--- title: At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals... description: Wisconsin communities signed nondisclosure agreements to keep billion-dollar data center projects secret from residents for months or years. At least four... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/at-least-4-wisconsin-communities-signed-secrecy-deals-for-billion-dollar-data-centers-llrrgznz2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers | daily.dev og:description: Wisconsin communities signed nondisclosure agreements to keep billion-dollar data center projects secret from residents for months or years. At least four... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/at-least-4-wisconsin-communities-signed-secrecy-deals-for-billion-dollar-data-centers-llrrgznz2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LLRRgznZ2.png og:image:alt: At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # At least 4 Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Wisconsin communities signed nondisclosure agreements to keep billion-dollar data center projects secret from residents for months or years. At least four cities used NDAs with companies like Meta and Microsoft, while others maintained secrecy without formal agreements. The lack of public disclosure has sparked resident opposition and led to new legislative proposals banning data center NDAs statewide. Seven major data center projects worth over $57 billion are pending in Wisconsin, raising concerns about transparency in decisions affecting energy, taxes, land use, and the environment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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