Ellen Nowak: Data centers will pay their own way in Wisconsin
News ClipWisPolitics·WI·5/18/2026
Ellen Nowak discusses Wisconsin's deliberate approach to integrating data centers, ensuring they contribute to job creation and expand the tax base. The state's regulatory process, involving regulators, utilities, and consumer groups, aims to prevent existing customers from bearing the financial burden of new data center developments.
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Wisconsin’s approach is deliberate. Regulators, utilities, and consumer groups spent months getting this right because the public trust demands it. The data centers coming to Wisconsin will create jobs and expand the tax base. They should be welcome—and customers who were here long before them can be confident that they will not be stuck with an unwelcome bill.