2 data center projects in Mount Pleasant Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of Mount Pleasant Village votes on zoning. The Racine County may review big projects too.
In Mount Pleasant Village
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…
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Project 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayMicrosoft Kenosha data center site
Kenosha, Kenosha County
240 acres · for Microsoft
🕒 Aug 2026: Residents asked the city for a moratorium on the project. No moratorium had passed.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
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's Village Board unanimously approved plans for 15 more Microsoft data center buildings, with almost 9 million square feet and three new substations.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Mount Pleasant Village. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Wisconsin.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much electricity does the Fairwater data center use at full power?
- How many diesel backup generators are on the site?
- How much water does the site use each day?
- What happened with the noise lawsuit filed in July 2026?
- When will construction on the 15 new buildings start?
- How much electricity will the expansion need?