Status of all 45 local governments in Orange 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 37 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | None known | — | 3 |
| Chester Town | In force Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2025) |
— | 8 |
| Montgomery Town | Ended Battery storage (BESS): Replaced by permanent rules (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2025) |
— | 5 |
| Warwick Town | Ended Battery storage (BESS): Replaced by permanent rules (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2023) |
On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage zoning amendment · | 2 |
| Blooming Grove Town | None known | — | 5 |
| City of Middletown | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Newburgh | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Port Jervis | None known | — | 1 |
| Cornwall Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Crawford Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Deerpark Town | None known | — | 4 |
| Goshen Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Greenville Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Hamptonburgh Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Highlands Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Minisink Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Monroe Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Mount Hope Town | None known | — | 5 |
| New Windsor Town | None known | — | 6 |
| Newburgh Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Palm Tree Town | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Tuxedo Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Chester | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Florida | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Goshen | None known | — | 3 |
| Village of Greenwood Lake | None known | — | 6 |
| Village of Harriman | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Highland Falls | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Kiryas Joel | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Village of Maybrook | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Monroe | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Montgomery | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Otisville | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of South Blooming Grove | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Tuxedo | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Village of Tuxedo Park | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Unionville | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Village of Walden | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Warwick | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Washingtonville | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Woodbury | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Wallkill Town | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Wawayanda Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Woodbury 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.
“…in an amount not to exceed $4,320.00. #R2026-343 ADOPT LOCAL LAW NO. 5 OF 2026 -– BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM LAW OF 2026,” (BESS) AMENDING CHAPTER 164 OF THE TOWN CODE Motion to table the adoption of…”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chester Town | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended |
Town of Chester local law prohibiting large-scale battery energy storage system installations (Local Law 10 of 2025, extended by Local Law 3 of 2026) (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2025 | Montgomery Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Town of Montgomery Local Law No. 2 of 2025 (removing battery storage systems from the zoning code), following Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2023 | Warwick Town | Battery storage (BESS) | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Local Law No. 4 of 2023, as extended by Local Law No. 10 of 2024 and amended by Local Law No. 3 of 2025; superseded by Local Law #5 of 2026... (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 Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 37 of 45 governments in Orange County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 37 of 45 governments in Orange County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Chester Town (in force) in Orange County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 37 of 45 governments in Orange 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.