Moratorium tracker
Data center moratoriums in Wisconsin
3 moratorium actions in 3 jurisdictions in Wisconsin, newest first: 3 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.
Is there a data center moratorium in Wisconsin?
No statewide pause for Wisconsin is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Village of Wrightstown, Dane County and Manitowoc County.
Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
- Moratorium actions
- 3
- Jurisdictions
- 3
- Adopted, extended or announced
- 3
- Rejected, lifted or set aside
- 0
Every tracked Wisconsin moratorium
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Wrightstown Wisconsin · village |
Adopted Jul 2026 |
one year | Moratorium on data center projects in the village. NBC 26Source excerpt“The Village of Wrightstown passed a one-year moratorium on data center projects Tuesday night” |
| Dane County Wisconsin · county |
Adopted Jun 2026 |
— until Dec 2027 |
Pause on zoning permit applications for hyperscale data centers until December 2027. IsthmusSource excerpt“The Dane County Board unanimously approved a data center moratorium Thursday, pausing zoning permit applications for hyperscale data centers until December 2027.” |
| Manitowoc County Wisconsin · county |
Adopted Apr 2026 |
18 months | Moratorium on data center permitting. WPRSource excerpt“the Manitowoc County Board unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data center permitting Tuesday night.” |
Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.
Tracked projects in these jurisdictions
| Project | Status | Jurisdiction and action |
|---|---|---|
| QTS DeForest Data Center Campus DeForest, Dane County, WI | Cancelled | Dane County: adopted Jun 2026 |
Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Where a source states an exemption, it is quoted in the table above.
Permanent rules in Wisconsin
- Dane County: Sub 1 to 2026 RES-039, 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data center zoning permitsadopted · Jun 4, 2026
- Wausau: Wausau data center zoning ordinanceadopted · Jul 14, 2026
More on Wisconsin
- All 7 tracked projects in Wisconsin →
- Data centers in Dane County →
- National moratorium tracker →
- Upcoming hearings →
Other states
North Carolina (10) · New York (8) · Georgia (7) · Indiana (4) · Michigan (4) · Illinois (3) · Maryland (3) · South Carolina (3) · Texas (3)
Wisconsin data center moratoriums: common questions
Is there a data center moratorium in Wisconsin?
No statewide pause for Wisconsin is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: Village of Wrightstown, Dane County and Manitowoc County. Statuses are as of each source's date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
How many Wisconsin communities have paused data centers?
The tracker records 3 local governments in Wisconsin that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.
How long do data center moratoriums in Wisconsin last?
Where the source states a length, Wisconsin pauses run from one year (Village of Wrightstown) to 18 months (Manitowoc County). 1 other action has no stated fixed length or runs until a set date or condition.
Which tracked data center projects are in Wisconsin jurisdictions with a moratorium?
QTS DeForest Data Center Campus. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.
Know of a Wisconsin moratorium we’re missing? Email [email protected] with a link to the official notice or a report.
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in Wisconsin. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/wisconsin |
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| MLA | “Data center moratoriums in Wisconsin.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/wisconsin. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/wisconsin |
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