Tech
40 Data Centers In Wisconsin Will Hike Electricity Usage
AI race reversing a decade-long decline in electricity, report finds.
Jan 11th, 2026 by Graham Kilmer
Proposal Would Allow Driverless Cars in Wisconsin
Bill would create a safety board and permitting process for autonomous vehicles.
Jan 8th, 2026 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
AI Boom Hits Home in Waldo, WI
Pristine creek, protected woods and wetlands caught in a spreading network of high-voltage power lines.
Jan 5th, 2026 by Christian Thorsberg
Wisconsin Ratepayers Owe $1 Billion on Shuttered Power Plants
Will ramp-up for energy-hungry data centers end with more 'stranded assets'?
Dec 22nd, 2025 by Tom Kertscher and Paul Kiefer
Data Center Deal Puts Port Washington Mayor on Recall Hot Seat
Critics argue the city’s tax increment financing plan for the OpenAI and Oracle-linked project shifts risk to residents while locking in decades of repayment to developer.
Dec 18th, 2025 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Evers Urges Trump to ‘Abandon’ AI Executive Order
Warns that executive order to remove barriers from AI use will make kids 'less safe.'
Dec 17th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
Two Wisconsin Counties Using AI to Handle Non-Emergency Calls
La Crosse County system has handled 40,000 calls so far. Waukesha gearing up.
Dec 3rd, 2025 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public Radio
Supervisors Back Data Center Rules
County committee unanimously supports state legislation to regulate data centers.
Dec 1st, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Foxconn Promises 1,300 New Jobs, $569 Million Expansion in Racine County
State WEDC could increase tax credits to $96 million to support this.
Nov 26th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Construction, Labor Leaders Say Data Centers Will Grow Jobs
Better than the shopping mall craze of the 1970s and 80s?
Nov 19th, 2025 by Royce Podeszwa, Wisconsin Public Radio
Meta to Invest $1 Billion on Beaver Dam Data Center
City will provide $110 million in bonds, up to $100 million for private project costs.
Nov 12th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Beware of Data Center Darkness
There's little transparency on these deals. No one knows what the impact on Wisconsin will be.
Nov 12th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
