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No project in Westport Town, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Town Board of Westport Town votes on zoning. The Dane County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 6 miles away

QTS data center campus (DeForest / Town of Vienna)

Vienna, Dane County

1,600 acres

🕒 Jan 28, 2026: QTS said now is not the right time for the project and paused it.

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Dane County

Dane County paused zoning permits for very large (hyperscale) data centers for 18 months in towns that use county zoning. The county will study the effects and write rules. It does not cover cities, villages, or towns with their own zoning.

June 4, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

The Town of Westport unanimously passed a one-year pause on permits for data centers and telecom centers (Ordinance 26-01). No application was filed. Town staff had met in 2025 with MG&E and the developer Cloverleaf about a 57-acre site, which Cloverleaf found too small.

April 20, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Westport Town.
  2. Go to council meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Westport Town. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Westport Town: Rock Energy Cooperative (co-op (owned by its members)) or Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (company) or Wppi Energy (municipal mktg authority) or Madison Gas & Electric Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Wisconsin.