No Data Center Gas Plants Red Oak Ridge (Paris) Gas Plant Public Hearing Register

Date and Time:
Thu, Jul 23, 2026; 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM  (Central)
Time is tentative.

Organized By: Wisconsin Chapter

Location: Paris Safety Building (Town Hall), 16607 Burlington Rd, Union Grove, WI 53182, USA

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Event Organizers:
Cassie Steiner
   cassandra.steiner@sierraclub.org
   2629303963

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is hosting a public hearing about the Red Oak Ridge gas plant proposal in Paris, Wisconsin on July 23. There are two possible times you can pick from: 2 pm and 6 pm. The hearing length depends on the number of people who would like to speak. 

You can speak at this hearing in person at the Town of Paris Safety Building (Town Hall) or via zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/my/pschearings 




Other events in this series:
There are additional events planned for you to prepare for the public hearings. You can view the full list of events, the public hearing dates, and the written comment information here: https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/energyaction 

Background information:

Power- and water-hungry data centers will use enormous and unprecedented amounts of energy. Instead of saying no to these proposed data centers, or fueling them with clean energy, our utilities are recruiting Big Tech to Wisconsin and asking permission to build new gas plants to make Wisconsinites to pay for them. 

Two new proposals include: 

• Foundry Ridge Gas Plant in Darien- this 300mw gas plant proposed in southeast Wisconsin, and the Red Oak Ridge gas plant (below), already faced a lot of scrutiny because of the big public health concerns. A report by the Climate Solutions for Health Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the plant would lead to higher particulate matter and premature deaths. 
• Red Oak Ridge Gas Plant in Kenosha- This massive 1,100mw (that’s a big plant!) proposed gas plant in Paris, Wisconsin, where there is already a lot of gas infrastructure being built. Despite concerns about the plant, the Trump Administration is fast-tracking the approval. We have filed a lawsuit to stop this fast-tracking. 

These proposals are in addition to the South Oak Creek and Paris Gas plants that are under construction in the southeastern part of the state, and another proposed 1,200 mw gas plant in Calumet. That’s almost 4GW--that’s enough electricity to power about 3 million average homes. To put that in context, Wisconsin only has 2.84 million homes. These gas plants are threatening our water, our health, and climate change in order to fuel data centers here in Wisconsin. 

73% of Wisconsin’s annual water usage already goes to fossil fuel and nuclear plants. Foundry Ridge will use up to 55,152 gallons per day, and the Red Oak Ridge will use up to 335,000 gallons/day. Fresh clean water should be reserved as drinking water for all Wisconsinites and shouldn’t be used to operate new fossil fuel plants that will already be detrimental to our health and climate. 

Additional Directions: This event is a public hearing hosted by the Public Service Commission. Registering on this page will let Sierra Club WI know that you plan to attend the hearing.