Data center restrictions tracker · Wisconsin

Two Rivers, Wisconsin: data center moratorium (2026)

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

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

The record reads: "Two Rivers, Wisconsin, joined Two Creeks and Mishicot at a joint town board meeting on February 12, 2026 in approving identical resolutions calling for a one-year moratorium on data center permits and construction in Manitowoc County, with… (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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