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OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage’s Port Washington Stargate plan puts Wisconsin’s grid, water and transmission constraints under the microscope, alongside FERC’s large-load interconnection fight and PJM’s urgent speed-to-power problem.

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1. Data Center Cooling Water Discharge: Assessing Environmental Transparency and Information Gaps — UC Law Environmental Journal

   UC Law Environmental Journal UC Law Environmental Journal Volume 32 Number 2 Article 4 5-13-2026 # Data Center Cooling Water Discharge: Assessing Environmental Data Center Cooling Water Discharge: Assessing Environmental # Transparency and Information Gaps Transparency and Information Gaps Katherine Kim Follow this and additional works at: …

2. OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Wisconsin - Vantage Data Centers — Vantage Data Centers

   [Skip to content](#content) [](https://vantage-dc.com/) [Home](https://vantage-dc.com/) / OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Wisconsin # OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Wisconsin #### Vantage’s $15B+ investment…

3. FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways for Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, and Investors | Insights | Mayer Brown — Mayer Brown

    # FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways for Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, and Investors In late October 2025, at the direction of the Secretary of the US Department of…

4. PJM’s Speed to Power Problem and How to Fix It - RMI — RMI

     Learn how we are working to transform how we use and produce energy. # PJM’s Speed to Power Problem and How to Fix It Overlooked interconnection improvements are key to alleviating PJM’s cost and capacity crises. ### ### Why we…

5. Step Back — With OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage now pointing Stargate at Wisconsin, what are the under-the-hood site-selection advantages there — ATC/MISO deliverability, generation mix, tax and permitting posture, water, fiber — and which of those are genuinely scarce versus just press-release gloss?

   Background sources

   • OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Wisconsin - Vantage Data Centers — Vantage Dc

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