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Group seeks to recall Port Washington mayor over data center project
Backlash to the $15 billion artificial intelligence data center campus in Port Washington has spurred an effort to recall the city's mayor.
Wisconsin construction projects to watch in 2026
It’s been a busy year for the Wisconsin construction industry, with dozens of projects starting in 2025 and carrying into 2026. Next year will involve hundreds of thousands more square […]
We Energies rolls out plan to add 3 gigawatts to the grid
We Energies has more than $5 billion in new energy projects planned, which will add nearly 3 gigawatts of power to Wisconsin’s grid.
Data center secrecy is unacceptable
As massive data centers reshape Wisconsin’s power grid, the PSC is taking aim at excessive secrecy and urging greater transparency in utility filings.
Wisconsin labor teams up to deliver $15 billion Port Washington data center
Denver-based Vantage Data Centers on Thursday announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Building Trades Council to build the Lighthouse data center campus in Port Washington.
Growing data centers focus of debate in Wisconsin
Natural resources, power bills and transparency are reasons for argument over expansive data centers planned in southeast Wisconsin.
Oracle, OpenAI named partners in $15 billion Port Washington data center
Vantage Data Centers, OpenAI and Oracle are investing $15 billion into the data center campus in Port Washington.
Port Washington approves $8 billion data center
City leaders in Port Washington have green-lit an $8 billion data center campus despite concerns from area residents over the environmental impact of the project.
Port Washington approves development agreement for $8 billion data center
The data center proposal for Port Washington only takes up around a third of space the city acquired, but will have a higher investment than the data center campus in Mount Pleasant.
Port Washington’s 1,900-acre data center will include four buildings in the first phase
After months of land acquisition and negotiation, design details have been shared for a 2.5 million-square-foot data center in Port Washington.
Port Washington data center agreement includes tax revenue, infrastructure work
A development agreement is on the table for Port Washington and its data center developer, offering more insight into tax revenue, infrastructure work and the data center project itself.
Evers signs law to help data center development in Port Washington and Beaver Dam
The state created some exceptions for public financial support for data center projects in Port Washington and Beaver Dam.
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