MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Public Service Commission heard plenty of opposition to data centers in general as it considers a proposed increase of energy production and rate increases.
State senator Chris Larson, a Milwaukee Democrat, says there isn’t enough capacity on the state’s power grid.
“The scale of the proposed development is unprecedented just two of the announced data centers would require more electricity than all current residential customers in Wisconsin combined,” Larson said.
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service are planning to build new power plants to handle capacity for the facilities.