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Berne Town, New York

Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in Berne Town (Albany County).

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No upcoming vote or hearing detected in the documents we have read.

History

Public hearing Moratorium Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“…Wednesday October 14, 2026 6:30PM Proposed Local Law 3 Proposed Solar Moratorium Extension Public Hearing 7:00PM Regular Monthly Meeting Location: Community & Senior Center, 1360 Helderberg Trail, Berne NY 12023”
Source document, p. 1 (opens in a new tab) Other +2 related mentions
Hearing notice Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“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…”
Adopted Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“and WHEREAS, the State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations classify the adoption of a moratorium on land development or construction as a Type II action under 6 NYCRR § 617.5(c)(36);”
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Solar
Town Board · · Albany County
“Town Board of the Town of Berne is considering Proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2026, entitled “A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 1 of 2025 to Extend the Temporary Moratorium on the Development and Construction of Solar…”
Source document, p. 9 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“c. Resolution 71 of 2026 – CLASSIFYING THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW EXTENDING THE SOLAR ENERGY AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM MORATORIUM AS A TYPE II ACTION UNDER SEQRA”
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“This Local Law shall be known as the "2026 Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage System Moratorium Extension Law." SECTION 2.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Solar
Governing body not stated · · Albany County
“Planning Board Chairman Steve Khoury the Planning Board had been working on a small subdivision and wanted to check on the status of the updates to the Solar Moratorium with November coming quickly.”

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2025-05-06 · Solar, Battery storage (BESS)
    Town of Berne moratorium on commercial solar facilities (extended to add battery energy storage systems on 2026-03-11)

Source: Moratorium Nation (Michael J. Bommarito), CC BY 4.0. Matched to this jurisdiction by name and location; check the original record.