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Recent Wisconsin data center news

• Nov 14, 2026

  Chevron to restart Iowa biodiesel plant after two-year shutdown

  Chevron has announced it will restart its biodiesel plant in Ralston, Iowa, after more than two years of inactivity, following a commercial and operational agreement with Landus.

  • The Ralston facility has an annual biodiesel capacity of around 42 million gallons and began operations in 1996; Chevron says restart work will happen in phases including recruitment, maintenance, safety checks, and operational preparations.
  • Chevron suspended operations in March 2024 because of a biodiesel market slowdown, and it also idled its Madison, Wisconsin facility; the new agreement is intended to secure a steady soybean-based feedstock supply from Landus’ neighboring processing plant.
• Nov 11, 2026

  Clearfield Supports East Central Energy’s First-in-Minnesota BEAD Expansion Project

  Clearfield and East Central Energy have announced an expansion of fiber broadband service across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

  • The partnership builds on ECE’s Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program agreement and its deployment efforts, including bringing high-speed internet to about 3,750 locations in Minnesota.
  • ECE says it has connected more than 8,400 members since fall 2023 and aims to eventually serve 25,000 across its territory; the page also promotes a Dec. 1 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. with a $245 in-person registration fee.
• Nov 9, 2026

  Parking Lot Solar

  PEC argues for expanding parking lot solar in Virginia and says recent state policy changes are starting to favor development on previously disturbed land.

  • The article makes a policy and advocacy case for solar canopies on parking lots, brownfields, and coalfields, highlighting distributed generation, EV charging, and stormwater benefits while avoiding farmland and forests.
  • It cites 2026 Virginia legislative changes, including a requirement that Dominion increase distributed generation five-fold and build 1 GW of solar on previously disturbed sites, plus a new local option for parking lots with 100+ spaces to include solar canopies over up to 50% of the area.
  • It also compares SREC values, stating they can exceed $400 per MWh in Washington, D.C. versus about $25 per MWh in Virginia as of March 2026, and says parking lot solar can cost 1.5-3x more than open-land utility-scale solar.
• Nov 7, 2026

  AI Data Centers Took a Beating. A Reckoning May Be Ahead for Tech Giants

  The Associated Press reports that Democrats won major elections amid a campaign backlash against AI data centers, with candidates and newly elected officials pledging stronger regulation, moratoriums, or tighter permit rules.

  • Campaigns spent more than $380 million on television ads mentioning data centers, and Democrats outspent Republicans by more than 3-to-1; the story cites major gains in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Nevada, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and others.
  • OpenAI published a framework on Thursday with new commitments to communities where it develops data centers, while the Data Center Coalition and analysts at Morgan Stanley warned that tougher state rules could delay projects and reshape where new data centers are built.
• Nov 5, 2026

  AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Nuclear Comeback

  The article analyzes a broader nuclear energy revival driven by AI data center demand and rising electricity needs, while citing multiple recent deals and policy actions rather than announcing a single new project itself.

  • IIR forecasts about $20 billion in new nuclear spending in 2026, rising to nearly $50 billion by 2029; it expects $68.3 billion in new plant spending and about $30 billion for expansion, maintenance, or revamps between late 2026 and 2029.
  • The article cites several concrete actions: the US Department of Energy offered Constellation Energy a loan of up to $5 billion for uprates and modernization at eight plants in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are each tied to specific nuclear projects or restarts; Type One Energy plans a fusion plant start in 2027 at TVA’s Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton, Tennessee.
• Nov 5, 2026

  The 50 States of Power Decarbonization: Decision Makers Plan for Large Load Additions at the Utility, State, and Regional Level in Q3 2026

  The NC Clean Energy Technology Center released its Q3 2026 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization report.

  • The quarterly report says 49 states and Puerto Rico took 497 actions related to electric power decarbonization and resource planning in Q3 2026, with over 300 introduced bills not yet passed in a legislative chamber.
  • It highlights 74,937 MW of planned natural gas additions, 69,670 MW of solar, 44,068 MW of storage, 17,946 MW of wind, 12,291 MW of nuclear, and 28,238 MW of planned coal retirements; the report also cites policy developments in Arizona, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, Texas, and California.
• Nov 4, 2026

  2026 State AG Election Day Updates

  Troutman has published an election-day update summarizing the current results of the 2026 state attorney general races.

  • The update states that 30 states and the District of Columbia held AG elections in 2026 and lists the current winners, including multiple newly elected AGs and incumbents reelected to new terms.
  • It is a blog-style election results roundup, last updated November 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET, and references the firm’s Regulatory Oversight Blog for continuing updates; it also mentions Meta in the New Mexico section as a prior litigation result.
  • This piece is not a first-time policy or deal announcement by a government entity; it is a compiled election-status publication based on reported vote totals.
• Nov 3, 2026

  Data Centers Are on the Ballot. Here Are the Races and Groups to Watch

  Broadband Breakfast reports that data center ballot fights and related election campaigns are becoming a major political issue in Ohio and other U.S. states.

  • Sunbury, Ohio voters are deciding whether to block a proposed $2 billion Amazon campus after city leaders offered substantial tax breaks and residents raised concerns about electricity, water, noise, and rural character.
  • The article says at least 41 local measures related to data centers are on the Tuesday general election ballot, with Ohio accounting for 21 of them across 18 jurisdictions; it also cites campaign spending of about $173 million, including $95 million concentrated in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
• Nov 2, 2026

  Data Centers, Affordability, and the Ballot Box: What the 2026 Midterms Mean for the Power Industry

  The article is a Q&A interview with public affairs strategists John Ashford and Jared Dubnow of The Hawthorn Group about how data centers are shaping the 2026 midterms and future power-sector policy.

  • They argue that data centers have become a major political issue, citing an October POLITICO poll showing half of Americans would oppose one built within three miles of their home, and they expect data center regulation to persist regardless of election outcomes.
  • They discuss state and federal policy pressure in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Ohio, and other states, and say the industry should prepare for possible rules on bring-your-own generation, large-load tariffs, and permitting reform tied to H.R. 2347 and the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
• Oct 28, 2026

  Alliant Energy Projects up to $1.2 Billion in Customer Savings With $5.1 Billion Loan Package

  Alliant Energy has announced that it closed on a $5.1 billion lower-interest loan package from the U.S. Department of Energy to support grid resiliency, reliability, and generation and storage projects in Iowa and Wisconsin.

  • The 30-year loans could generate up to $1.2 billion in cumulative customer savings and support more than 1,600 local jobs during construction.
  • Planned uses include 1.6 GW of new natural gas generation, 240 MW of added capacity at existing natural gas facilities, 1 GW of energy storage, and 2 BCF of liquefied natural gas storage; projects remain subject to regulatory process, qualification, and financing terms.