Rock County, Wisconsin
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Your county: 5 data center sites, 1 with a sourced job figure, 5 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| APECS Data Center Campus (Former GM Assembly Plant) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Meta Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Panattoni Turtle Data Center | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Project Cornmaze Data Center (Town of Beloit) | Announced | approximately 1,0001 | more than 501 forecast Planned |
| Town of Janesville Data Center Inquiry (Polzin/Fenric Roads) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Panattoni, Project Cornmaze FAQ, Jul 2026. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor WI result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House WI-2 result. ↩
- 4.Crowley campaign data centers page, Crowley campaign data centers page statement. ↩
- 5.Crowley campaign release (WisPolitics), Crowley campaign release (WisPolitics) statement, Oct 22, 2026. ↩
- 6.WisPolitics, WisPolitics statement. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Tony Evers (D) · Governor · term ends Jan 4, 20272026 Governor WI: won by David Crowley (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
"Microsoft’s investment puts Wisconsin on the very cutting edge of AI power, not just in the U.S., but throughout the world, while creating good, family-supporting jobs, growing our communities..."
Governor press release, Sep 18, 2025 · source
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Tammy Baldwin (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031I'm committed to making AI data centers pay their own way and protecting hardworking Wisconsinites from paying a penny of Big Tech's data center energy bills.
Senate press release, Sep 30, 2026 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5653 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Ron Johnson (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5323 · contact form
Serving now · won 2026 race
Mark Pocan (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · WI-2 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House WI-2: won by Mark Pocan (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-2906
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Bryan Steil (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · WI-12026 U.S. House WI-1: won by Mitchell Berman (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Mitchell Berman3
"The new jobs in Racine County? That’s a win for workers."
WISN, on the Microsoft Mount Pleasant announcement, May 8, 2024 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-225-3031
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
David Crowley (D) · Governor-elect2026 Governor WI: won by David Crowley (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
As governor, I will let communities decide for themselves whether they want a data center at all, and if they say no, that decision would be honored.4
Crowley campaign data centers page
Bottom line: Data centers will pay their own way, and communities have the ultimate say.5
Crowley campaign release (WisPolitics), Oct 22, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Mitchell Berman (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · WI-12026 U.S. House WI-1: won by Mitchell Berman (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: New ad targets data centers. He opposes data center tax breaks and wants them to pay for new plants and lines.6
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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