Data Centers in Dane County, Wisconsin
We are tracking 2 data centers across Dane County — each one drawing power and water and locking in tax deals.
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No new reports near Dane County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 26, 17:08 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
What’s coming to Dane County
Hyperscale data centers draw megawatts of power and millions of gallons of water, and lock in decades of tax abatements — deals routinely approved in rezoning and power-contract votes. Here’s where the power and water go. Counts reflect facilities we have tracked inside Dane County. Know of one that’s missing? Help us map it.
The latest around Dane
- On the agenda: Dane County Advisory Committee on Data Centers - See below for additional instructions on how to attend the meeting and provide publ — Data Center (Oct 14)
- Dane County Advisory Committee on Data Centers Meeting
- On the agenda: Dane County Advisory Committee on Data Centers — Data Center (Oct 13)
- On the agenda: Dane County Advisory Committee on Data Centers - See below for additional instructions on how to attend the meeting and provide publ — Data Center (Oct 9)
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Maps ALPRs across Dane County, files open-records requests on vendor contracts, and publishes everything they find.
Join the fight ↗What you can do in Dane
County commissions and planning boards approve these projects — and answer to residents. Ask how much power and water a campus will draw and what it pays in taxes: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
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Facility data: public records and filings. County boundaries: US Census.