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Linn County adopts 12-month moratorium on battery storage, data centers and cryptocurrency mining applications

Linn County Board of Commissioners · May 11, 2026
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The Linn County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a 12-month moratorium on accepting and processing applications for battery energy storage systems, data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities while county zoning rules are reviewed.

The Linn County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a 12-month moratorium on the acceptance, filing, processing, hearing and approval of applications for battery energy storage systems, data centers and Bitcoin or cryptocurrency mining facilities while the county evaluates zoning text amendments.

The motion, moved by the chair and seconded, directed staff to pause new applications and associated approvals countywide while…

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