Wisconsin
4 data-center records tracked in Wisconsin: 4 projects, 1 on the Nov 3 ballot, 1 moratorium.
How the sentiment breaks down
3 negative1 mixed0 positive0 unrated
(0 positive − 3 negative) ÷ 4 rated = -0.75
Score = (positive − negative) ÷ rated records. Each record with a stance_signal counts once: positive +1, negative −1, mixed 0. Range −1 (all negative) to +1 (all positive). Shown only when a state has at least 3 rated records; otherwise “Too few records”. Full method
Projects
| Project | Status | Signal | Next |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM/JATCO site data center (Viridian)Janesville, Rock County | CancelledPast: no longer active. Kept on the record. | Opposed | Nov 3, 2026 Voter-approval initiative for GM/JATCO site >$450M |
| Lighthouse campus (Vantage; OpenAI/Oracle)Port Washington, Ozaukee County | Under construction | Mixed | None listed |
| Midtown Milwaukee data center + citywide moratoriumMilwaukee, Milwaukee County | CancelledPast: no longer active. Kept on the record. | Opposed | None listed |
| Wrightstown data center (Cloverleaf)Wrightstown, Brown/Outagamie County | Status not stated | Opposed | None listed |
Ballot measures
1 on the Nov 3 ballot.
- Janesville: Require Voter Approval for Development of GM/JATCO Site Exceeding $450 Million Initiative ↗On the Nov 3 ballot
- Port Washington: Require Voter Approval for Tax Incremental Districts Exceeding $10 Million Initiative ↗approved · Apr 7, 2026
- Wrightstown: Data Center Development Advisory Question ↗defeated (~87% no) · Aug 11, 2026
Moratoriums
- Milwaukee: data centers (proposed 1 year)No end date stated · Proposed · Record
Upcoming dates
- Require Voter Approval for Development of GM/JATCO Site Exceeding $450 Million InitiativeJanesville · 1 measures · Record · Source ↗
Past dates
Hearings, votes and deadlines that have already happened. They stay on the record; only the upcoming rollup drops them.
- Past Plan Commission advanced 1-year moratorium; 19,000 sq ft Midtown proposal droppedMilwaukee, Milwaukee County · Record
- Past TID voter-approval initiative passed (~66%)Port Washington, Ozaukee County · Record
- 2026-06Past Letter of intent expired; proposal droppedJanesville, Rock County · Record
Sources
- Ballotpedia: Port Washington TID voter approval initiative ↗Checked Sep 29, 2026
- Ballotpedia: Janesville GM/JATCO initiative ↗Checked Sep 29, 2026
- Ballotpedia: Wrightstown advisory question ↗Checked Sep 29, 2026
- WISN: Midtown Center owner disputes data-center characterization ↗Checked May 15, 2026
- City of Port Washington: Vantage Lighthouse data-center project information ↗Checked Apr 30, 2026
Where this state sits
- Strongly opposed
- Leaning opposed
- Divided
- Leaning supportive
- Strongly supportive
- Tracked, under 3 rated records: too few to score (the number is its record count)
- No records
Source: Singularity Farmer US data-center tracker · updated . How the score works
- 1 record
- 2–3 records
- 4–7 records
- 8 or more records
- No records
The number on a state is its count of tracked records, past and cancelled ones included.
Source: Singularity Farmer US data-center tracker · updated . How the score works
- Source pending: no data delivered yet
Source: Source pending. How the score works
Built from the US data-center tracker for 2026-10-02. Machine-readable: wi.json.