Drone view above $15 billion data center in Port Washington, Wisconsin

News Clip1:18Milwaukee Journal Sentinel·Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI·4/24/2026

Construction is ongoing for a $15 billion data center in Port Washington, Wisconsin, which will house OpenAI and Oracle. Neighbors and advocacy groups are expressing public health and environmental concerns regarding plans for backup diesel generators, which are currently under review by Wisconsin regulators.

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Construction on a $15 billion data center in Port Washington, Wisconsin, is well underway, and it will soon house OpenAI and Oracle, which will leverage the site to advance artificial intelligence. Neighbors of the data center and advocacy groups are voicing public health and environmental concerns about plans for backup diesel generators at the site under review by Wisconsin regulators. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/portwashingtonaicenter Subscribe: https://jsonline.com/deal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://jsonline.com/newsletters #datacenter #ai #wisconsin