Data center restrictions tracker · Wisconsin

Mishicot, Wisconsin: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Mishicot, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, adopted a data-center moratorium on February 1, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "Mishicot, Wisconsin, joined Two Creeks and Two Rivers at a joint town board meeting after several hundred people packed the Grey Fox Bar and Grill on January 26, 2026 for an informational meeting on AI data centers, with organizers forced… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceFebruary 1, 2026not county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Manitowoc County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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Wisconsin context

Wisconsin has 36 documented local actions across 31 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Wisconsin in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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