Fairwater
Microsoft · Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
StatusUnder construction
CapacityNot reported
Investment$7B
First seenDec 23, 2024
Latest newsOct 15, 2026
Confidencehigh
AI datacenter on the former Foxconn site, first phase due online in 2026 with a second phase announced.
© OpenStreetMap contributorsStatus timeline
- Under construction (curated)
- Cancelled The Daily Reporter
- Revived Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Expansion Finance & Commerce
- Expansion Racine County Eye
- Expansion WPR
- Approval WPR
- Expansion Spectrum News
- Approval Spectrum News
- Expansion WPR
- Approval WPR
News about this project
- Microsoft planning to build fewer data centers at sprawling Mount Pleasant campusWPR · Oct 15, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft adjusts plans for Mount Pleasant data centerIn Business Madison · Oct 13, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft: No 'reduction in our ambition' as Mount Pleasant data center plans evolveThe Business Journals · Oct 13, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft revises Mount Pleasant data center plans with larger footprintThe Daily Reporter · Oct 12, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft cuts number of buildings in portion of Mount Pleasant data center plansThe Business Journals · Oct 12, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft opens the Fairwater data center in Mount PleasantCivic Media · Jun 24, 2026 · Operational
- Microsoft finishes construction of Mount Pleasant data center, plans for moreWPR · Jun 23, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft completes first Mount Pleasant data center, announces facility is operationalWTMJ · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Construction complete for first data center facility in Mount PleasantSpectrum News · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Fairwater Data Center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Completes Construction, Says MicrosoftConstruction Review · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Microsoft announces completion of Mount Pleasant data centerWMTV 15 NEWS · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Microsoft completes construction for its first Mount Pleasant data center - BizTimes - Milwaukee Business NewsBizTimes - Milwaukee Business News · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Microsoft completes construction on first datacenter facility in Mount Pleasant, WisconsinMicrosoft Source · Jun 23, 2026 · Operational
- Mount Pleasant approves site plans for Microsoft data center expansionWPR · Jan 28, 2026 · Expansion
- Mount Pleasant village board approves Microsoft data center expansionSpectrum News · Jan 27, 2026 · Expansion
- Mount Pleasant commission approves Microsoft’s plans for data center expansionWPR · Jan 22, 2026 · Expansion
- Microsoft's plan for 15 new data centers in Mount Pleasant moves forwardWISN · Jan 21, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft submits plans for 15 more data centers in Mount PleasantTMJ4 News · Jan 20, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft proposes $13.3B expansion in Mount Pleasant with two new data center campusesRacine County Eye · Jan 20, 2026 · Expansion
- Microsoft wants to build 15 more data centers in Mount PleasantWPR · Jan 20, 2026 · Announced
- Microsoft proposes data center development in CaledoniaWPR · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
- Some residents not happy with Microsoft Caledonia data center plansFOX6 News Milwaukee · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
- Microsoft proposes Caledonia project to support massive data center in Mount PleasantMilwaukee Journal Sentinel · Sep 23, 2025 · Announced
- Microsoft reveals Caledonia data center plansFOX6 News Milwaukee · Sep 23, 2025 · Announced
- Microsoft to expand Mount Pleasant data center projectFinance & Commerce · Aug 8, 2025 · Expansion
- Microsoft to exceed initial $3.3B plan for Mount Pleasant data center campusThe Business Journals · Aug 1, 2025 · Announced
- Microsoft begins hiring for Mount Pleasant data center that opens in 2026. Expansions comingMilwaukee Journal Sentinel · Aug 1, 2025 · Operational
- Microsoft pauses expansion of $3.3 billion Mount Pleasant data center, says it is undergoing design reevaluationRacine County Eye · Apr 16, 2025 · Cancelled / Blocked
- Microsoft pauses some work at Mount Pleasant data center siteThe Daily Reporter · Dec 23, 2024 · Cancelled / Blocked