Brown County enacts 18-month development moratorium for data centers, battery storage and similar projects
The Brown County Board adopted Resolution 2026-10, imposing an 18-month development moratorium (with limited extension options) on approvals for projects including data centers, battery energy storage systems, certain solar installations, chip manufacturing and cryptocurrency facilities to allow time for study and public input.
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Brown County commissioners voted to adopt Resolution 2026-10 on March 1, placing an 18-month development moratorium on approvals for certain large-scale industrial and energy projects. The moratorium text specifically identifies data centers, battery energy storage systems, solar energy (with a distinction between commercial solar farms and smaller on-site systems), chip manufacturing and cryptocurrency operations.
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