1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1341+ words) Town of Beloit is fifth Wisconsin community to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Construction is ongoing at the Beaver Dam Commerce Park where a new Meta data center is being built, Feb. 2, 2026, in Beaver Dam, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) At…...

2+ day, 55+ min ago  (602+ words) Residents cite lights, noise and dust, push petition opposing overnight construction. This is an aerial rendering of what the planned data center campus in Port Washington could look like. Source: City of Port Washington Dozens of people living near the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (520+ words) Critics say all ratepayers will be charged for 25% of data centers' infrastructure costs. The three-member PSC is considering a proposal from the Wisconsin Electric Power Company to establish a tariff system for providing electricity to massive data centers. Under the'proposal,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1740+ words) Lack of transparency, public input on billion-dollar deals with big tech companies? In Beaver Dam, city officials took steps for more than a year to conceal from the public development of a data center. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) How did…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (691+ words) Police say suspects have been using Grindr to commit robberies, decline to provide data. The Milwaukee Police Administration building Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR Milwaukee police are warning residents about a "surge" of recent robberies involving online…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (610+ words) Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin Statement on Introduction of New Data Center Legislation'Urban Milwaukee Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin Statement on Introduction of New Data Center Legislation MILWAUKEE " The Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin released the following statement on the…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (438+ words) AI race reversing a decade-long decline in electricity, report finds. Statewide data center construction, fueled by the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, is set to reverse a decade-long decline in electricity use across Wisconsin. Electricity demand, in decline for years,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (791+ words) Council approves letter of intent despite residents speaking out against idea. The former Janesville GM Assembly Plant on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Janesville, Wis. Angela Major/WPR Janesville is the latest Wisconsin community to consider plans for a data center development....

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (659+ words) There's little transparency on these deals. No one knows what the impact on Wisconsin will be. Hannah S. Richerson is a researcher on water management for the environmental group Clean Wisconsin. She calls the information on proposed data centers in Wisconsin…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (634+ words) Companies would be required to comply with labor, energy and sustainability requirements. A new proposal from a pair of legislative Democrats would institute a number of labor, energy and sustainability requirements on tech companies seeking to build data centers in…...