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Data centers in Dane County, Wisconsin

No data center in Dane County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Dane County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Madison passed a moratorium on AI data centers amid concerns about water use and high energy demands (Madison), August 25, 2026.

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No data center in Dane County yet

No data center is on the record in Dane County yet. The first published record in Dane County puts it on the map and in the list here.

The cities in Dane County on the record (1)

1 of 1 city has a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

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What Dane County has decided

1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

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  1. Madisoncity

    Madison passed a moratorium on AI data centers amid concerns about water use and high energy demands, reported August 25, 2026.

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    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium adopted

      Madison passed a moratorium on AI data centers amid concerns about water use and high energy demands

      civicmedia.us primary source

    Last verified August 25, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · Madison

    Moratorium adopted: Madison passed a moratorium on AI data centers amid concerns about water use and high energy demands civicmedia.us primary source

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Dane County, Wisconsin", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/wi/dane-county, updated August 25, 2026.

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