The City of Madison, Wisconsin, passed a one-year data center moratorium in 2025 [1]. The moratorium targeted AI infrastructure siting and was the first US city-level moratorium of its kind [1].
What changed
A Public Safety Review Committee record identifies the item as a report from the chair and a discussion item before the Madison Common Council [1]. The record states that Madison passed a one-year data center moratorium in 2025 [1].
The moratorium targeted AI infrastructure siting [1].