Oshkosh WI temporary data center moratorium (2026)

Oshkosh, Wis. (Winnebago County) — ORDINANCE passed by the COMMON COUNCIL 'calling for a temporary moratorium on data centers TO BE PUT IN PLACE.' AN AMBIGUITY IS RECORDED RATHER THAN RESOLVED: the phrasing 'calling for … to be put in place' is indirect and leaves open whether the council ENACTED the moratorium or DIRECTED that one be prepared. The headline says the council 'passes temporary moratorium', which favours enactment, and status `effective` follows the headline — but the entry should not be cited as settling the point. WISCONSIN CLUSTER, now substantial: Sauk County WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026) (18 months, county board 27-1, pre-emptive), Sun Prairie WI 12-month large data center moratorium (2026) (12 months, large data centers), plus Milton (18-month, with State Sen. Mark Spreitzer addressing the Common Council), St. Croix County (unanimous, with an ongoing lawsuit over a Hammond conditional use permit) and the Village of Tigerton in the queue; the ledger also holds Town of Turtle, Town of Beloit, Town of Rock, Rock County and the City of Janesville as unindexed leads. DURATION: Wisconsin practice is generally understood as an initial term of up to 12 months with one 6-month extension — wi-sauk-county's 18-month single enactment is flagged on that entry as sitting at the outer edge. NO TERM IS REPORTED FOR OSHKOSH AT ALL, so no comparison can be drawn and expires_date is NULL. NOT ESTABLISHED: the term, the vote, the ordinance number, the operative scope, any threshold, and whether the measure is enacted or directed.