🌱 Patch AM: How a nuclear deal could power Port Washington’s new AI campus

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In today's newsletter:

• How a nuclear deal could power Port Washington's new AI campus
• Port Washington rallies to support injured martial arts student Logan
• Why Port Washington's huge AI campus may not open on time

Also on today's calendar: The FoundHer Collective Launch Party and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. We Energies Makes Deal to Power Oracle Data Center with Nuclear Energy (urbanmilwaukee.com) — Oracle's massive Project Lighthouse data center in Port Washington would be powered partly by electricity from the Point Beach nuclear plant under a new deal with We Energies, now awaiting state approval. Supporters say the agreement could cut other customers' fuel costs while helping ensure enough power for the local AI-focused campus.
   

2. Fundraiser by Kris Hoff : Support Logan and His Family Through Recovery (gofundme.com) — A Port Washington martial arts family is rallying around Logan, a young Championship Martial Arts student seriously injured after being struck by a van while biking. Friends are raising money and collecting gas and food gift cards to ease his family's financial strain so they can focus on his recovery and feel the community's support.
   

3. Reid Hoffman says Americans are getting the AI data center fight wrong (startupfortune.com) — Port Washington's planned 1.3‑gigawatt Oracle AI campus is now at risk of missing its 2027 target because state regulators restarted review of the transmission line needed to power it. The delay, driven by grid and permitting complications rather than local opposition, is being cited in a broader national debate over how fast AI data centers should grow.
   

4. America's data center boom is running into a grid-sized problem (power-eng.com) — Oracle's Project Lighthouse data center in Port Washington is under construction but may not receive full grid power until late 2028, according to independent forecasts. The project is one of several nationwide showing how transmission and fuel bottlenecks are slowing the AI data center boom and complicating utilities' long‑term planning.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• Cedarburg Girls JV Volleyball @ Grafton →
  Grafton High School, 1950 Washington St, Grafton
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• WI 4-H State Dog Agility Show
  Ozaukee 4-H, 122 W Main St, Port Washington
Tuesday October 13
• KES PTG McTeacher Night
  McDonald's, 606 Falls Rd, Grafton
  5:00 pm
• The FoundHer Collective Launch Party →
  407 East Jackson Street, Port Washington
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• PWHS 2026 Speaker Series →
  PWSB Community Room, 218 E Washington St, Port Washington
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Port Washington Food Pantry Halloween Ball →
  Inventors Brewpub, 305 East Washington Street, Port Washington

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 7
• KES School Picture Retake Day
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
• "Rebound, Renew, Reimagine: Quilts from the Manhattan Quilters Guild" WMQFA Exhibit
  Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• "Liz Alpert Fay: Ordinary/Extraordinary Women" WMQFA Exhibit
  Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibit
  Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• ''Roots of Cedarburg: Irish & German Immigration'' Exhibit at the Cedarburg History Museum
  Cedarburg History Museum, N58W6194 Columbia Rd, Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• "First Nations: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin & The Americas" Exhibit at the Cedarburg History Museum
  Cedarburg History Museum, N58W6194 Columbia Rd, Cedarburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our wonderful, gracious, and supportive family did it again!!
  We needed food and litter and you came through for the kittens being saved within the community. THANK YOU EVERYONE! A lot of donations arrived… (Nextdoor Grand Ave Views)

• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Grafton. Apply here.
• Michaels posted a job opening for Retail Custom Framing Manager in Grafton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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