The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Ashland County
Pro-Data Center Policies
Wisconsin offers certified data centers a sales-tax exemption on qualifying construction, equipment, operations, and electricity, provided they meet county-dependent investment minimums within five years. The source also describes the enacted law as a proposed measure, creating a conflict in its descriptions.
Rating and summary from Wisconsin statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Ashland County.
Specific to Ashland County only.
pending · County measureThis proposed Ashland County ordinance would establish a temporary moratorium and notification requirements for large and hyperscale data centers while the county evaluates appropriate regulation.Ashland County Draft Moratorium and Notification Ordinance for Large and Hyperscale Data Centers (2026)
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