Previously, city zoning regulations had no clear definition for data centers. This move by City Council will change that, ...

Members of the Menomonie city council voted unanimously in favor of ordinance changes which more clearly define the building category of a “data center.” With the changes, the city says any plans ...

Questions swirl about their impact on the environment, utility bills, power and water usage, city revenues through tax ...

A Brunswick County town is making way for data centers within its jurisdiction.

Data center developers would be required to prove their project would not cause "undue adverse effects" to Linn County's water system before being allowed to build in rural areas under a draft zoning ...

Massive data center proposals are often developed in secret. Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative ...

In Menomonie, the possibility of a data center now hits close to home. "As a crow flies, I'm about a mile away," said Kim Bartley of Cedar Falls. "They're going to end up taking the water which they ...

On Thursday, the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee discussed and advanced House Bill 76, which changes data center water policy and reporting requirements.

A Republican bill to regulate Wisconsin's booming data center industry could get a vote in the Assembly soon but faces dim prospects beyond that.