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Riley County data center and battery-storage moratorium

Riley County, KS

Record updated Oct 7, 2026 · Sources checked on the dates listed below

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Riley County, KS

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• Nov 12, 2026Scheduled expiration of the May 18 interim control; the county may extend, amend or end it earlier by subsequent resolution. · source ↗

Moratoriums

• Riley County (unincorporated): Temporary suspension of new data-center and battery-storage use/building-permit applications · through Nov 12, 2026 · source ↗

Notes

Final May 18 minutes record approval of Resolution 051826-18. Its agenda resolution sets a November 12 expiration and permits later amendment. A later extension or early termination was not established in this review. An October 29 Evergy briefing is reported in research reports but has not been verified in a posted agenda, so it is not listed as confirmed. This is a county policy record, not a named operating project.

Timeline

• May 18, 2026Commissioners approved Resolution 051826-18, an interim control for data centers and BESS in unincorporated Riley County, unanimously. · source ↗