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Microsoft Kenosha Data Center
Microsoft. Filed
Microsoft bought about 240 acres northwest of Interstate 94 and Highway 142, roughly 8 miles from its Mount Pleasant campus, for a separate roughly 1 million square foot, four building data center project. Microsoft ended its nondisclosure agreement with the city in June 2026 but has not yet submitted site plans or applied for building permits. A resident group is pushing for a moratorium before any approval.
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- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Applicant on record
- Microsoft
- Location
- Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI (approximate, city center)
- Size
- MW not reported, 240 acres, 1,000,000 sq ft
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- We Energies
- First reported
- 2025-01
- Last updated
- August 27, 2026
What happens next
Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.
Sources
- Kenosha residents back data center moratorium amid Microsoft proposal, The Daily Reporter, 2026-08-27
- Microsoft buys land for Kenosha data center: Lots of excitement, few details, CBS 58
What it would mean nearby
We Energies is asking the commission for a 9.3% residential increase (We Energies general electric and gas rate case for 2027 and 2028 (docket 5-UR-112)). On a $160 monthly bill that is about $13 to $17 a month. This tariff does not change home electric rates by itself, but it is meant to make large new data centers pay the full cost of the power plants and lines built to serve them instead of spreading those costs across everyone's bill. Transmission upgrades like this are typically billed to every electric customer in the state through transmission charges, not just to the data center that made the new line necessary, which is why the cost allocation question matters for ordinary bills even outside the four counties involved.
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Common questions
Where is the Microsoft Kenosha data center?
It is in Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI.
Has the Microsoft Kenosha data center been approved?
Not yet. An application has been filed and has not been decided.
How big is the Microsoft Kenosha data center?
Reported size: 240 acres, 1,000,000 square feet.
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