QTS Data Centers announces a $12B project in DeForest, Wisconsin, promising 5,000 jobs, renewable energy investment, and $50M in community support.

A growing digital economy and use of artificial intelligence has exponentially increased the need for physical facilities to store, manage and process data. Here's what to know about data centers in Wisconsin.

In Minnesota, heat from data centers could someday warm schools, homes and businesses, cutting emissions and lowering bills.

Microsoft unveiled its first AI “superfactory,” linking data centers in Wisconsin and Atlanta through a high-speed fiber network. It will use hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to train and run advanced AI models for key Microsoft partners such as OpenAI,

Microsoft has launched its first networked “AI superfactory,” linking its new two-story Fairwater data center in Atlanta with a sister site in Wisconsin to accelerate large-scale artificial-intelligence work.

At least three companies are currently scouting DeKalb County for data-center locations. During a virtual town hall, residents submitted questions about potential energy use, environmental impacts, and health concerns tied to the facilities.

Meta will invest 1 billion in a 500 acre AI data center in Beaver Dam, creating 1,000 construction jobs and advancing Wisconsin s tech economy.

Critics question whether Hermantown will perform a legitimate evaluation, even as city staff insist they intend to do a thorough job.

Energy analysts and environmentalists say diesel generators are expensive, noisy, highly polluting and exempt from Clean Air Act regulations in times of energy “emergencies.”