Data-center buildout in Wisconsin, as reported

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Oct 12	Beloit Daily News ($)	Town of Beloit approves data center moratorium↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Beloit, WI Town of Turtle, WI	us/wi/town/beloit us/wi/town/turtle
Oct 12	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Data center rules, wind and solar ordinances head to Marathon County Board↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Water−, Denied or halted	Marathon County, WI Town of Wausau, WI	us/wi/marathon us/wi/town/wausau
Oct 12	The Monroe Times	Data Center Daze↗ The Monroe Times Siting−, Denied or halted	Green County, WI	us/wi/green
Oct 11	GazetteXtra ($)	Does city of Janesville data center moratorium matter in vote on GM/JATCO referendum?↗ GazetteXtra ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/rock/city/janesville
Oct 7	Seehafer News	Local Legislators Lead the Charge on Removing Financial Incentives for Data Centers↗ Seehafer Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Wisconsin Examiner · VernonReporter · Hoodline · Kenosha News · +1 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Oct 7	In Business Madison	Proposed data center rules prohibit ‘hyperscale’ data centers in Madison↗ In Business Madison Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Madison, WI	us/wi/dane/city/madison
Oct 7	MacIver Institute	Wisconsin Republicans Look to End Data Center Tax Exemption↗ MacIver Institutealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Black Chronicle · apg-wi.com Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Oct 7	GazetteXtra ($)	Redner ousts Anclam in Turtle board chair recall election↗ GazetteXtra ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Turtle, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/rock
Oct 6	Hudson Star Observer	Letters stricken from record in lawsuit over Hammond data center↗ Hudson Star Observer Siting	Village of Hammond, WI St. Croix County, WI	us/wi/st-croix/village/hammond us/wi/st-croix
Oct 6	WFRV Local 5	Menasha Common Council approves 1-year data center moratorium↗ WFRV Local 5also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Urban Milwaukee · The Business Journals · WHBY Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Menasha, WI City of Milwaukee, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/menasha us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Oct 6	wisconsinrapidstribune.com	WI Rapids approves 12-month data center moratorium to address concerns↗ wisconsinrapidstribune.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Daily Tribune Media · Daily Tribune Media Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Oct 5	startupfortune.com	TeraWulf doubles Kentucky data center power deal to a full gigawatt↗ startupfortune.com Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	Greenup County, KY Wisconsin	us/ky/greenup us/wi
Oct 5	Startup Fortune	Oracle's Wisconsin AI data center hits a Wisconsin power line roadblock↗ Startup Fortune More coverage: finance.biggo.com Power and grid−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin Ozaukee County, WI	us/wi us/wi/ozaukee
Oct 3	WEAU	Town of Bloomer to hold public hearing about data centers↗ WEAU Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Bloomer, WI Chippewa County, WI Eau Claire County, WI	us/wi/town/bloomer us/wi/chippewa us/wi/eau-claire
Oct 3	AD HOC NEWS	Oracle's Nuclear Power Play Exposes the Fault Lines Beneath Its AI Spending Spree↗ AD HOC NEWS Power and grid	Wisconsin	us/wi
Oct 2	Daily Tribune Media	WI Rapids to hold 3 public hearings on data centers at Oct. 5 meeting↗ Daily Tribune Media Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Oct 2	The Daily Reporter	Oracle plans to buy nuclear power for its data center in Wisconsin↗ The Daily Reporter Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	Wisconsin	us/wi
Oct 2	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($)	Oracle data center deal could result in savings for electric customers↗ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington
Oct 1	Beloit Daily News ($)	Turtle board chair recall drama to be decided Tuesday↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Turtle, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/rock
Oct 1	WXPR	Zoning committee approves 12-month data center moratorium↗ WXPRalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Point/Plover Metro Wire Siting−, Denied or halted	Vilas County, WI City of Stevens Point, WI	us/wi/vilas us/wi/portage/city/stevens-point
Oct 1	Sheboygan Sun	Susie Boorse presented a recap of first three Data Center Speakers Sept. 30↗ Sheboygan Sun Water−, Denied or halted	City of Sheboygan, WI	us/wi/sheboygan/city/sheboygan
Sep 30	Urban Milwaukee	Commission Endorses Milwaukee Data Center Moratorium After Fiery Hearing↗ Urban Milwaukee More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · WISN · WUWM 89.7 FM Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Milwaukee, WI	us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Sep 30	Pierce County Journal	Rally in RF demands end to data center tax exemption↗ Pierce County Journal Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Sep 29	FOX6 News Milwaukee	Mount Pleasant data center: Microsoft waives $5M development incentive↗ FOX6 News Milwaukee More coverage: WPR Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Village of Mount Pleasant, WI Racine County, WI	us/wi/racine/village/mount-pleasant us/wi/racine
Sep 28	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($)	Microsoft forgoes $5 million; Mount Pleasant to reinvest funds↗ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($) Subsidies	Village of Mount Pleasant, WI Racine County, WI	us/wi/racine/village/mount-pleasant us/wi/racine
