Digital Power Optimization
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, WI
Source: Primary source
Digital Power Optimization is a withdrawn data center in Wood County, WI. DataCentersExposed has documented 20 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $0.20. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Watch as residents protest proposed data center in Wisconsin RapidsThe Columbus Dispatch· Jul 10, 2026
- Readers ask when Applebee's and IHOP restaurant will open in WI RapidsDaily Tribune Media· Jul 10, 2026
- Developer, city leaders continue talks on Wisconsin Rapids data centerDaily Tribune Media· Jul 9, 2026
- Proposal for data center in Wisconsin Rapids put on holdwjfw.com· Jun 24, 2026
- What are possible data center health impacts and can they be reduced?Wausau Pilot & Review· Jun 23, 2026
- What we know about plans for a proposed Wisconsin Rapids data centerDaily Tribune Media· Jun 15, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Wisconsin reported $40M in Qualified Data Centers sales/use tax exemption (Wis. Stat. § 77.54(70)) for FY2024 (Wisconsin Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Mead Elementary in Wisconsin Rapids, is 2.0 mi from this site (296 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.