Port Washington, WI

April 15, 2026

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Build Your Own Power Plant or Lose Your Place in Line

Oracle seized capacity in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

April 12, 2026

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400 Projects, Two Unanswered Questions, One Legislative Clock

Port Washington, Wisconsin, voted roughly 2-to-1 to require voter approval before awarding data center tax breaks, too late to stop OpenAI/Oracle's $15 billion facility but a clear signal.

April 9, 2026

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Nine Months to Shape the Rules Texas Is About to Write

Wisconsin's hyperscale boom, driven by Vantage/Oracle in Port Washington, Microsoft in Mount Pleasant, and Meta in Beaver Dam, highlights a dangerous gap: research on water consumption hasn't kept pace with projects already under construction.

March 30, 2026

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Texas Writes the Rules While Google Writes the Check

In Wisconsin, MISO reversed a $1.3 billion competitive transmission award from low-bidder Viridon to incumbent ATC, citing construction urgency driven by a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington.

March 29, 2026

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West Texas Is Building Its Own Grid, One Hyperscale Campus at a Time

In Wisconsin, MISO reversed a transmission project award, pulling a $350 million bid from Blackstone-backed Viridon and handing it to incumbent ATC to serve Port Washington's $15 billion data center campus, prioritizing execution speed over lowest cost.