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Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County)

Carlton, Kewaunee County County, Wisconsin · All 7 Cloverleaf Infrastructure sites

CancelledOpposedRecord updated September 1, 2026

Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) is a cancelled data center in Carlton, Wisconsin (Kewaunee County County), operated by Cloverleaf Infrastructure. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator
Cloverleaf Infrastructure
Facility type
Data center
Location
Carlton, Kewaunee County County, WI
Coordinates
44.3500, -87.5800 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Opposed
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. December 2025
    Cancelled
    Cloverleaf stopped pursuing farmland in the town of Carlton in late 2025 after town leadership and residents opposed it. Source: Wisconsin Watch

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) in Carlton, Kewaunee County County, Wisconsin is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Town chairman David Hardtke: 'People in the town of Carlton do not want the AI (data) center.' Opposition centered on farmland preservation; some residents favored the economic development.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Town chairman David Hardtke: 'People in the town of Carlton do not want the AI (data) center.' Opposition centered on farmland preservation; some residents favored the economic development.

Source: Wisconsin Watch

Notes on the record

Cloverleaf sought to assemble farmland near the retired Kewaunee Power Station. Acreage and megawatt capacity were never disclosed. Coordinates are a town-level locator, not a parcel. Distinct from the separate EnergySolutions/WEC new-nuclear proposal at the Kewaunee Power Station site itself.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) in Carlton?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) in Carlton, Kewaunee County County, Wisconsin is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Town chairman David Hardtke: 'People in the town of Carlton do not want the AI (data) center.' Opposition centered on farmland preservation; some residents favored the economic development.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County)?

No lawsuit over Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) appears in the record we track as of September 1, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County), and how big is it?

Cloverleaf Infrastructure is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Cloverleaf Carlton Data Center Site (Kewaunee County)," updated September 1, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cloverleaf-carlton-kewaunee-county-wi.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/cloverleaf-carlton-kewaunee-county-wi, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Kewaunee County town staves off interest from data center developers · Wisconsin Watch · retrieved September 1, 2026

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