Milwaukee: 15 sites, 11 operators, 902 MW under construction

• 6 Aug 2026On-site generation

  We Energies begins three renewable projects to power Vantage data center in Port Washington

  We Energies has begun work on three renewable energy projects designed to supply power to Vantage's data center facility in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

• 31 Jul 2026Partnership$100B

  US DOE partners with Brookfield, NextEra on $100B Paducah data center campus

  The US Department of Energy has announced a partnership with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative, and Paducah Power System to develop the Paducah Site into a data center campus with energy infrastructure, backed by more than $100 billion in private investment.

• 29 Jul 2026Announced$100B

  NextEra and Brookfield to build $100 billion data centre campus in Kentucky

  NextEra and Brookfield are building a $100 billion data centre campus in Kentucky.

• 29 Jul 2026Announced

  Brookfield to develop gigawatt-scale data center campus at Kentucky nuclear enrichment plant

  Brookfield is developing a gigawatt-scale data center campus at a Department of Energy nuclear enrichment plant site in Kentucky.

• 24 Jul 2026Moratorium

  Milwaukee Will Pursue Data Center Moratorium

  Milwaukee is moving forward with plans to implement a moratorium on new data center development. This policy decision represents a regulatory action targeting the data center industry at the municipal level. The moratorium will restrict or pause new facility construction and development permits in the city. This reflects growing municipal concerns about data center expansion, likely related to power consumption, land use, or infrastructure impacts.

• 21 Jul 2026Litigation$7B

  Oracle sues Wisconsin over $7B collateral requirement for data centre campus

  Oracle is challenging a Wisconsin Public Service Commission ruling requiring it to post more than $7 billion in collateral for power infrastructure serving its 1GW, four-building data centre campus in Port Washington. The utility calculated collateral against net book value of dedicated power plants rather than unpaid bills, creating the country's most stringent requirement. The case signals a new pricing model for hyperscaler risk and reflects broader regulatory pushback against ratepayers subsidizing data centre growth.

• 13 Jul 2026Land acquired$15B

  OpenAI-Oracle Data Center Project in Wisconsin

  Developers have acquired over 1,500 acres in Port Washington, Wisconsin, for Vantage Data Centers to build a campus for Oracle and OpenAI's Stargate expansion. The project, valued at over $15 billion, is expected to be completed by 2028 and create more than 1,000 jobs.

• 1 Jul 2026Financing$25B

  Brookfield-Bloom $25B Financing Bundle Ties Capital to Power Delivery

  Brookfield and Bloom have structured a $25 billion financing package that bundles capital with guaranteed power delivery from day one, enabling hyperscalers to advance data-center projects without waiting for utility connections. This strategic shift in capital provision allows projects to maintain schedules while securing energy certainty upfront. The model addresses a critical pain point in data-center development by decoupling project funding from grid interconnection timelines.

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