Data Center Registry

Wisconsin Rapids Data Center

Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated October 22, 2026

Wisconsin Rapids Data Center is a proposed data center in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (Wood County), operated by PCH WI Holdings LLC. The public record puts it at 150 MW planned, 209 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: PCH WI Holdings LLC
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: 950 Fourth Avenue North, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, WI
Coordinates: 44.3900, -89.8200 (approximate)
Power capacity: 150 MW planned
Land: 209 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Consolidated Water Power Company
Cooling: Closed loop
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: Contested
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Wisconsin Rapids Data Center in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. On September 16, 2026 the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend denying the CUP, and the Common Council decides on October 20, 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

On September 16, 2026 the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend denying the CUP, and the Common Council decides on October 20, 2026. A 12-month moratorium on new data centers took effect October 9, 2026 but does not automatically cover this earlier-filed application. Residents and South Wood County Neighbors for Responsible Development cite utility bills, noise, water use and infrastructure capacity. The developer offers a $5.7M community benefit plan that is not yet binding.

Source: WHSM

Power and water

Wausau Pilot & Review reports power would come from Consolidated Water Power Company with American Transmission Company. WHSM reports an estimated 150 MW electricity demand, and city staff flagged that utility approvals were missing from the application.

The developer (PNK Group USA) claims closed-loop cooling, and Wausau Pilot & Review reports water use of about 10,000 gallons per day. Opponents question whether enough information supports the closed-loop and noise claims. These are developer claims, not measured figures.

Notes on the record

950 Fourth Ave N, former paper mill site. Developer reportedly affiliated with PNK Group USA. Conditional use permit application filed with the city April 30, 2026. Scale/investment not yet disclosed. Coordinates are approximate.

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.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised

Which document closes each gap

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.

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Our reporting on this site

The Microsoft Fairwater Noise Class Action · Active litigation
The Port Washington Lawsuits · Active litigation

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.

DPO Wisconsin Rapids AI Computing Facility · Wisconsin Rapids · Digital Power Optimizationunder 1 mile · Proposed
Aventus 715 Data Center · Marshfield · Aventus Data Centers24 mi · Operating

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Wisconsin Rapids Data Center in Wisconsin Rapids?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Wisconsin Rapids Data Center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Wisconsin Rapids Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Wisconsin Rapids Data Center is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Wisconsin Rapids Data Center, and how big is it?

PCH WI Holdings LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 150 MW. The site is recorded at 209 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Wisconsin Rapids Data Center," updated October 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pch-wi-holdings-wisconsin-rapids-wood-county-wi.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/pch-wi-holdings-wisconsin-rapids-wood-county-wi, retrieved October 29, 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.Who is the developer of the proposed Wisconsin Rapids data center? · Wausau Pilot & Review · retrieved October 16, 2026
2.Wisconsin Rapids Data Center Faces Key Council Decision October 20 · WHSM · retrieved October 16, 2026

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