Data Center Signal is tracking 3 clips about Mortenson data center developments across 3 states, including LA, MN, WI.
Mortenson Company, a contractor for the Meta Data Center coming to Richland Parish, Louisiana, held a community clean-up event in Holly Ridge on May 7. This event demonstrates the company's engagement in the local community where the data center is being developed.
Minneapolis has enacted a six-month moratorium on new data centers amid growing concerns about their impact. The Minnesota Legislature failed to pass a bill banning nondisclosure agreements between data center developers and local communities. Residents near Monticello are actively protesting a proposed data center project.
Officials from Meta, Alliant Energy, and the Beaver Dam Area Development Corporation addressed public concerns regarding a $1 billion AI data center under construction in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Discussions covered water usage, electricity costs, and the use of non-disclosure agreements. The project is Meta's 30th data center globally and is expected to be online in 2027, with another edge data center proposed by Oppidan.