Metered Mining data center (Hammond industrial park)
Also called: Metered North LLC, The Metered North
Metered Mining plans a small 6-megawatt data center on about 2 acres in Hammond's industrial park. The Village Board said no, but its Board of Appeals approved it with conditions. The Village Board is now fighting that approval in court.
Where things stand: The village's Board of Appeals granted a permit in June 2026. The Village Board is suing in county court to overturn it.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): The Village Board voted 6-0 to go to court to challenge the permit. The lawsuit was filed in St. Croix County Circuit Court.
What we know
- 📍 WhereHammond industrial park, next to the U.S. Army Reserve Center at 1935 Engineer Way, Hammond, St. Croix County
- 🏢 CompanyMetered Mining (Metered North LLC)
- 🌳 Size2 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs6 megawatts (about as much as 4,800 homes)
- 💧 Water100 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingliquid cooling with propylene glycol, with a spill-containment system
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- What will the computers at this site do (for example, crypto mining or AI)? 🙋 I'll find out
- How will the court rule on the village's lawsuit? 🙋 I'll find out
- When would construction start? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- May 11, 2026The Village Board voted to deny the permit.
- June 8, 2026The village's Board of Appeals reversed that and granted the permit with 11 conditions, including noise limits of 50 decibels at the property line and a water limit of 3,000 gallons a month.
- July 2026The Village Board voted 6-0 to go to court to challenge the permit. The lawsuit was filed in St. Croix County Circuit Court.
- Oct 13, 2026A court hearing (by phone/Zoom) is set in the village's lawsuit.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Hammond's Village Board voted 6-0 to sue in St. Croix County Circuit Court to overturn the data center permit its own Board of Appeals granted. A court hearing is set for October 13, 2026.
✅ Approved
Hammond's Board of Appeals overturned the Village Board and granted Metered Mining's data center permit with 11 conditions, including a noise limit of 50 decibels at the property line.
✋ Turned down
Hammond's Village Board voted to deny a special permit for Metered Mining's small data center in the industrial park. The village's Board of Appeals later reversed that.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- To build data center in Hammond, Metered Mining receives conditional use permit after all · Hudson Star-Observer · June 9, 2026
- Hammond Village Board agrees to file injunction challenging conditional use permit for data center · Hudson Star-Observer · July 7, 2026
- Letters stricken from record in lawsuit over Hammond data center · Hudson Star-Observer · Oct 6, 2026
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