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Brown County

2 data center projects we know about. 25 towns, villages and cities.

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Projects

Stopped or cancelled

Cloverleaf AI data center site (Greenleaf) - dropped

Greenleaf, Brown County

🕒 Jan 13, 2026: Cloverleaf said it would no longer pursue the Greenleaf site.

Proposed

Possible Cloverleaf data center (Wrightstown)

Wrightstown, Brown County

🕒 Aug 11, 2026: In a non-binding vote, 85.8% of Wrightstown voters said no to village support for large …

Local votes and rules

🗳️ Public vote · Wrightstown

Wrightstown voters said no, 1,033 to 151, when asked if the village should provide utilities and other public help for a large data center. The vote was advisory, so it does not legally bind the Village Board.

Aug 11, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bellevue

Bellevue's Village Board voted 5-0 for a 12-month pause on data center development, to study effects on health, land, power and water. No project is proposed in the village.

Aug 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Wrightstown

Wrightstown's Village Board paused data center planning in June 2026, then unanimously turned it into a one-year pause in July, ahead of the August vote by residents.

July 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Hobart

Hobart passed a one-year pause on data center development, after a public hearing on July 7, 2026. The village will use the time to write data center rules into its zoning code. No developer had approached the village, but some residents had been approached.

July 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Ashwaubenon

Ashwaubenon passed a 12-month pause on very large data centers. The village will not accept applications or permits for them while it updates its zoning rules. Officials said this is not a stand for or against data centers.

June 23, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · New Denmark

The Town of New Denmark passed a one-year pause on data centers (Resolution 2026-04), which can be extended six months. The Plan Commission will write rules on where and how data centers could operate. The town cited water, roads, public services and health.

June 8, 2026Source

📌 Other · Brown County

A Brown County committee voted not to move forward with a countywide data center pause. Members said the county does not control local zoning, so towns and villages must decide for themselves.

June 2, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Hobart

Hobart has a draft ordinance that would replace its pause with permanent data center rules. Data centers would only be allowed in industrial districts with a special permit, far from homes, with strict night noise limits.

2026Source

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