Data center protesters gather outside Powering Progress summit

Data center protesters gather outside Powering Progress summit

News ClipSpectrum News·Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI·12/3/2025

Protesters gathered outside a data center summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to voice opposition to data center development in the state. They called for a moratorium on data center construction, arguing that the big tech companies behind the data centers are exploiting Wisconsin communities. The summit organizers, the Wisconsin Data Center Coalition, defended the economic benefits of data centers and said the energy burden would not fall on residents.

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MILWAUKEE — Tuesday marked a statewide Day of Action Against Data Centers. Protests were held in Milwaukee, Madison, Kenosha, Port Washington, Janesville and Menomonie. “I think people across Wisconsin are aware that these developments don’t provide value to their communit