Data center restrictions tracker · Michigan

Texas Township, Michigan: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Texas Township, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 22, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-22, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceJune 22, 2026not county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Kalamazoo County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Elsewhere in Kalamazoo County

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.

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