Overview
We need answers
AI data centers must not be allowed to harm our communities. And right now, we have far more questions than answers about their impacts. Our communities don’t have the transparency and safeguards they need and deserve.
Sign the Petition! Call on state and local leaders to act
Tell state and local leaders to stop AI data center approvals until Wisconsin has a comprehensive state plan to ensure these projects will not harm our communities.
Sign the Petition to add your voice!
Now is the time to stop the secrecy and start taking a hard look at how AI data centers will impact our air quality, drinking water, energy systems, land and climate. Once we reach 10,000 signatures, Clean Wisconsin will deliver the petition to every candidate running for governor.
These “hyperscale” facilities, made up of windowless server buildings often covering more than 700,000 square feet each, are being pitched as economic opportunities. But their staggering energy and water demands are hurting to our communities and natural resources.
Clean Wisconsin’s studies show:
- Just two of the AI data center projects approved in our state will use more energy than all the homes in Wisconsin combined.
- A single data center can use more water than an entire city when offsite water withdrawals are factored in.
- Air pollution from backup diesel generators at the Vantage data center in Port Washington could cause $960,000 to $1.3 million in annual public health costs statewide.
These projects are moving faster than public accountability. Transparency is scarce, community voices are being left out, and the long-term costs could be devastating. We can’t let Wisconsin families will pay the price through polluted air, skyrocketing energy bills, missed climate goals and strained water resources.
As lawmakers in Wisconsin, you must act to protect our air, water, land, and climate and pause data center approvals!
