Data-center buildout in Wisconsin, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Aug 27	Daily Tribune Media	PNK Group addresses noise concerns at WI Rapids data center webinar↗ Daily Tribune Media Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 27	hometownsource.com ($)	Thirsty machines: AI data centers' need for water prompts local worries over supplies, impacts↗ hometownsource.com ($) Water	City of Beaver Dam, WI	us/wi/dodge/city/beaver-dam
Aug 25	NBC26	Appleton committee to review proposed data center moratorium↗ NBC26also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WBAY · GazetteXtra Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Appleton, WI City of Oshkosh, WI City of Sun Prairie, WI	us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh us/wi/dane/city/sun-prairie
Aug 25	WBAY	Oshkosh considers data center moratorium↗ WBAY More coverage: WPR · The Daily Reporter Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Oshkosh, WI City of Kenosha, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh us/wi/kenosha/city/kenosha
Aug 25	UpNorthNews	Data center double-talk: Tiffany’s record gets in the way of his attacks on Crowley↗ UpNorthNews Subsidies	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 24	whbl.com	Purpose of Sheboygan’s Data Center Engagement Series is Clarified by City Hall↗ whbl.com More coverage: Seehafer News Siting	City of Sheboygan, WI	us/wi/sheboygan/city/sheboygan
Aug 24	Sheboygan Sun	Data Center Engagement Series Clarification↗ Sheboygan Sun Siting	City of Sheboygan, WI	us/wi/sheboygan/city/sheboygan
Aug 24	Utility Dive	Microsoft, PowerHouse Hillwood dispute data center service agreements↗ Utility Divealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · KPVI · Finance & Commerce Power and gridSubsidies	Town of Mount Pleasant, WI City of Joliet, IL Wisconsin	us/wi/town/mount-pleasant us/il/will/city/joliet us/wi
Aug 24	ehextra.com ($)	Tom Still: Not all data centers sites are wrong↗ ehextra.com ($) Subsidies	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 23	Wausau Pilot & Review	Marathon County Board faces undecided choice on Hub City Wind, weighs data center moratorium↗ Wausau Pilot & Review More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Marathon County, WI	us/wi/marathon
Aug 21	The Sheboygan Press	Attempt to revive Sheboygan TID petition fails after court bid↗ The Sheboygan Press Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Sheboygan, WI	us/wi/sheboygan/city/sheboygan
Aug 19	Daily Tribune Media	PNK Group's WI Rapids data center webinar addresses water use, cooling↗ Daily Tribune Media Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 19	Oshkosh Northwestern	Data center pause affects 4 Winnebago County townships: What to know↗ Oshkosh Northwestern More coverage: The Daily Reporter Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Winnebago County, WI	us/wi/winnebago
Aug 18	WPR	Tom Tiffany attacks David Crowley on data centers as campaign for governor ramps up↗ WPR Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 18	beloitdailynews.com ($)	Town of Beloit officially starts data center moratorium process↗ beloitdailynews.com ($) More coverage: Green Bay Press Times Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Town of Beloit, WI Town of Turtle, WI Village of Bellevue, WI	us/wi/town/beloit us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/brown/village/bellevue
Aug 18	Wisconsin Law Journal ($)	Oracle drops Wisconsin data center utility lawsuit↗ Wisconsin Law Journal ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Vermont Community Newspaper Group Power and grid	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 18	Wisconsin Examiner	Data centers become a focus as governor’s race takes off↗ Wisconsin Examiner Subsidies	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 18	yahoo.com	Oregon data center debate moves to ballot this November↗ yahoo.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Oregon, WI	us/wi/town/oregon
Aug 14	news8000.com	La Crosse Common Council approves 18-month moratorium on data center development↗ news8000.com More coverage: WXOW · Beloit Daily News Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of La Crosse, WI La Crosse County, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/la-crosse/city/la-crosse us/wi/la-crosse us/wi/rock
Aug 13	Tech Times	Vantage Data Centers Weighs $100 Billion IPO, Largest in Data Center History↗ Tech Times Water	Ozaukee County, WI	us/wi/ozaukee
Aug 13	Amery Free Press	A $10 billion data center proposal vanished after a local official told the developer the process would have to unfold in public↗ Amery Free Press Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Pacific, WI Columbia County, WI	us/wi/town/pacific us/wi/columbia
