Status of all 15 local governments in Orleans County (the county and its towns 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 15 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans County | None known | — | 2 |
| Carlton Town | In force Battery storage (BESS): Extended (Moratorium Nation) |
— | 2 |
| Albion Town | Adopted Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind: Adopted, Oct 5, 2026 Battery storage (BESS), Solar: Replaced by permanent rules (Moratorium Nation, enacted 2025-02) |
Adopted: battery storage moratorium · | 5 |
| Barre Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Clarendon Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Gaines Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Kendall Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Murray Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Ridgeway Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Shelby Town | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Albion | None known | — | 3 |
| Village of Holley | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Lyndonville | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Medina | None known | — | 2 |
| Yates Town | None known | — | 4 |
“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.
“…made a motion to approve the resolution #14-2026 on the adoption of Local Law #8 – Chapter 106-Calling a Moratorium on Chapter 106-Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Albion Town Code, motion carried with the…”
“Solar Farms/Wind Energy/Battery Storage – Regarding Moratorium for Local Laws Chapters 104, 105, and 106 Attorney Jim Bell prepared Resolutions for Local Laws 104, 105, and 106 regarding placing Moratoriums on these 3…”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Carlton Town | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended |
Town of Carlton local law extending a moratorium on large battery energy storage systems (Local Law No. 6 of 2025) (Moratorium Nation) |
| Albion Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | Adopted Adopted, Oct 5, 2026 |
Battery storage moratorium adopted — Town Board, Oct 5, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| 2025-02 | Albion Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Town of Albion local law (solar/BESS moratorium, 2025); later superseded by amendment to Chapter 106 (BESS) of the Town Code (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 15 of 15 governments in Orleans County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Albion Town (adopted) in Orleans County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Carlton Town (in force) and Albion Town (adopted) in Orleans County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show wind moratorium activity in Albion Town (adopted) in Orleans County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.