No project in Janesville Town, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Board of Janesville Town votes on zoning. The Rock County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Viridian data center proposal at former GM/JATCO site (Janesville)
Janesville, Rock County
🕒 June 2026: The city council voted unanimously to let the letter of intent with Viridian expire.
Proposedabout 12 miles awayProject Cornmaze (towns of Beloit and Turtle)
Beloit, Rock County
🕒 July 2026: The Turtle board rejected a revised agreement 5-0 and started a 12-month moratorium. The…
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Rock County
A Rock County committee unanimously rejected a countywide data center pause. County lawyers said the county has no zoning power over the towns, so a county pause could not be enforced and could invite lawsuits. Towns decide land use in Rock County.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
The Town of Janesville approved a 12-month pause on data centers, a week after its planning committee recommended it at a packed public hearing. A San Diego company had asked in April about farmland at North Polzin Road and West Fenric Road. No application was filed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Janesville 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 Janesville Town: Rock Energy Cooperative (co-op (owned by its members)) or Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (company) or Wppi Energy (municipal mktg authority).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Wisconsin.