Data Center David Crowley’s Plan Would Destroy at Least 100,000 Acres of Wisconsin Land
That’s Equivalent to Nearly Two-Thirds of the Land Wisconsin’s State Park System Provides for Visitors to Enjoy
GREEN BAY, WI – Today, at the first stop of his Protect Our Farmland Tour, Tom Tiffany exposed the staggering amount of Wisconsin land that would be sacrificed under Data Center David Crowley’s energy agenda. Crowley has called for data centers to bring their own new solar, wind, and battery storage. Based on projected electricity demand, using solar to generate the equivalent annual electricity needed for just the Mount Pleasant and Port Washington data centers would consume roughly 100,000 acres of Wisconsin land.
“David Crowley’s plan to make Wisconsin a data center hub for the ‘entire globe’ comes with a price, and Wisconsin farmers and taxpayers would be left paying it. He wants to preserve Big Tech’s tax breaks while his energy agenda would put more than 100,000 acres of Wisconsin land at risk just to support two data center projects. We have some of the best farmland in America, and once it’s gone, we don’t get it back. As governor, I will end the data center subsidies, protect our farmland, and make sure America’s Dairyland does not become America’s Dataland,” said Tom Tiffany.
- State Park System: According to the DNR, the Wisconsin State Park System has nearly 156,000 acres of land for visitors to enjoy. Covering 100,000 acres with solar panels would be equivalent to nearly two-thirds of its entire footprint.
- Green Bay: The city of Green Bay has a land area of roughly 29,107 acres, Appleton 15,808 acres, and Oshkosh 17,293 acres, for a combined 62,208 acres. Under Data Center David Crowley’s plan, you could cover the entire land area of all three cities with solar panels and still not have enough solar capacity to generate the electricity needed for his data center vision.
- Eau Claire and La Crosse: The city of Eau Claire has a land area of roughly 21,030 acres, Chippewa Falls 7,245 acres, and La Crosse 13,888 acres, for a combined 42,163 acres. To put Crowley’s data center plan into perspective, you could cover the entire land area of Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and La Crosse with solar panels twice over and still not have enough solar capacity to generate the electricity needed for his plan.
- Wausau: The city of Wausau has a land area of roughly 12,301 acres, Rhinelander 5,389 acres, and Merrill 4,800 acres, for a combined 22,490 acres. Under Data Center David Crowley’s plan, you could cover the entire land area of Wausau, Rhinelander, and Merrill with solar panels four times over and still not have enough solar capacity to generate the electricity needed for his data center vision.
You can review the methodology and calculations behind these estimates here. Read Tom Tiffany’s plan for data centers here.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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