Status of all 26 local governments in Columbia 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 18 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | None known | — | 9 |
| Claverack Town | In force Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2024) Battery storage (BESS): On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 13, 2026 |
Public hearing: battery storage moratorium · | 3 |
| Livingston Town | In force Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2024) |
— | 0 |
| Stockport Town | In force Battery storage (BESS): Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2026-06) |
— | 0 |
| Germantown Town | Proposed Solar: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 13, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): solar moratorium · | 5 |
| Ancram Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Austerlitz Town | None known | — | 6 |
| Canaan Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Chatham Town | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| City of Hudson | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Clermont Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Copake Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Gallatin Town | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Ghent Town | None known | — | 3 |
| Greenport Town | None known | — | 6 |
| Hillsdale Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Kinderhook Town | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| New Lebanon Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Stuyvesant Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Taghkanic Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Athens | None known | — | 3 |
| Village of Catskill | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Chatham | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Kinderhook | None known | — | 6 |
| Village of Philmont | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Valatie | None known | — | 1 |
“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.
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| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Claverack Town | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended |
Town of Claverack Local Law No. 2 of 2024, a moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (Moratorium Nation) |
| Claverack Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 13, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed battery storage moratorium — Town Board, Aug 13, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| 2024 | Livingston Town | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended |
Local Law No. 4 of 2024, extending a moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Town of Livingston (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2026-06 | Stockport Town | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active |
Local Law 1-2026, Moratorium on Battery Storage Systems, Town of Stockport (Moratorium Nation) |
| Germantown Town | Solar | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 13, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed solar moratorium — Town Board, Oct 13, 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.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 18 of 26 governments in Columbia County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Germantown Town (proposed) in Columbia County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Claverack Town (in force), Livingston Town (in force) and Stockport Town (in force) in Columbia County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 18 of 26 governments in Columbia 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.