Kenosha, WI · Kenosha County County · 42.537°N 87.890°W
Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus
Microsoft
Key facts
- Location
- Kenosha, WI, Kenosha County County
- Capacity
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- Announced
- 2025-01
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Land
- 240 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: We Energies (WEC Energy Group)
We Energies serves Kenosha County; the utility received PSC approval (May 2025) for a 128 MW gas plant in the Town of Paris partly to meet data-center demand. Kenosha City Council unanimously annexed and rezoned ~240 acres (late 2024; four 250,000-sq-ft buildings planned). NOTE: Microsoft's larger Wisconsin figures ($3.3B/$4B investment, thousands of jobs) are for the SEPARATE Mount Pleasant / Racine County campus, NOT this Kenosha site; no Kenosha-specific investment, jobs, water, or site-specific tax-exemption figures have been disclosed.
Community sentiment
Community concerns about noise, traffic, and community character reported in local coverage. Specific claim of 'dozens at November 2025 public meeting' cannot be verified from sources cited in this record; removed pending a sourced reference.
Microsoft acquires 240 acres in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center developmentStatus history
- Proposed
Microsoft acquired 240 acres NW of I-94 and Hwy 142 in Kenosha County; land was already properly zoned for data center operations (no rezoning required); Navix Engineering filed November 2024 application for four 250,000 sq ft single-story buildings with onsite substations
Microsoft acquires 240 acres in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
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