Wisconsin Grassroots Battle Maps Blueprint to Push Back AI Data Centers
TL;DR
Wisconsin residents, led by DeForest organizers, blocked a Blackstone-backed QTS data center annexation, illustrating a growing nationwide grassroots playbook against private-equity–backed data-center expansion and its potential to raise energy costs and strain water resources, while urging stronger regulations on data centers and privatized utilities.
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- Alliant Energy proposes custom electric rates for Meta’s data center campus WPR
- At least four Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers baldwin-bulletin.com
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