An inside look of the massive data center tearing a Wisconsin community apart

NPR | By Sacha Pfeiffer,

Henry Larson

Published October 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT

In Port Washington, Wisconsin, there's a data center being built that's as big as 500 football fields. Residents aren't sure if it could save their community or destroy it.

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Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations

Henry Larson

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An inside look of the massive data center tearing a Wisconsin community apart

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