Stalled

IGNIS Energy / Town of Janesville farmland data center

Town of Janesville, Rock County, WI

Progress has stalled on IGNIS Energy / Town of Janesville farmland data center, IGNIS Energy (reported)'s data center project in Town of Janesville, WI. Reported capacity is 25 MW. Rumored / unconfirmed: The Town of Janesville opened talks in May 2026 with a developer eyeing farmland near Polzin and Fenrick roads; WKOW reported IGNIS Energy pursuing a Rock County data center the same week. The town board moved toward a 12-month moratorium in August 2026. Separate from the Viridian/GM-plant project in the city. (Source dated 2026-05-13.).

25 MWPlanned capacity

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Wisconsin state legislation

AB93 - Water resources reporting before data center business licenseLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires data center operators to report expected water use to water suppliers before applying for a business license.Download
AB722 - Large energy customer fees and data center building requirementsLegislationdatacenterbans.comSets large energy customer fees, renewable resource tariff, building requirements, water usage, and required pay rate on data center projects.Download
SB729 - Large energy customer fees (Senate companion of AB722)Legislationdatacenterbans.comSenate companion setting large energy customer fees, renewable tariff, building requirements, water usage, and pay rate for data centers.Download
SB1061 - Moratorium on data centersMoratoriumdatacenterbans.comEstablishes a moratorium on new data centers.Download
SB843 - Certain requirements related to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comFailed Mar 23, 2026Description comingDownload
AB840 - Certain requirements related to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comFailed Mar 23, 2026Description comingDownload
AB1099 - Moratorium on data centers.Moratoriumlegiscan.comFailed Mar 23, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: IGNIS Energy (reported)
County: Rock County, WI
Capacity: 25 MW
Address: Town of Janesville, WI
Stage: Stalled

Size: not on file

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