Aug 13	NBC26	Village of Bellevue bans data center development for 12 months↗ NBC26 More coverage: WFRV Local 5 · WLUK · 101 WIXX Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of Bellevue, WI	us/wi/brown/village/bellevue
Aug 12	WQOW	Chippewa County passes 12-month moratorium on data centers↗ WQOWalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Hoodline · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Chippewa County, WI Village of Bellevue, WI	us/wi/chippewa us/wi/brown/village/bellevue
Aug 12	hngnews.com ($)	As data centers sprawl, Sun Prairie looks to brace for impact↗ hngnews.com ($) Water	City of Sun Prairie, WI	us/wi/dane/city/sun-prairie
Aug 11	wjfw.com	Wisconsin Rapids commission votes in favor of data center moratorium draft↗ wjfw.com More coverage: wjfw.com · WAOW Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 11	Daily Tribune Media	Wisconsin Rapids to draft data center moratorium; PNK proposal exempt↗ Daily Tribune Media More coverage: Daily Tribune Media Water−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 11	Daily Tribune Media	Highlights from Aug. 10 Planning Commission meeting on data centers↗ Daily Tribune Media Siting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 11	wdtimes.com ($)	Jefferson County passes data center moratorium↗ wdtimes.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Leader-Telegram · GazetteXtra · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Seehafer News · +2 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Jefferson County, WI Chippewa County, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/jefferson us/wi/chippewa us/wi/rock
Aug 11	Leader-Telegram ($)	Chippewa County Board to hear comments on moratorium↗ Leader-Telegram ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Chippewa County, WI	us/wi/chippewa
Aug 11	WTMJ	Milwaukee committee advances temporary data center pause ordinance↗ WTMJ Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Milwaukee, WI	us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Aug 10	WTMJ	Proposal for second-largest gas plant in Wisconsin meets growing opposition↗ WTMJ Water	Kenosha County, WI Town of Darien, WI Town of Paris, WI	us/wi/kenosha us/wi/town/darien us/wi/town/paris-kenosha
Aug 8	Oshkosh Northwestern	Oshkosh council member urges city to pass on data centers↗ Oshkosh Northwestern Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Oshkosh, WI Winnebago County, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh us/wi/winnebago
Aug 7	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Dodge County to hold public hearing on proposed data center moratorium↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Daily Dodge Siting−, Denied or halted	Dodge County, WI	us/wi/dodge
Aug 7	WisPolitics	Primary interview series: Rydzewski challenging Born in 37th AD↗ WisPolitics Siting	City of Beaver Dam, WI	us/wi/dodge/city/beaver-dam
Aug 7	Green Bay Press-Gazette	Wrightstown residents to vote on AI data center referendum on Aug. 11↗ Green Bay Press-Gazette Siting	Village of Wrightstown, WI	us/wi/brown/village/wrightstown
Aug 6	The Daily Reporter ($)	Wisconsin Rapids data center developer met with local resistance↗ The Daily Reporter ($) More coverage: WPR WaterSiting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 6	thewausonian.com	Data center moratorium | The Weekly Wausonian↗ thewausonian.com More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Marathon County, WI City of Milwaukee, WI	us/wi/marathon us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Aug 6	WXOW	La Crosse weighs data center moratorium after county approved similar pause↗ WXOWalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: madison.com · The Cool Down Siting−, Denied or halted	City of La Crosse, WI La Crosse County, WI	us/wi/la-crosse/city/la-crosse us/wi/la-crosse
Aug 5	apg-wi.com ($)	Vantage Data Center in Port Washington, Wisconsin↗ apg-wi.com ($) Water	City of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington
Aug 5	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($)	Former Oracle executive among land sellers for Port data center site↗ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($) Water+, Approved or advancing	Town of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/town/port-washington
Aug 4	Beloit Daily News ($)	Town of Rock board holds off on data center moratorium vote, Town of Janesville approves↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Rock, WI Town of Janesville, WI Town of Turtle, WI	us/wi/town/rock-wood us/wi/town/janesville us/wi/town/turtle
