Data center siting snapshot: Racine County, Wisconsin

Line miles are measured from the archived HIFLD Transmission Lines layer inside the Census county boundary. Mapped lines are not available capacity.

What the public record shows

The archived HIFLD map indicates approximately 109.8 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line within Racine County, comprising 68.9 miles at 345 kV and 40.9 miles at 230 kV ^[1]. An additional 74.7 miles of 115–161 kV line are mapped in the area ^[2]. American Transmission is the owner of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles ^[3]. Three named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines are mapped inside the county ^[4]. Wisconsin Electric Power is a retail electric utility whose mapped service territory covers part of the county, though territory boundaries are approximate ^[5].

As of 2026-11-09, records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Racine County ^[6]. At the state level, Wisconsin Act 16 created a data center district exception to the TIF equalized-value limit for the City of Port Washington, enacted on 2025-07-09 ^[7]. A proposed governor-elect position regarding a 100% renewable condition is dated 2026-11-05 ^[8]. Several bills failed in 2026, including AB722 / SB729 on broad regulation and customer fees ^[9], AB228 / SB241 on broader TIF exceptions ^[10], AB245 / SB244 on tax exemptions ^[11], and AB840 / SB843 on utility cost protections and resource requirements ^[12].

Drafted by our local model from the numbered facts below, then checked sentence by sentence by a second model and a rules-based check.

Data center rules on record

Rule records come from The MW Desk legislation tracker, which includes rows from the Moratorium Nation dataset by Michael J. Bommarito (CC BY 4.0). Statuses change; confirm with the jurisdiction's own record.

Utilities on record

Wisconsin Electric Power. (HIFLD/EIA-861 territory polygons; approximate and often overlapping.)

Sources

1. [1] The archived HIFLD map shows about 109.8 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line inside Racine County, WI: 0.0 miles at 500 kV or more, 68.9 miles at 345 kV and 40.9 miles at 230 kV. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
2. [2] The same map shows about 74.7 miles of 115–161 kV line in the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
3. [3] Owners of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles in the county: American Transmission. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
4. [4] 3 named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines (usually substations or switchyards) are mapped inside the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
5. [5] Retail electric utilities whose mapped service territory covers part of the county include: Wisconsin Electric Power. Territory boundaries are approximate. Source: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA-861 based; archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
6. [6] Our records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Racine County as of 2026-11-09. Source: The MW Desk legislation tracker
7. [7] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: AB140 / 2025 Wisconsin Act 16 (Creates a data center district exception to the TIF equalized-value limit for the City of Port Washington). Status: enacted, dated 2025-07-09. Source: Wisconsin 2025 Assembly Bill 140 - bill history
8. [8] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: Governor-elect position: 100% renewable condition. Status: proposed, dated 2026-11-05. Source: DCD: More than half of US hyperscale projects face 'regulatory friction' after midterms (BMI, Cleanview)
9. [9] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: AB722 / SB729 (Broad regulation package: large energy customer fees, very large customer class, renewable tariff, building standards, water reporting, labor standards, data center energy reporting, and rulemaking). Status: failed, dated 2026-04-06. Source: Wisconsin 2025 Assembly Bill 722 - bill history
10. [10] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: AB228 / SB241 (Would have created a broader TIF exception for districts containing qualified data centers). Status: failed, dated 2026-03-23. Source: Wisconsin 2025 Assembly Bill 228 - bill history
11. [11] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: AB245 / SB244 (Would have modified the qualified data center sales and use tax exemption and excluded cryptocurrency operations from the definition). Status: failed, dated 2026-03-23. Source: Wisconsin 2025 Assembly Bill 245 - bill history
12. [12] Wisconsin state/utility level, Wisconsin: AB840 / SB843 (Would have required utility cost protections, onsite or directly accessible renewable resources, closed-loop cooling, annual water reporting, bonding, and reclamation for large data centers). Status: failed, dated 2026-03-23. Source: Wisconsin 2025 Assembly Bill 840 - bill history