Are Northern Wisconsin Counties Ready for Data Centers?

Are northern Wisconsin counties ready for data centers?

The potential impact of data centers in northwest Wisconsin was the topic of a series of public and governmental informational sessions held last week in Ashland and Bayfield counties.

Wisconsin residents pack heated meeting on proposed data center, demand answers

Residents in Wisconsin Rapids turned out in force for a tense August 1 forum on a proposed data center, directing questions to the developers about water demand, heat, noise, jobs, and the fact that no future tenant has been identified. Another 50-plus people demonstrated outside with protest signs. What happened? Attendance exceeded the original setup at McMillan Memorial Library, so organizers shifted the August 1 event to the library's 248-se…