Shenandoah County, VA
“Staff stated that the proposed ordinance would require data centers to proceed through the special use permit process, including public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.”
Status of all 7 local governments in Shenandoah County (the county and its towns) 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 5 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah County | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 3, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 1 |
| Town of Edinburg | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Mount Jackson | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of New Market | None known | — | 2 |
| Town of Strasburg | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Toms Brook | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Town of Woodstock | 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.
“Staff stated that the proposed ordinance would require data centers to proceed through the special use permit process, including public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.”
“Hancock outlined a targeted update to the energy ordinance to address changes in state law, clarify on- site power generation, and coordinate provisions with the data center ordinance.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah County | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 3, 2026 |
Planning commission recommendation on a proposed data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Sep 3, 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 Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Shenandoah County (proposed) in Shenandoah County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 7 governments in Shenandoah County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 7 governments in Shenandoah County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 5 of 7 governments in Shenandoah 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.