Aug 4	Yahoo	Eric Adams booed repeatedly during data center pitch in the Midwest↗ Yahoo Siting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 4	inc.com	Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams Tried to Sell Wisconsin Residents on a Massive Data Center. He Was Met With Boos↗ inc.com More coverage: Yahoo WaterSiting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 4	news8000.com	La Crosse City Plan Commission advances 18-month moratorium on data center development↗ news8000.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WXOW · La Crosse Tribune · news8000.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of La Crosse, WI La Crosse County, WI	us/wi/la-crosse/city/la-crosse us/wi/la-crosse
Aug 3	Beloit Daily News ($)	Town of Beloit follows Turtle's lead, rejects data center cost agreement, votes for moratorium↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Beloit, WI Town of Turtle, WI	us/wi/town/beloit us/wi/town/turtle
Aug 3	wisconsinrapidstribune.com	Aug. 3 meeting to discuss data center ordinance changes postponed↗ wisconsinrapidstribune.com Subsidies	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 3	WXOW	City of La Crosse officials consider temporary data center moratorium; public hearing set for Wednesday↗ WXOW Water−, Denied or halted	City of La Crosse, WI La Crosse County, WI	us/wi/la-crosse/city/la-crosse us/wi/la-crosse
Aug 2	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	WI Rapids residents press for answers at heated data center meeting↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 2	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Wisconsin town panel backs yearlong data center moratorium after residents pack hearing↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Janesville, WI Town of Beloit, WI	us/wi/town/janesville us/wi/town/beloit
Jul 31	civicmedia.us	Chippewa County Considering Data Center Moratorium↗ civicmedia.us More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · apg-wi.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Chippewa County, WI City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI Ashland County, WI	us/wi/chippewa us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids us/wi/ashland
Jul 31	Daily Tribune Media	Planning Commission to discuss zoning code changes for data centers↗ Daily Tribune Mediaalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Jul 30	WEAU ($)	Chippewa County Considers 10-Month Moratorium on New Data Centers↗ WEAU ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Chippewa County, WI	us/wi/chippewa
Jul 30	wrex.com	Town of Turtle board rejects data center cost reimbursement agreement, starts moratorium process↗ wrex.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: beloitdailynews.com Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Turtle, WI	us/wi/town/turtle
Jul 30	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($)	Democratic candidates for governor discuss future of data centers↗ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($) More coverage: AOL.com Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin City of Port Washington, WI Ozaukee County, WI	us/wi us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington us/wi/ozaukee
Jul 30	Daily Tribune Media ($)	Can Wisconsin Rapids ban or pause data centers? What state law says.↗ Daily Tribune Media ($) Water	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Jul 30	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Milton among Rock County townships considering data center moratoriums↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: hngnews.com Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Milton, WI Town of Beloit, WI Town of Janesville, WI	us/wi/town/milton us/wi/town/beloit us/wi/town/janesville
Jul 30	Telehealth and Telecare Aware	Telehealth & Telecare Aware↗ Telehealth and Telecare Aware Water	New Mexico Wisconsin	us/nm us/wi
Jul 29	Beloit Daily News ($)	Town of Beloit special board meeting is on for Friday↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Subsidies	Town of Beloit, WI Town of Turtle, WI	us/wi/town/beloit us/wi/town/turtle
Jul 29	Ozaukee Press	Data center well permit vote delayed amid uproar↗ Ozaukee Pressalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	City of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington
Jul 29	WMTV 15 NEWS ($)	Town of Janesville Planning and Zoning Committee recommends data center moratorium↗ WMTV 15 NEWS ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: hngnews.com · news8000.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Janesville, WI City of Janesville, WI Village of Cottage Grove, WI	us/wi/town/janesville us/wi/rock/city/janesville us/wi/dane/village/cottage-grove

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