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Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in City of Buffalo (Erie County).

Pending

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

History

On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Common Council · · Erie County
“26-000833 - S Shaeffer, Petition - Proposed Moratorium on Data Centers Larger than 20 Megawatts 10/13/26 I”
Source document, p. 5 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Crypto miningData centers
Common Council · · Erie County
“26-000627 Golombek—Resolution to Adopt a Two-Year Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Processing Centers 9/29/26 CC Finance”
Source document, p. 7 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Crypto miningData centers
Community Development Committee · · Erie County
“26-000627 - Golombek—Resolution to Adopt a Two-Year Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Processing Centers 9/22/26 CD”
Source document, p. 1 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Crypto miningData centers
General · · Erie County
“26-000627 - Golombek—Resolution to Adopt a Two-Year Moratorium on Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Processing Centers 9/15/26 I”
Source document, p. 10 (opens in a new tab) Agenda

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 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). · 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 Councilmember Joseph Golombek to allow the city to update its zoning rules.

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