Project record, phase
Microsoft second Mount Pleasant facility (Wisconsin)
Second Microsoft datacenter facility immediately adjacent to Fairwater 1 in Mount Pleasant. As of 23 June 2026 foundations, steel erection and underground utilities were in progress, with completion scheduled for 2028. Microsoft expects site employment to grow to about 800 when it is operational. Capacity not disclosed.
Part of Microsoft Mount Pleasant campus (Fairwater, Wisconsin). Capacity roll-ups count the parent figure and do not add this record again.
Reported figures
No figures are published for this record. Not disclosed is not zero.
Each figure is shown as reported, with its own definition. IT, facility, grid and thermal figures are never added together. Capacity definitions.
What changed
- 23 Jun 2026 Microsoft's first Fairwater facility in Wisconsin is fully operational: Microsoft said the first Mount Pleasant facility was fully operational on 23 June 2026, with a second facility due in 2028. The site uses closed-loop liquid cooling for over 90% of capacity. Related: Microsoft, Microsoft Fairwater 1 (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin), Microsoft Mount Pleasant campus (Fairwater, Wisconsin), United States. news.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)blogs.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)
Sources (1), last checked 18 Oct 2026
- Microsoft completes construction on first datacenter facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin (opens in a new tab), Microsoft Source, published 23 Jun 2026, accessed 18 Oct 2026
Last checked 18 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.