Sep 28	Urban Milwaukee	Microsoft Foregoes Data Center Incentive↗ Urban Milwaukee Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of Mount Pleasant, WI Racine County, WI	us/wi/racine/village/mount-pleasant us/wi/racine
Sep 28	Belleville News-Democrat	City Plan Commission advances one-year data center moratorium↗ Belleville News-Democratalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Green Bay Press-Gazette Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Milwaukee, WI City of De Pere, WI	us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee us/wi/brown/city/de-pere
Sep 28	Belleville News-Democrat	How Brown County municipalities stand on AI data centers | Exclusive↗ Belleville News-Democratalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WLUK · Seehafer News · NBC26 Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Brown County, WI Calumet County, WI Manitowoc County, WI	us/wi/brown us/wi/calumet us/wi/manitowoc
Sep 28	WPR	An email about anti-data center signs could cost a Wisconsin Rapids politician his job↗ WPR Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 28	MacIver Institute	Property Rights Are Not a Popularity Contest↗ MacIver Institute Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/rock/city/janesville
Sep 28	WTMJ	Happening Today: Milwaukee committee to revisit data center moratorium↗ WTMJalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Kaukauna Community News · WTMJ · FOX6 News Milwaukee · FOX6 News Milwaukee · +9 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Milwaukee, WI City of Janesville, WI Village of Tigerton, WI	us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee us/wi/rock/city/janesville us/wi/shawano/village/tigerton
Sep 28	WSAU	Mayors Monday: Wisconsin Rapids’ Matt Zacher↗ WSAUalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 24	WEAU	River Falls residents rally against data center tax exemption↗ WEAU Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Sep 23	wjfw.com	Vilas County eyes 12-month moratorium on data centers↗ wjfw.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: GazetteXtra · Janesville News Report · GazetteXtra · WMSN · +1 more Siting−, Denied or halted	Vilas County, WI City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/vilas us/wi/rock/city/janesville
Sep 22	WPR	Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Port Washington data center TID↗ WPRalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Urban Milwaukee · Wisconsin Law Journal Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Port Washington, WI Ozaukee County, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington us/wi/ozaukee
Sep 21	Daily Tribune Media ($)	Wood County enacts ordinance to ensure notice of data center proposals↗ Daily Tribune Media ($) More coverage: Seehafer News Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Wood County, WI Manitowoc County, WI	us/wi/wood us/wi/manitowoc
Sep 20	WISN	'We don't know how to be proactive': Data center fight intensifying in central Wisconsin↗ WISN More coverage: wispolitics.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 17	The Advance-Titan	Oshkosh Common Council unanimously passes year-long data center moratorium↗ The Advance-Titan Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Oshkosh, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Sep 17	WEAU	Sustainability committee approves data center considerations↗ WEAU Water	City of Eau Claire, WI	us/wi/eau-claire/city/eau-claire
Sep 16	NBC26	Brown County to vote on asking state to hold off on data center builds↗ NBC26 Siting−, Denied or halted	Brown County, WI Wisconsin	us/wi/brown us/wi
Sep 16	Spectrum News	'A no vote is crucial': Janesville or­ga­ni­zation holds rally opposing de­vel­opment ref­er­endum↗ Spectrum News Siting	City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/rock/city/janesville
Sep 16	WAOW	Village of Tigerton moves forward with moratorium on AI data centers↗ WAOW More coverage: Urban Milwaukee · NEW Media Inc. Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Village of Tigerton, WI City of Milwaukee, WI	us/wi/shawano/village/tigerton us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Sep 15	hngnews.com ($)	Columbia County Executive Committee calls for data center moratorium↗ hngnews.com ($)also carried by 14 other outlets More coverage: KALB | News Channel 5 · WOWT · Wausau Daily Herald Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Columbia County, WI Sauk County, WI Marathon County, WI	us/wi/columbia us/wi/sauk us/wi/marathon
Sep 14	Daily Tribune Media ($)	WI Rapids city staff recommend denying data center permits. Here's why↗ Daily Tribune Media ($) More coverage: Daily Tribune Media · Daily Tribune Media Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 14	WSAU	CONLEY COMMENTARY – The data center↗ WSAU Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 13	Janesville News Report	Janesville City Council to consider 12-month data center moritorium↗ Janesville News Reportalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: GazetteXtra Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/rock/city/janesville
Sep 11	WPR	‘Community Conversation’ held on massive $15B data center campus in Port Washington↗ WPR More coverage: Urban Milwaukee Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Port Washington, WI Town of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington us/wi/town/port-washington
Sep 11	GazetteXtra ($)	Janesville's city council to consider 12-month moratorium on data centers↗ GazetteXtra ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Janesville, WI	us/wi/rock/city/janesville

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