# Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-02**: Developers Go Silent — After months of talks, the out-of-state developers abruptly stop returning Brisbois’s calls; the project stalls with no explanation.
- **2025-11**: State Meetings and Tours — Developers tour the county and meet with Wisconsin state officials in Madison to discuss the data center proposal.
- **2025-09**: First Contact — Ron Brisbois learns of the developers scouting Grant County after spotting the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line from Illinois, originally pursuing a crypto project.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Cloud's Next Constraint? $2B Ghost Data Center Exposes SaaS Infrastructure Risk
2026-07-27 04:52:24 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A $2 billion data center proposal in Wisconsin died abruptly after months of talks, highlighting the fragile supply chain for cloud capacity. For SaaS companies reliant on hyperscale expansion, the abandoned project signals that power grid constraints and developer credibility are now critical business risks.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/2b-ghost-data-center-saas-infrastructure-risk

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