Projects
Microsoft Fairwater AI data center campus (Mount Pleasant)
Mount Pleasant, Racine County
315 acres · for Microsoft
🕒 July 1, 2026: Three nearby Sturtevant residents filed a federal class action lawsuit against Microsoft…
Approved, not built yetMicrosoft 15-building data center expansion (Mount Pleasant)
Mount Pleasant, Racine County
for Microsoft
🕒 Jan 26, 2026: The Mount Pleasant Village Board voted unanimously to approve plans for 15 more Microsof…
Stopped or cancelledProject Nova (Caledonia)
Caledonia, Racine County
244 acres · for Microsoft
🕒 Oct 8, 2025: Microsoft said it would not move forward with the Caledonia site after community feedback.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case · Mount Pleasant
Three nearby residents filed a federal class action lawsuit against Microsoft over humming noise from its new Mount Pleasant data center. Microsoft said cooling fans at start-up caused the noise and it made changes.
✅ Approved · Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant's Village Board unanimously approved plans for 15 more Microsoft data center buildings, with almost 9 million square feet and three new substations.
🗺️ Zoning change · Caledonia
Caledonia's Plan Commission voted 5-2 to change the land use plan and rezone a 245-acre site for Microsoft's 'Project Nova' data center. Microsoft dropped the site in October 2025 after community feedback.
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