What are data centers? Wisconsin cities' potential new neighbors, explained

What are data centers? Wisconsin cities' potential new neighbors, explained

What are data centers? How are local governments dealing with them? WPR has created a four-part feature series to explore the answers to those questions and more. The post What are data centers? Wisconsin cities’ potential new neighbors, explained appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin Public Radio: What are data centers? Wisconsin cities’ potential new neighbors, explained - Wisconsin Technology Council

Mount Pleasant, Port Washington, Kenosha, Beaver Dam — in recent months, Wisconsin’s data center tally is growing. All four communities may one day host large, artificial intelligence-focused data centers for companies like Microsoft and Meta. Individual projects could occupy upwards of 1,000 acres and use energy loads equivalent to the entire city of Milwaukee. In response, lawmakers are already seeking to expand nuclear energy in Wisconsin whi…