Dexter Township, in Washtenaw County, Michigan, adopted a data-center moratorium on February 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Dexter Township adopted a 180-day moratorium on data center applications via Resolution #26-705, joining at least 19 Michigan communities that have paused data center development. Residents and officials raised concerns about massive water… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | February 1, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Washtenaw County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Washtenaw County
- Ann Arbor Township: moratorium, enacted, February 17, 2026
- Augusta Charter Township: zoning exclusion, in force, August 1, 2025
- City of Ypsilanti: moratorium, enacted, March 3, 2026
- Lodi Township: moratorium, in force, February 3, 2026
- Lyndon Township: moratorium, in force, May 12, 2026
- Manchester Township: moratorium, in force, October 14, 2025
- Pittsfield Township: moratorium, in force, November 20, 2025
- Saline Township Board: zoning exclusion, enacted, January 28, 2026
- Sylvan Township: moratorium, in force, January 22, 2026
- York Township: moratorium, in force, February 10, 2026
- Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority: moratorium, in force, April 22, 2026
Michigan context
Michigan has 88 documented local actions across 84 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, Consumers Energy territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, November 6, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.