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Meta Beaver Dam Data Center

Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WIDeveloper: Meta

Under constructionWisconsin PSC approved Alliant Energy's rates for the campus in May 2026; opening expected 2027
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Meta is investing more than $1 billion in an AI-optimized data center campus of over 700,000 square feet in Alliant Energy's Beaver Dam Commerce Park in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Alliant would supply the campus with 220 megawatts of power; Wisconsin regulators signed off on the rates in May 2026 while criticizing the secrecy of the deal. The data center is expected to come online in 2027.

Stated investment
$1 billion
more than $1 billion
Permanent jobs (promised)
100
more than 100 operational jobs

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity220 MW [3]
power Alliant would supply under amended agreement, 10-year term
Source excerpt
“An amended agreement shows Alliant would supply the data center campus with 220 megawatts of power, or the equivalent of two large power plants, over a 10-year term.”
Floor area700,000 sq ft [1]
over 700,000 square feet
Source excerpt
“The data center campus will span over 700,000 square feet, with its operational buildings set to achieve LEED Gold certification.”
Stated investment$1 billion [1]
more than $1 billion
Source excerpt
“Meta is investing more than $1 billion in an artificial-intelligence-optimized data center campus located in Beaver Dam.”
Permanent jobs (promised)100 [1]
more than 100 operational jobs
Source excerpt
“The data center is expected to come online in 2027, after which it will support more than 100 operational jobs.”
Construction jobs1,000 [1]
more than 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction
Source excerpt
“Meta anticipates the project will result in more than 1,000 skilled trade jobs on site at peak construction.”
Target completion2027 [1]
Source excerpt
“The data center is expected to come online in 2027”

Power

UtilityAlliant Energy [3]
Source excerpt
“Wisconsin utility regulators signed off on Alliant Energy's proposed rates for Meta's $1 billion data center campus in Beaver Dam”

Water

Water sourceMeta says it will restore 100% of water consumed to local watersheds [2]
Source excerpt
“We'll also restore 100% of the water consumed by the data center to local watersheds.”
Coolingdry cooling [1]
Meta says there are no water demands for cooling once operational
Source excerpt
“Additionally, the facility will use dry cooling, which means that there will be no water demands for cooling once it is operational.”
Coolingclosed-loop liquid [5]
per City of Beaver Dam fact sheet
Source excerpt
“closed-loop, liquid cooled system that will use zero water for a majority of the year”

Money & incentives

Tax incentivesTax increment district (TID 10) with taxable property guarantee [5]
Source excerpt
“Taxable property guarantee for life of TID 10”
Payments / community benefitsMeta will underwrite nearly $200 million in energy infrastructure investments [1]
Source excerpt
“Meta will underwrite nearly $200 million in energy infrastructure investments including network upgrades, utility substations, and transmission lines.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Meta and state and local officials announce the $1 billion Beaver Dam data center campus [1]

  2. Construction is ongoing at the Beaver Dam Commerce Park site [4]

  3. Wisconsin Public Service Commission approves a modified version of Alliant Energy's one-off power supply contract with the Meta subsidiary [4]

Issues raised

  • PSC Chair Summer Strand criticized nondisclosure agreements, redacted filings and corporate pseudonyms in the approval process [3][4]
  • Regulators ordered Alliant to set a standard rate for future data center customers [3]
  • Meta says it will restore 570 acres of wetlands and prairie around the site, with about 175 acres deeded to Ducks Unlimited [2]

Sources

  1. Meta, state and local officials announce $1 billion data center investment in Beaver Dam project
    Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation · Nov 12, 2025 · government
  2. Meta's 30th Data Center: Delivering AI, Creating Community Benefits, and Supporting Wetlands Restoration
    Meta · Nov 12, 2025 · company
  3. Wisconsin regulators approve rates for Meta's Beaver Dam data center, with sharp criticism
    WPR · May 7, 2026 · news
  4. PSC approves Alliant-Meta data center power deal while criticizing 'black box' approach
    Wisconsin Watch · May 7, 2026 · news
  5. Fact Sheet Notes 11.12.25 Data Center Information
    City of Beaver Dam · Nov 12, 2025 · government