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Dickinson County adopts six‑month moratorium on data centers, bitcoin mining, utility‑scale solar and battery storage permits
Summary
After a public hearing with more than a dozen speakers, the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Resolution 2026‑8 to pause application acceptance and permit issuance for data centers, bitcoin‑mining, utility‑scale solar and battery energy storage systems for six months, extendable by the board.
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Feb. 3, 2026, to adopt Resolution 2026‑8, a six‑month moratorium on accepting applications or issuing permits for data centers, Bitcoin‑mining facilities, utility‑scale solar collection/storage and battery energy storage system facilities while the county updates its land‑use code.
The moratorium, read into the record by county staff, says the pause will be effective for six consecutive months from the date the resolution becomes effective and may be extended by further action of the board and recommendations from the county planning and zoning commission.
Why it mattered: community speakers emphasized potential impacts on water, energy and tourism, and asked for more time to study large new industrial uses in a primarily rural, lake‑dependent county. More than a dozen residents and…
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