Wisconsin environmental advocates meet in Milwaukee to discuss data center impacts

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Environment advocacy groups from throughout Wisconsin met on Thursday night, Dec. 18, in Milwaukee for a panel discussion to discuss the impacts AI data centers could have on the state.

“Data centers are gonna have a big impact in our local communities and across the state, so we just want to make sure we’re engaging in some dialogue and talking through some ideas together,” Clean Wisconsin Climate and Air Program Director Chelsea Chandler said.

Chandler raised concerns about energy demand on Thursday night and says two AI data centers would use more energy than all of the homes in Wisconsin combined…

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