Data centers in Columbia County, Wisconsin
No data center in Columbia County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Janesville AI Data Center, about 57 miles away, reported. The nearest running is Meta Beaver Dam Data Center, about 25 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Columbia County
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Wisconsin and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
- Nearest one planned
Janesville AI Data Center
Janesville, Rock County
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 57 miles from the center of Columbia County to Janesville, the seat of Rock County.
- Nearest one running journaltimes.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet
Meta Beaver Dam Data Center
Beaver Dam, Dodge County · Meta
Latest, reported September 17, 2026: Meta Beaver Dam data center is a $1 billion, 520 acre project expected to enter service in 2027
About 25 miles from the center of Columbia County to the center of Beaver Dam.
What Columbia County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | county | not rated | Columbia County Board adopted policy in July prohibiting supervisors from signing nondisclosure agreements regarding data centers. theameryfreepress.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet July 20261 act on this rowEvery act on the Columbia County row
| 1 | 2026-08-03 |
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What happened
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Scorecard eventColumbia County
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Questions about Columbia County
Is there a data center near Columbia County?
No data center in Columbia County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Janesville AI Data Center, about 57 miles from the center of Columbia County to Janesville, the seat of Rock County, reported. The nearest running is Meta Beaver Dam Data Center, about 25 miles from the center of Columbia County to the center of Beaver Dam.
answered from the rows aboveIs Columbia County allowing new data centers?
Columbia County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Columbia County Board adopted policy in July prohibiting supervisors from signing nondisclosure agreements regarding data centers, July 2026.
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- Census geography
- County, Columbia County
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