State briefing

Wisconsin: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for Wisconsin, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

52tracked data center facilities

0.9 TWhestimated annual DC electricity

16.2¢residential rate per kWh

380grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: low

Your regulator

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin — website · file a complaint

Pushback already happening in Wisconsin

Where	Level	Status	Note
Manitowoc County	Local	Enacted	18-month

Known data center campuses in Wisconsin

Operator	Location	Tenant	Filing LLC
Meta	Beaver Dam	Meta	Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain
Microsoft	Mount Pleasant (Racine Co.)	Microsoft	Project-name / generic 'Holdings LLC'; less consistently codenamed

Port Washington — Common Council

Ted Neitzke IV — Mayor

Deborah Postl — Alderperson, Wards 1 & 9

Paul Neumyer — Alderperson, Ward 2

Michael Gasper — Alderperson, Ward 3

Dan Benning — Alderperson, Wards 4 & 8

Jonathan Pleitner — Alderperson, Ward 5

Michael Beaster — Alderperson, Ward 6

Mary Lou Mueller — Alderperson, Ward 7

Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month · City Hall, 100 W. Grand Avenue, Port Washington, WI 53074

Public comment: Council meetings include a public comment period. Meeting location has moved for high-attendance data-center items — check the calendar listing before you go.

Agendas & minutes

Source: https://www.portwashingtonwi.gov/our-city/mayor-common-counc · as of 2026-07-26

State municipal league: League of Wisconsin Municipalities

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

Start here → The health risks, sourced