# Langlade County, Wisconsin: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Antigo, Rolling and Elcho Langlade County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Langlade County is home to Antigo, Rolling, Elcho and Polar. Construction employs 227, up 17.0% since 2019. 12 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 7,152 jobs in 2025, down 3.5% from 2019. Its power plants have 12 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. -3.5% total jobs since 2019, now 7,152 12 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 16.89¢ per kWh for Wisconsin Power & Light Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Langlade County Langlade County is home to Antigo, Rolling, Elcho and Polar. Antigo8,060 residents Rolling1,449 residents Elcho1,193 residents Polar1,012 residents Norwood909 residents Neva834 residents Wolf River808 residents Upham723 residents Ainsworth486 residents Ackley478 residents Evergreen466 residents Langlade461 residents Peck336 residents White Lake259 residents Vilas226 residents Price218 residents Summit147 residents Parrish89 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Elcho, Post Lake, Summit Lake. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Langlade County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Wisconsin | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 19,465 | 19,534 | ▲ 0.4% | 54th of 72 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,414 | 7,152 | ▼ 3.5% | 52nd of 72 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $36,337 | $45,097 | ▲ 24.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 194 | 227 | ▲ 17.0% | 32nd of 61 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 9 | 5 | ▼ 44.4% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.1% | 4.0% | ▼ 0.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 12 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Wisconsin Power & Light Co is the largest utility serving Langlade County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.89¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.25¢ median for Wisconsin utilities. Unemployment was 4.0% in August 2026, against 4.1% in 2019. 19,534 people live here, up 0.4% since 2020. Electrical contractors employ 5, down 44.4% since 2019 against up 21.6% statewide, at an average $29,651 a year. ## Who powers Langlade County ### Utilities with service territory in Langlade County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 437,211 | 16.89¢ | 22% | | Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Investor Owned | Bundled | 411,775 | 16.23¢ | 38% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 12 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Antigo Solar Partners, LLC | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Solar | 6 MW | 2025 | | Antigo-Forrest Street Solar Project | Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Solar | 6 MW | 2024 | ## The Langlade County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,152 | $45,097 | 1.00 | | Construction | 227 | $62,387 | 0.60 | | Electrical contractors | 5 | $29,651 | 0.10 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Langlade County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Langlade County. Wisconsin has 49 local measures on record statewide, and 3 neighboring counties have one: [Marathon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/marathon-county), [Oneida County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/oneida-county), [Shawano County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/shawano-county). ## Langlade County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Langlade County, Marathon County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Langlade County | 19,534 | ▼ 3.5% | 12 MW | — | — | — | | Forest County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/forest-county) | 9,574 | ▲ 0.2% | — | — | — | — | | Lincoln County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/lincoln-county) | 28,403 | ▼ 8.7% | 45 MW | — | — | — | | Marathon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/marathon-county) | 139,432 | ▼ 2.7% | 1,164 MW | — | — | 1 | | Menominee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/menominee-county) | 4,199 | ▼ 1.3% | — | — | — | — | | Oconto County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/oconto-county) | 40,195 | ▲ 2.0% | 4 MW | — | — | — | | Oneida County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/oneida-county) | 38,131 | ▲ 6.7% | 30 MW | — | — | 1 | | Shawano County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/shawano-county) | 41,560 | ▼ 3.1% | 8 MW | — | — | 2 | ## More of Wisconsin [All Wisconsin countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin)[Marathon County139,432 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/marathon-county)[Shawano County41,560 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/shawano-county)[Oconto County40,195 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/oconto-county)[Oneida County38,131 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/oneida-county)[Lincoln County28,403 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/lincoln-county) ## Langlade County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Langlade County, Wisconsin? 2 utilities have service territory in Langlade County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. The largest, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, charged residential customers 16.89¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Langlade County? 2 operating plants with 12 MW of capacity. The largest is Antigo Solar Partners, LLC (6 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Langlade County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Langlade County. ### Is Langlade County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,152 jobs in 2025 against 7,414 in 2019 (-3.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 194 to 227. ### Does Langlade County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Langlade County. Wisconsin has 49 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/wisconsin/langlade-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).