Shawano County, Wisconsin, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 24, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Shawano County, Wisconsin, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 3, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The records read: "365-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-24, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "On June 3, 2026, the Shawano County Planning, Development & Zoning Committee unanimously recommended a one-year moratorium for unincorporated (county-zoned) areas after a public hearing at which no speakers opposed it. The full county… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 24, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | June 3, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Shawano County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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.