A hub for WUWM's ongoing coverage of data centers

Data centers serve as the foundation of the internet. With tech companies like Microsoft investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, even larger data centers are being built and proposed around world.

In Wisconsin, projects like the Vantage data center in Port Washington have stirred controversy. In Mount Pleasant, Microsoft is building what it calls “the most advanced data center in the world. With these large-scale, billion-dollar projects comes questions about what how it will impact Wisconsin communities.

To help answer these questions, WUWM has a new resource on our website for you to better understand what’s happening with data centers. WUWM reporter Eddie Morales is here in studio to talk about it. Eddie, thank you for being here.