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Charlestown Bans Data Centers, Battery Storage Facilities

Published

14 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Clean Energy

Geography

United States

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Read at ecori.org

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Fusion42 · 14 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Charlestown, Rhode Island has enacted a ban on new data centers and battery storage facilities, aiming to curb potential environmental and community impacts.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You face blocked local development routes for data centres and battery storage in Charlestown, meaning your project plans must pivot to other jurisdictions or technologies with lower land-use conflict.

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1 source · 14 Aug 2026

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