Wisconsin

Wisconsin residents challenge 24-hour Port Washington data center construction

Wisconsin residents challenge 24-hour Port Washington data center construction

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Port Washington approved 24/7 construction for a Vantage Data Centers campus to make up for schedule delays and start collecting...

AI data center supply chain reshapes Wisconsin manufacturing and construction economy

AI data center supply chain reshapes Wisconsin manufacturing and construction economy

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Wisconsin hasn’t turned on a single hyperscale data center yet, but AI-driven demand is already pushing over $1 billion in...

Wisconsin residents push stricter rules for Menomonie data center development

Melissa Palmer
February 27, 2026

Local opposition in Menomonie is hardening against a proposed data center, with residents organizing a signature drive to shape stricter...

Wisconsin voters increasingly oppose AI data centers over water, power

Wisconsin voters increasingly oppose AI data centers over water, power

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Wisconsin voters are turning sharply against data centers, with 70% now saying the costs outweigh the benefits, up from 55%...

Northeast Wisconsin towns seek one-year pause on new data centers

Northeast Wisconsin towns seek one-year pause on new data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 18, 2026

Three rural towns in northeast Wisconsin are pushing for a one-year countywide moratorium on new data centers after Cloverleaf Infrastructure...

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

Alliant is pushing a custom, heavily redacted power contract for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with unknown load size, term...

Water, wildlife, and jobs shape how Beaver Dam, wisconsin data centers are viewed

Water, wildlife, and jobs shape how Beaver Dam, wisconsin data centers are viewed

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Beaver Dam is weighing a 90,000-square-foot edge data center on 13 city-owned acres at Hwy 151 and Hemlock, on top...

Yearlong data center pause reshapes how Madison, Wisconsin infrastructure is planned

Yearlong data center pause reshapes how Madison, Wisconsin infrastructure is planned

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Madison just froze new large data center and telecom builds over 10,000 square feet for 12 months, which effectively pauses...

Local resistance blocks planned AI data center in rural Wisconsin

Local resistance blocks planned AI data center in rural Wisconsin

Melissa Palmer
February 2, 2026

Cloverleaf Infrastructure dropped plans for a data center in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, after organized local opposition. The...

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Melissa Palmer
January 30, 2026

Beaver Dam is looking at a second major data center project, this time a 90,000-square-foot edge facility from developer Oppidan...

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