Country
United States
AI data center dossier
Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)
Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States/datacenters/microsoft-project-fairwater-wisconsin.html
Operator
Microsoft, NVIDIA
Energy
Renewable
Known capacity
3.3 GW
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100%
Sources attachedVerified
2 citations linked
CoordinatesPublished
42.723, -87.872
Timeline evidencePartial
1 dated field available
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Record Notes
Microsoft's "Project Fairwater" in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is designed to be the world's most powerful AI data center campus. Spanning over 1,500 acres on the site originally intended for the Foxconn venture, the campus is projected to reach a peak electrical load of 3.3 gigawatts (GW) by late 2027—exceeding the average power consumption of the city of Los Angeles.
The facility is purpose-built to house hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell (GB200 and GB300) GPUs, interconnected by a massive fiber optic network capable of circling the Earth 4.5 times. It features a state-of-the-art closed-loop liquid cooling system that eliminates operational water waste. Total investment in the Mount Pleasant area has surged to over $20 billion following the early 2026 approval of 15 additional data centers across two new campuses. Initial phases are set to go live in early 2026, serving as the flagship for training the largest AI models for OpenAI and Microsoft Copilot.
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Timeline Signals
Earliest market signal2024
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Frequently asked questions
- How big is Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)?
- Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin) has 3.3 GW of known IT capacity, located in Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States. It ranks #8 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
- What is the status of Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)?
- Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin) is currently under construction. Known timeline milestones: Earliest market signal 2024.
- Who operates Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)?
- Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin) is operated by Microsoft and NVIDIA. Structured intelligence reports are available for Microsoft Operator Report and NVIDIA Operator Report and United States Country Report.
- What energy source does Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin) use?
- Microsoft Project Fairwater (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin) is powered by renewable energy and is focused on training workloads. This is backed by 2 cited sources.