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‘Your City Could Be Better’: What DC Needs To Know about Madison's Data Centers Fight

When:

February 22, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Where:

City Cast DC

Source:

City Cast DC

Everyone’s talking about AI these days, including Washingtonians. And now, more data centers are popping up across the country, thanks in part to the AI revolution. But some cities are stemming the tide, including Madison, Wisconsin, who recently passed a one-year moratorium on new data center construction. City Cast CEO David Plotz feels strongly that this was the wrong choice! He’s sitting down with City Cast Madison podcast host Bianca Martin to weigh the pros and cons of data centers, and de