QTS Dane County Data Center Campus (DeForest Vienna)

On January 13, 2026, the Madison Common Council voted to enact a one year moratorium pausing land use approvals for new data centers over 10,000 square feet while city staff studies energy, water, and climate plan impacts.

1. ▶ 0:22 to 0:49 Satya Rhodes Conway, Mayor, City of Madison Elected Official auto captions, unchecked Copy clip link

   "US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PAUSE PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PAUSE THE PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PAUSE THE NEW PROMPTED THE CITY'S DECISION TO PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MACKENZIE... PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MACKENZIE... THE PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MACKENZIE... THE KEY PAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD YOU MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD YOU USED MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD YOU USED IS MACKENZIE... THE KEY WORD YOU USED IS áNEW. YOU USED IS áNEW. YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE A YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE A LOOK YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE A LOOK AT YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YOU USED IS áNEW. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON ALREADY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON ALREADY HAS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE THAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP... MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 10 MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 10 MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 10 DATA MADISON ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 10 DATA CENTERS. DATA CENTERS. DATA CENTERS. A DATA CENTERS. A PLANNING DATA CENTERS. A PLANNING COMMISSION A PLANNING COMMISSION A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS THAT A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS THAT OF A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE EXISTING REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE EXISTING FACILITIES, REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY REPORT SHOWS THAT OF THOSE EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD QUALIFY EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD QUALIFY TO EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD QUALIFY TO BE EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED EXISTING FACILITIES, ONLY TWO WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE NEW WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE NEW MORATORIUM WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE NEW MORATORIUM IF WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE NEW MORATORIUM IF THEY WOULD QUALIFY TO BE BLOCKED BY THE NEW MORATORIUM IF THEY WERE THE NEW MORATORIUM IF THEY WERE THE NEW MORATORIUM IF THEY WERE PROPOSED THE NEW MORATORIUM IF THEY WERE PROPOSED TODAY. PROPOSED TODAY. PROPOSED TODAY. THIS PROPOSED TODAY. THIS ALL PROPOSED TODAY. THIS ALL COMES PROPOSED TODAY. THIS ALL COMES INTO PROPOSED TODAY. THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY PROPOSED TODAY. THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY LEADERS THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY LEADERS VOTE THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY LEADERS VOTE TO THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY LEADERS VOTE TO PUMP THIS ALL COMES INTO PLAY AS CITY LEADERS VOTE TO PUMP THE CITY LEADERS VOTE TO PUMP THE"

2. ▶ 0:48 to 1:20 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked Copy clip link

   "CITY LEADERS VOTE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES DATA BRAKES DATA CENTERS BRAKES DATA CENTERS ARE BRAKES DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING BRAKES DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY MADISON AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY MADISON CITY AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY MADISON CITY OFFICIALS AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED AROUND THE COUNTRY. ON TUESDAY MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO SLOW MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO SLOW THAT MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO SLOW THAT PROCESS MADISON CITY OFFICIALS VOTED TO SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS JUST SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS JUST ABOUT SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN. "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME TO "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME TO ACTUALLY "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME TO ACTUALLY COME "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME TO ACTUALLY COME UP "ITS JUST ABOUT GIVING US TIME TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DEFINITION TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DEFINITION FOR TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DEFINITION FOR DATA TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR ZONING DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR ZONING CODE DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR ZONING CODE WHICH DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DEFINITION FOR DATA CENTERS IN OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DON'T OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DON'T OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DON'T HAVE OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT OUR ZONING CODE WHICH WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW. HAVE RIGHT NOW. HAVE RIGHT NOW. THE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THE MORATORIUM, HAVE RIGHT NOW. THE MORATORIUM, OR HAVE RIGHT NOW. THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED, THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED, IS THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED, IS A THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING THE MORATORIUM, OR PAUSE THAT WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE THAT WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE THAT EXPIRES WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A WAS APPROVED, IS A ZONING CODE CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT TO CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT TO BUY CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY CHANGE THAT EXPIRES IN A YEAR. IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE TIME IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE TIME BEFORE IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE TIME BEFORE ANY IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE TIME BEFORE ANY LONG IT IS MEANT TO BUY THE CITY MORE TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE MADE TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE MADE ON TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE TIME BEFORE ANY LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA CENTERS DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA CENTERS COMING DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA CENTERS COMING TO DECISIONS ARE MADE ON MORE DATA CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF THE CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF THE REASONS CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF THE REASONS WE CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE"

3. ▶ 1:19 to 1:46 Madison Common Council Member Elected Official auto captions, unchecked Copy clip link

   "CENTERS COMING TO TOWN. "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE MORATORIUM "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE MORATORIUM IS "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE MORATORIUM IS SO "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT "ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE DOING THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE MORATORIUM IS SO THAT STAFF ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH AND ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH AND SEE ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH AND SEE HOW ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE ACTUALLY HAS THE TIME TO DO THE RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE BEING RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE BEING REGULATED RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE BEING REGULATED OTHER RESEARCH AND SEE HOW THESE RE BEING REGULATED OTHER PLACES." 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