Data-center buildout in Wisconsin, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Sep 10	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($)	Judge rules data center energy demand is not a 'trade secret'↗ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ($) Power and grid	Wisconsin	us/wi
Sep 9	Daily Tribune Media	Wisconsin Rapids schedules public hearing for data center moratorium↗ Daily Tribune Mediaalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 9	WBAY	Oshkosh Common Council passes temporary moratorium on data centers↗ WBAYalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Oshkosh Northwestern · WHBY · Yahoo Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Oshkosh, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Sep 9	GazetteXtra ($)	Rock County staff committee advances data center resolutions to County Board↗ GazetteXtra ($)also carried by 2 other outlets Subsidies	Rock County, WI	us/wi/rock
Sep 8	waow.com	Langlade County holds public hearing on data centers↗ waow.com Water	Langlade County, WI	us/wi/langlade
Sep 8	Beloit Daily News ($)	Anclam to have one opponent in Turtle recall election↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Turtle, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/rock
Sep 8	Bloomer Advance Newspaper	Chippewa And Barron Counties Join Regional Push For Data Center Moratoriums↗ Bloomer Advance Newspaper Siting−, Denied or halted	Chippewa County, WI Barron County, WI Town of Dovre, WI	us/wi/chippewa us/wi/barron us/wi/town/dovre
Sep 8	Volume One	Eau Claire County Begins Work On Data Center Moratorium -...↗ Volume One Siting−, Denied or halted	Eau Claire County, WI	us/wi/eau-claire
Sep 4	fastcompany.com	A small city just voted on AI, and the result could ripple nationwide↗ fastcompany.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Port Washington, WI	us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington
Sep 4	Daily Tribune Media	PNK Group plans Sept. 13 open house about Wisconsin Rapids data center↗ Daily Tribune Media Siting	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Sep 3	hngnews.com ($)	Sun Prairie approves one-year data center moratorium↗ hngnews.com ($) More coverage: Wisconsin State Journal Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Sun Prairie, WI	us/wi/dane/city/sun-prairie
Sep 2	Plymouth Review ($)	Online speculation prompts city to clarify purpose of data center presentation series↗ Plymouth Review ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Sheboygan, WI	us/wi/sheboygan/city/sheboygan
Sep 1	VINnews	Microsoft Wisconsin Data Center Uses About as Much Water as a Restaurant↗ VINnews Siting	Town of Mount Pleasant, WI City of Racine, WI	us/wi/town/mount-pleasant us/wi/racine/city/racine
Aug 31	beloitdailynews.com ($)	Town of Turtle recall election set for Oct. 6↗ beloitdailynews.com ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Turtle, WI Rock County, WI Town of Newark, WI	us/wi/town/turtle us/wi/rock us/wi/town/newark
Aug 31	wdtimes.com ($)	County discusses data center definition↗ wdtimes.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Jefferson County, WI	us/wi/jefferson
Aug 31	Wisconsin Watch	Guest opinion: Big Tech wants Wisconsin land for data centers. Voters are saying ‘Yeah, no.’↗ Wisconsin Watch Water−, Denied or halted	Village of Wrightstown, WI City of Port Washington, WI City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/brown/village/wrightstown us/wi/ozaukee/city/port-washington us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 31	osceolasun.com	Polk County Board approves data center one-year moratorium↗ osceolasun.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Hudson Star Observer Siting−, Denied or halted	Polk County, WI St. Croix County, WI	us/wi/polk us/wi/st-croix
Aug 28	State Affairs	Cooke launches second ad calling for data center moratorium↗ State Affairs Siting−, Denied or halted	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 28	The Center Square	Advocates look to lower We Energies, WPS proposed double-digit rate hikes↗ The Center Square Power and grid	Wisconsin	us/wi
Aug 28	Wisconsin Watch	In Wisconsin Rapids, data center objections include developers’ Russian connections↗ Wisconsin Watchalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Daily Tribune Media · Civic Media · wrjn.com · Urban Milwaukee · +1 more SubsidiesSitingWater	City of Wisconsin Rapids, WI	us/wi/wood/city/wisconsin-rapids
Aug 27	West of the I	Paris passes data center permitting moratorium resolution↗ West of the I Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Paris, WI Kenosha County, WI	us/wi/town/paris-kenosha us/wi/kenosha
Aug 27	The Daily Reporter ($)	Kenosha residents back data center moratorium amid Microsoft proposal↗ The Daily Reporter ($) More coverage: Urban Milwaukee · Pierce County Journal Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Kenosha, WI Pierce County, WI	us/wi/kenosha/city/kenosha us/wi/pierce
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 ($)	Thirsty machines: AI data centers' need for water prompts local worries over supplies, impacts↗ hometownsource.com ($) More coverage: hometownsource.com Water	City of Beaver Dam, WI	us/wi/dodge/city/beaver-dam
Aug 27	WPR	Kenosha area residents push for data center moratorium to pause proposed Microsoft development↗ WPR Siting	City of Kenosha, WI Town of Paris, WI	us/wi/kenosha/city/kenosha us/wi/town/paris-kenosha
Aug 25	WBAY	Oshkosh considers data center moratorium↗ WBAYalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NBC26 · WBAY · GazetteXtra Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Oshkosh, WI City of Appleton, WI City of Sun Prairie, WI	us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton us/wi/dane/city/sun-prairie
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	WXOW	La Crosse approves temporary data center moratorium↗ WXOW More coverage: Beloit Daily News Siting−, Denied or halted	City of La Crosse, WI Rock County, WI	us/wi/la-crosse/city/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	Daily Dodge	Dodge County moves closer to 18-month data center moratorium↗ Daily Dodgealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: wdtimes.com · Leader-Telegram · GazetteXtra · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · +4 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Dodge County, WI Jefferson County, WI Chippewa County, WI	us/wi/dodge us/wi/jefferson us/wi/chippewa

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