Columbia County, New York: moratoria and siting rules

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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3
with a moratorium in force or adopted
0
with a moratorium pending or proposed
0
upcoming hearings and votes
18
of 26 governments monitored

Map

Ancram Town: no moratorium knownAusterlitz Town: no moratorium knownCanaan Town: no moratorium knownChatham Town: no moratorium knownClaverack Town: In forceClermont Town: no moratorium knownCopake Town: no moratorium knownGallatin Town: no moratorium knownGermantown Town: no moratorium knownGhent Town: no moratorium knownGreenport Town: no moratorium knownHillsdale Town: no moratorium knownKinderhook Town: no moratorium knownLivingston Town: In forceNew Lebanon Town: no moratorium knownStockport Town: In forceStuyvesant Town: no moratorium knownTaghkanic Town: no moratorium knownCity of Hudson: no moratorium knownVillage of Chatham: no moratorium knownVillage of Kinderhook: no moratorium knownVillage of Philmont: no moratorium knownVillage of Valatie: no moratorium knownColumbia County: no moratorium known
  • Moratorium in force or adopted
  • Vote pending or proposed
  • Ended
  • None known

Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 18 governments we monitor here.

Every government in Columbia County

GovernmentMoratorium statusLatest or next itemSources monitored
Columbia County None known — 9
Claverack Town In force
Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2024)
— 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
Ancram Town None known — 4
Austerlitz Town None known — 6
Canaan Town None known — 4
Chatham Town None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
City of Hudson None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Clermont Town None known — 5
Copake Town None known — 4
Gallatin Town None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Germantown Town None known — 5
Ghent Town None known — 3
Greenport Town None known — 6
Hillsdale Town None known — 1
Kinderhook Town None known
Not monitored yet
— 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
— 0
Village of Chatham None known — 1
Village of Kinderhook None known — 6
Village of Philmont None known
Not monitored yet
— 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.

Moratoria on record in Columbia County

DateGovernmentUsesStatusDetails 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)
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)

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.

Frequently asked questions

Does Columbia County, New York have a data center moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 18 of 26 governments in Columbia County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Columbia County, New York have a solar moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 18 of 26 governments in Columbia County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Columbia County, New York have a battery storage moratorium?

As of Sep 30, 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.

Does Columbia County, New York have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 18 of 26 governments in Columbia County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

How current is this page?

It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.