Oracle Drops Wisconsin Data Center Power Transmission Cost Lawsuit
Oracle dropped its challenge to Wisconsin utility credit rules, leaving safeguards in place that could cost the company more than $100 million a year.
- On Monday, Oracle voluntarily dropped its lawsuit against the Wisconsin Public Service Commission challenging new credit rating rules for data center developers in eastern Wisconsin.
- The company previously argued that the PSC's April mandate imposed "substantial and unreasonable costs" on developers with credit ratings below A-, claiming it would create "harmful and unintended consequences" for state investment.
- After Oracle filed its suit, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the company to BBB- status, falling below the PSC's A- threshold required for the $15 billion Lighthouse data center campus in Port Washington.
- Consumer advocates including Citizens Utility Board and Clean Wisconsin celebrated the dismissal, calling the commission's safeguards "critical" to protecting ratepayers from tech companies overextending their borrowing.
- The PSC's financial requirements now stand unchallenged, mandating that data center developers guarantee funds to cover potential energy infrastructure costs and shielding ratepayers if a project fails.
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