Microsoft Wisconsin

Operational

Microsoft · Mount Pleasant, WI

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Summary

Microsoft Wisconsin in Mount Pleasant, WI is planned at 1.5 GW and about $7.3 billion, and is operational, with a 2026 target as of September 2026. It ranks 22nd of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.4% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is press or analyst reported; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. Malachi.Energy tracks 3 mega projects in Wisconsin in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

1.5 GW

Press or analyst reported

Announced investment

$7.3 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Operational

As of September 2026

Target year

2026

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Press or analyst reported
Investment basis
Developer-stated campus cost
Confidence
Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Microsoft's Fairwater AI campus on the former Foxconn site. The first $3.3B facility became fully operational in June 2026; a second $4B facility is under construction for 2028.

Location

Site
Mount Pleasant, WI
Coordinates
42.72, -87.87
State directory
Data centers in Wisconsin (12 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Wisconsin

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Microsoft Wisconsin (Mount Pleasant, WI). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/microsoft-wisconsin

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  title = {Microsoft Wisconsin (Mount Pleasant, WI)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Press or analyst reported. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: press or analyst reported. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.