Status of all 20 local governments in Albany County (the county and its towns, cities and villages) 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 17 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | None known | — | 3 |
| Berne Town | In force Solar, Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted May 6, 2025) Battery storage (BESS), Solar: Public hearing, Oct 14, 2026 |
Public hearing: solar moratorium · | 3 |
| Bethlehem Town | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 24, 2026) |
— | 3 |
| Guilderland Town | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Sep 15, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 6 |
| City of Albany | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage siting ordinance · | 1 |
| City of Cohoes | None known | — | 4 |
| City of Watervliet | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Coeymans Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Colonie Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Green Island Town | None known | — | 3 |
| Knox Town | None known | — | 2 |
| New Scotland Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Rensselaerville Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Altamont | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Colonie | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Green Island | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Menands | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Ravena | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Voorheesville | None known | — | 3 |
| Westerlo Town | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
“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.
“…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”
“NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND CHANGES TO EXISITING LAW BESS is not currently a recognized use in the Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance (USDO).”
“(3) from a six-month moratorium to a one-year moratorium on data centers and strike Section 5 (Relief from Provisions).”
“…ORDINANCE 14.72.26 (Pending Amendment 9/10/2026) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PERMITTING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS…”
“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);”
“…8/18/2026* 7 Balarin *Under Consideration* Ordinance 15.81.26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS) OF CHAPTER 245 (LICENSES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO UPDATING THE FEE AND…”
“…ORDINANCE 14.72.26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY IN RELATION TO PERMITTING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS The City of Albany, in Common…”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berne Town | Solar, Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended |
Town of Berne moratorium on commercial solar facilities (extended to add battery energy storage systems on 2026-03-11) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Berne Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Proposed Public hearing, Oct 14, 2026 |
Public hearing on a proposed solar moratorium — Oct 14, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Bethlehem Town | Data centers | In force Active |
Local law establishing a temporary 12-month moratorium on development or construction of data centers, Town of Bethlehem, Albany County;... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Guilderland Town | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Sep 15, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Town Board, Sep 15, 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 Bethlehem Town (in force) and Guilderland Town (adopted) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Berne Town (in force) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Berne Town (in force) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 17 of 20 governments in Albany 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.