Facts & Figures: November 2026
Madison has existing data centers, and the city is developing a data center framework and proposed zoning code as its one-year moratorium approaches expiration in January. The article also recaps unrelated Wisconsin political, environmental, sports, scientific and transportation news from November 2026.
Madison’s city planning division says the city already has data centers, according to a draft framework. A proposed data center zoning code is expected to be introduced in November as the city’s one-year moratorium on data center development nears expiration in January.
The publication’s broader monthly roundup also covers Wisconsin’s tree-planting efforts, political comments by former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Milwaukee Brewers’ World Series run, UW-Madison physicist Francis Halzen’s Nobel Prize, and federal funding for an Amtrak expansion connecting Chicago and Milwaukee with additional Madison-area stops.