Rural Ottawa County township joins long list of governments with pauses on data centers

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — Leaders in a rural Ottawa County township have passed a one-year moratorium on data center proposals, joining a long list of other Michigan governments with temporary pauses.

Blendon Township trustees on June 15 approved the moratorium.

The move comes as the township deals with an application to build a 100 MW battery energy storage plant (BESS) off 88th Avenue near Polk Street…

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