Stargate Wisconsin Meets the Grid-and-Water Reality Check — June 15, 2026

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. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Data Center Cooling Water Discharge: Assessing Environmental Transparency and Information Gaps — UC Law Environmental Journal https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1664&context=hastings_environmental_law_journal 2. OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Wisconsin - Vantage Data Centers — Vantage Data Centers https://vantage-dc.com/news/openai-oracle-and-vantage-data-centers-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-wisconsin 3. FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways for Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, and Investors | Insights | Mayer Brown — Mayer Brown https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2025/11/ferc-large-load-interconnection-preliminary-rulemaking-key-takeaways-for-data-center-developers-other-large-load-projects-and-investors 4. PJM’s Speed to Power Problem and How to Fix It - RMI — RMI https://rmi.org/pjms-speed-to-power-problem-and-how-to-fix-it 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? Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]