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Data centers in Wisconsin: projects, fights & moratoriums
Projects tracked7
Blocked or withdrawn2
Moratoriums / limits0
Upcoming hearings2
Projects
- Port Washington AI campus (Stargate) (Ozaukee County): under construction. TID lawsuit dismissed in September; separate suit challenges DNR environmental review; voters passed TIF referendum Apr. 7
- Project Nova (Racine County): withdrawn. Microsoft dropped the 244-acre plan after community pushback, said it would seek another Racine County site
- QTS Town of Vienna campus (~1,600 acres) (Dane County): blocked. Village board voted 7-0 to reject annexation petition, ending the project; QTS had already withdrawn rezoning applications
- Menomonie data center (Dunn County): delayed. Project paused; third draft of I-4 data center zoning placed on city council agenda (introduction scheduled Oct. 19, 2026)
- Microsoft Fairwater AI datacenter (Mount Pleasant) (Racine County): operating. Microsoft completed construction of first Fairwater facility
- Microsoft Kenosha data center (Kenosha County): proposed. Microsoft owns ~240 acres; site plan review pending, construction possibly 2027; residents push moratorium
- Meta Beaver Dam WI (Dodge County): under construction. Meta info sheet (accessed 2026-10-16): investment $1B+, jobs listed 'once completed'
Upcoming hearings & votes
- 2026-10-19: Weston village meeting, Agenda mentions "hyperscale" and "data center"
- 2026-10-27: City of Madison Planning & Community & Economic Development, Public information meeting on a draft data center zoning framework (developed during the city's moratorium)