No project in Grant Town, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Board of Grant Town votes on zoning. The Portage County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposedabout 9 miles away
Data center campus at the old paper mill (Wisconsin Rapids)
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County
210 acres
🕒 Oct 5, 2026: The Planning Commission approved a 12-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It d…
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayDPO AI computing center (Wisconsin Rapids) - cancelled
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County
6 acres
🕒 July 2025: DPO told the city the site was not suitable and it would not go ahead.
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Grant Town. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Grant Town: Consolidated Water Power Co. (company) or Adams-columbia Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Wisconsin.