Status of all 15 local governments in Seneca 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 13 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca County | None known | — | 1 |
| Tyre Town | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jul 22, 2026) |
Public hearing: data center moratorium · | 1 |
| Romulus Town | Proposed Battery storage (BESS), Solar: Hearing notice, Sep 16, 2026 |
Hearing notice: battery storage/solar moratorium · | 3 |
| Covert Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Fayette Town | None known | — | 3 |
| Junius Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Lodi Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Ovid Town | None known | — | 6 |
| Seneca Falls Town | None known | — | 1 |
| Varick Town | None known | — | 5 |
| Village of Interlaken | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Lodi | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Ovid | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Waterloo | None known | — | 1 |
| Waterloo Town | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 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.
“…23, 2026 RESOLUTION #80 OF 2026 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW ENTITLED “A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING…”
“WHEREAS the Town has enacted a moratorium providing for a one-year moratorium on approvals for solar energy production and distribution facilities and battery energy storage systems.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyre Town | Data centers | In force Active |
Town of Tyre Local Law No. 2 of 2026, "A Local Law Establishing a Moratorium on Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence Computing Facilities... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Romulus Town | Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Proposed Hearing notice, Sep 16, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed battery storage/solar moratorium — Sep 16, 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.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Tyre Town (in force) in Seneca County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Romulus Town (proposed) in Seneca County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Romulus Town (proposed) in Seneca County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 13 of 15 governments in Seneca 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.