Winnebago County, Wisconsin, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Announced June 16, 2026, Winnebago County (Wisconsin) Executive Gordon Hintz introduced a proposed 12-month data center moratorium that would initially cover four towns (Nekimi, Neenah, Omro, Algoma). It will be taken up by the county's… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | June 16, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Winnebago 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.