Status of all 18 local governments in Chemung 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.
“…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”
“…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…”
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung County | None known | — | 6 |
| Southport Town | Pending Battery storage (BESS), Solar: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026 Battery storage (BESS), Solar: Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 11, 2025) |
On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage/solar moratorium · (upcoming) | 1 |
| Ashland Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Baldwin Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Big Flats Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Catlin Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Chemung Town | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Elmira | None known | — | 6 |
| Elmira Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Erin Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Horseheads Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Van Etten Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Veteran Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Elmira Heights | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Horseheads | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Millport | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Waverly | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Wellsburg | None known | — | 2 |
“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.
“PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 3 OF 2026 A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE TOWN OF SOUTHPORT ResoluƟon by: Steed Seconded by: Mathews…”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Pending On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed battery storage/solar moratorium — Planning Board, Oct 5, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Southport Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | In force Extended |
Local Law No. 1 of 2025, A Six-Month Moratorium on Commercial Solar Energy Systems and Commercial Energy Storage Systems within the Town of... (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.
None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 17 of 18 governments in Chemung County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Southport Town (pending) in Chemung County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Southport Town (pending) in Chemung County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 17 of 18 governments in Chemung 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.