Dorr Township, in Allegan County, Michigan, adopted a data-center moratorium on January 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Dorr Township (Allegan County) enacted a moratorium on data center development while the planning commission develops an ordinance to regulate the facilities, expected to take about six months. Microsoft purchased nearly 272 acres of land… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | January 1, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Allegan County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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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.