2024, as extended by General Ordinance 01-2025 and General Ordinance 07-2025 (GO.7-2025) |
| 2024-07-09 | Kent Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law Establishing a Land Use Moratorium Prohibiting Lithium Storage Facilities (Introductory Local Law #1), adopted 2024-07-09; extended by a further... |
| 2024-07-08 | Newstead Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Newstead local law (Local Law 2 - BESS moratorium; Local Law 3 - wind moratorium) |
| 2024-06-05 | Babylon Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Babylon 2026 Moratorium Law on Battery Energy Storage System Facilities (Local Law No. 2 of 2026, extending Local Law 11 of 2024) |
| 2024-05-14 | Leyden Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Leyden Local Law #1 of 2024, 'Establishing a Townwide Twelve (12) Month Moratorium for all Large Solar Energy Systems and/or Medium/Large Battery... |
| 2024-04 | Oyster Bay Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Oyster Bay moratorium on battery energy storage systems |
| 2024-03-19 | Islip Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Islip Town Code § 68-457, moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System permits |
| 2024-03 | Royalton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Royalton local law (BESS/renewable energy moratorium) |
| 2024-03 | Walworth Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Local Law No. 1-2024 (To Implement a Temporary Moratorium Relative to Solar Facilities and Battery Storage) |
| 2024-02 | Poughkeepsie Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Poughkeepsie local law (temporary town-wide moratorium on large-scale BESS) |
| 2024 | Boston Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Boston Local Law No. 2-2024, a six-month moratorium prohibiting review and approval of battery energy storage system applications |
| 2024 | Brasher Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Brasher moratorium on battery energy storage systems |
| 2024 | Busti Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law 3 of 2026 (extending prior commercial BESS moratorium) |
| 2024 | Carmel Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Carmel Local Law #5 of 2024 (moratorium), superseded by a permanent zoning law banning Tier 2 battery energy storage systems (>600 kWh) |
| 2024 | Claverack Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Claverack Local Law No. 2 of 2024, a moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems |
| 2024 | Clymer Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Clymer battery storage moratorium (all-BESS scope) |
| 2024 | Concord Town | Solar | Town of Concord solar energy moratorium (a separate local law from the BESS moratorium, extended in parallel) |
| 2024 | Cortlandt Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Cortlandt moratorium for new Battery Energy Storage Systems (originally Local Law 2-2024, most recently extended by Local Law 2026-01) |
| 2024 | Johnstown Town | Battery storage (BESS), Wind | Town of Johnstown local law (BESS/wind moratorium) |
| 2024 | Livingston Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 4 of 2024, extending a moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Town of Livingston |
| 2024 | Perth Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Local Law No. 23 of 2024 (original, commercial solar); extended by Local Law #3 of 2025 (Resolution #66, introduced 2025-05-08); further extended/broadened... |
| 2024 | Prattsburgh Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Town of Prattsburgh proposed local law establishing a six-month moratorium on Industrial Solar Energy Facilities and Battery Energy Storage Facilities... |
| 2024 | Rotterdam Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Introductory Local Law No. 8 of 2025 |
| 2024 | Somerset Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Somerset local law (BESS moratorium) |
| 2024 | Westfield Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 1 of 2026 (extending Local Law No. 1 of 2024) |
| 2023-10 | Village of Port Chester | Battery storage (BESS) | Chapter 345 of the Code of the Village of Port Chester (temporary development moratorium on BESS) |
| 2023-09-21 | Lysander Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town Code Chapter 102 (Battery Energy Storage Systems), Tier 2 BESS moratorium footnote; original L.L. No. 8-2023 (2023-09-21); extended by L.L. No. 3-2024... |
| 2023-08-22 | Southampton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Former Chapter 314, Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (adopted by L.L. No. 28-2023), amended by L.L. 1-2024, L.L. 15-2024, L.L. 10-2025 |
| 2023-01-31 | Southold Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Southold moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities |
| 2023 | Long Lake Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Long Lake Battery Energy Storage System Law, as amended by Local Law 3 of 2023; superseded by revised BESS law (Proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2024) |
| 2023 | Oswegatchie Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law #2 of 2023, a moratorium on battery energy storage systems in the Town of Oswegatchie; extended by Resolution 155-2024 (six months) |
| 2023 | Chautauqua Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Local Law No. 4 of 2026 (extending the moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems; companion Local Laws 3 and 5 of 2026 extend wind and commercial solar moratoria) |
| 2023 | Warwick Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Local Law No. 4 of 2023, as extended by Local Law No. 10 of 2024 and amended by Local Law No. 3 of 2025; superseded by Local Law #5 of 2026 (permanent BESS... |
| — | Allen Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| Not yet enacted as of 2026-09-23. Buffalo Common Council members were reported September 22, 2026 to be moving a proposed two-year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency facilities toward a full Council vote 'set for next Tuesday' (on or about 2026-09-29). | City of Buffalo | Data centers, Crypto mining | Proposed local law/ordinance for a two-year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency facilities, City of Buffalo, sponsored/championed by... |
| — | Campbell Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Carlton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Carlton local law extending a moratorium on large battery energy storage systems (Local Law No. 6 of 2025) |
| — | Carrollton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Collins Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Corning Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Elba Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2026 (extending a 12-month moratorium on Tier 3 solar, large battery storage, and other renewable energy facilities) |
| Not yet enacted as of 2026-09-23. On 2026-05-13 the Town Board adopted a resolution directing the Planning Board to draft data center legislation. A draft moratorium local law (modeled on Newfield's) was rewritten twice between July and mid-August 2026 on the advice of Town legal counsel Guy Krogh. At its August 12, 2026 meeting the Town Board did NOT set a public hearing as previously expected; it instead held off action, pushing back the hearing and the law's adoption to October 2026 at the earliest. | Enfield Town | Data centers | May 13, 2026 Town Board resolution directing the Planning Board to draft data center legislation; a subsequent draft local law (closely modeled on... |
| — | Essex County | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Frankfort Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Proposed Local Law No. 2, 2026 (six-month moratorium on solar, wind, and battery storage) |
| — | Freedom Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Gainesville Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Greenwood Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Halfmoon Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Harrison Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Harrison Town Code (former) 235-95, Moratorium of battery energy storage systems |
| — | Le Ray Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Le Ray local law ("LL - Moratorium EnergyBattery") |
| Not yet enacted as of 2026-09-23. At its meeting of 2026-09-15 (following an August 18, 2026 initial discussion), the Town Board voted unanimously (motion by Councilman Michael Robbins, seconded by Supervisor Peter Goodman) to direct Town Attorney Benjamin Gailey to prepare a proposed local law establishing a data center moratorium; that draft law will require its own future public hearing before formal adoption, expected 'within the next couple of meetings' as of September 15. | Mamakating Town | Data centers | No local law has been drafted or adopted yet; on 2026-09-15 the Town Board passed a resolution directing the Town Attorney to prepare a proposed local law... |
| — | Potsdam Town | Data centers | |
| — | Ripley Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Virgil Town | Battery storage (BESS) | |
| — | Yorktown Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Town of Yorktown local law (BESS moratorium); Town Board separately adopted a permanent ban on new Tier 2 BESS on 2025-05-29 |