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Dunn County

2 data center projects we know about. 30 towns, villages and cities.

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Projects

Proposed

Balloonist data center campus (Menomonie)

Menomonie, Dunn County

320 acres

🕒 Aug 2026: The City Council discussed a draft data center ordinance: 800-foot setbacks, a water-sav…

Proposed

NODIAC small modular data center (Town of Hay River)

Hay River, Dunn County

1.5 acres

🕒 July 16, 2026: NODIAC presented its small modular data center idea to the Dunn County Planning, Resourc…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules · Menomonie

Menomonie is writing data center zoning rules. The draft has an 800-foot setback, a water-saving plan, and a bond to restore the land if the site closes. A revised draft goes to the council in September and the Planning Commission in October, with a possible vote by the end of 2026.

Aug 2026Source

🗳️ Election · Menomonie

Menomonie voters elected Matthew Crowe as mayor over the sitting mayor. Crowe opposed the data center and said the city had not been open about it.

April 7, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Menomonie

Menomonie took data centers out of its 'warehousing' zoning definition, so a data center can no longer be built as if it were a warehouse.

Jan 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Menomonie

Menomonie's City Council voted 8-3 to annex and rezone land to industrial for Balloonist LLC's planned $1.6 billion data center. The project was later put on hold after public pushback.

Aug 2025Source

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