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Oracle drops lawsuit challenging Wisconsin data center power cost agreement

Oracle has ended its legal challenge to a power agreement that shifts costs for new energy projects onto data center companies in Wisconsin.

Published Aug 18, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Oracle has dropped its lawsuit challenging a power agreement that would require data center companies to pay for an estimated $4 billion in new natural gas projects and about $2 billion in new high‑voltage transmission lines in Wisconsin. With the challenge withdrawn, the cost‑allocation plan for supplying growing data center demand remains in place.