PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill)
AI data center in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States: cancelled.
- Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States
- Developer: PNK Group
- Status: cancelled
Status: Cancelled
PNK Group proposed a hyperscale data center on about 209 acres at the former paper mill site at 950 Fourth Avenue North in Wisconsin Rapids. On October 20, 2026, the Common Council voted 7-0 to reject the conditional use permit, after the planning committee recommended denial over missing information (WSAU and WSAW, October 2026). A 12-month city moratorium on new data centers took effect earlier that month. No capacity was published. Source: WSAU, 2026-10-21.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill) is a AI data center project located in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States, currently cancelled. It was being developed by PNK Group. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across WI, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Wisconsin Rapids Common Council voted 7-0 on 2026-10-20 to reject PNK Group's conditional use permit for a hyperscale data center at the former paper mill site.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill)?
- PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill) is an AI data center project in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is cancelled. A cancelled campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill)?
- PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill) is in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Every tracked Wisconsin campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/wisconsin.
- Who is building PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill)?
- PNK Group was developing PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill).
Sources
- Wisconsin Rapids common council says no to data center permit (wsau.com · press · 2026-10-21)
- WSAW via Fox 11 (fox11online.com · press · 2026-10-21)