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.
“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…”
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | None known | — | 3 |
| Berne Town | Pending Battery storage (BESS), Solar: Hearing notice, Oct 14, 2026 Solar, Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted May 6, 2025) |
Hearing notice: battery storage/solar moratorium · (upcoming) | 3 |
| Bethlehem Town | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 24, 2026) |
— | 3 |
| City of Albany | None known | — | 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 |
| Guilderland Town | None known | — | 6 |
| 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
|
— | 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.
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berne Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Pending Hearing notice, Oct 14, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed battery storage/solar moratorium — Oct 14, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) |
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 Sep 30, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Bethlehem Town (in force) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Berne Town (pending) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Berne Town (pending) in Albany County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Sep 30, 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 Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.