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Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin · All 45 Microsoft sites · Every Microsoft case on our tracker
Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Kenosha, Wisconsin (Kenosha County), operated by Microsoft. The public record puts it at announced January 2025, 240 acres, a reported $35 million investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use likely
- Location
- Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI
- Coordinates
- 42.5370, -87.8900
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 240 acres
- Investment
- $35 million
- Announced
- January 2025
- Utility
- We Energies (WEC Energy Group)
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- January 2025ProposedMicrosoft 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 Source: Data Center Dynamics
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Community concerns about noise, traffic, and community character reported in local coverage.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
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.
Power and water
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.
Notes on the record
Coordinates approximate for NW quadrant of I-94/Hwy 142 intersection, Kenosha County. Land was already properly zoned for data center operations per DCD; Navix Engineering filed November 2024 permit application for four-building campus. Site is 6 miles south of Microsoft's Mount Pleasant facility; part of Microsoft's broader Wisconsin investment commitment. No building permit issued as of Jan 2025.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.
Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Microsoft Mount Pleasant Data Center Campus · Mount Pleasant · Microsoft13 mi · Operating · 1 GW · In litigation
- T5 Chicago IV (CHI IV) · Grayslake · T5 Data Centers15 mi · Under construction · 1.6 GW · In litigation
- Volo Data Center · Volo · Chirisa Technology Parks18 mi · Operating · 14 MW
- Expedient MKE1 (Milwaukee/Franklin) · Franklin · Expedient23 mi · Operating · 1.6 MW
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus in Kenosha?
Yes. Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Community concerns about noise, traffic, and community character reported in local coverage.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus?
No lawsuit over Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus appears in the record we track as of July 25, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus use?
No water withdrawal figure for Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus, and how big is it?
Microsoft is the operator on record. We hold 45 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 240 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Microsoft Kenosha Data Center Campus," updated July 25, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/microsoft-kenosha-wi.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-kenosha-wi, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Microsoft acquires 240 acres in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 2.Microsoft Plans Kenosha, Wisconsin, Data Center Operations · Area Development · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 3.We Energies service area · We Energies · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 4.We Energies plans new gas plant for SE Wisconsin demand · Wisconsin Public Radio · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 5.Area Development, Microsoft Plans Kenosha, Wisconsin, Data Center Operations · retrieved July 25, 2026
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