Wisconsin Data Centers
Live tracking of every data center project in Wisconsin (operational, under construction, announced, and permitted) with developer, tenant, capacity, and supply-chain links.
- Operating: 1
- Operating and expanding: 1
- Under construction: 2
- Announced: 5
- Pipeline capacity: 1.9 GW
- Grid: MISO
Microsoft's Fairwater campus in Mount Pleasant is operating, and Oracle's Stargate campus for OpenAI in Port Washington is under construction at 902 MW. Meta is building in Beaver Dam, and Microsoft has a further campus announced in Kenosha.
Data Center Index tracks 8 named data center campuses in Wisconsin (large sites with a source, not every building): 1 operating, 2 under construction, and 5 announced or permitted. The pipeline adds up to 1.9 GW of planned capacity. The grid is operated by MISO, which runs the interconnection queue. Below: every tracked project in Wisconsin, ranked by build status, followed by the public companies whose data center revenue is most exposed to this market.
Tracked data center projects in Wisconsin
- Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin, Mount Pleasant · operational · developer: Microsoft · tenant: OpenAI · ~$7.3B
- OpenAI Stargate Wisconsin, 902 MW, Port Washington · under construction · developer: Vantage Data Centers · tenant: Oracle / OpenAI · ~$15B
- Beaver Dam DC, 220 MW, Beaver Dam · under construction · developer: Meta · ~$1B
- Menomonie Data Center (Balloonist LLC), Menomonie · announced · developer: Balloonist LLC · ~$1.6B
- Microsoft Kenosha (Town of Paris) Data Center, Kenosha · announced · developer: Microsoft
- Project Cornmaze (Beloit and Turtle), Town of Beloit · announced · developer: Panattoni Development Company
- Microsoft Mount Pleasant Durand Avenue Campus, Mount Pleasant · permitted · developer: Microsoft
- Microsoft Mount Pleasant International Drive Campus, Mount Pleasant · permitted · developer: Microsoft
- QTS DeForest Data Center Campus, DeForest · cancelled · developer: QTS Data Centers · ~$12B
- Viridian Janesville GM Site Data Center, 800 MW, Janesville · cancelled · developer: Viridian Acquisitions
- Microsoft Caledonia Data Center (Project Nova), Caledonia · cancelled · developer: Microsoft
- PNK Group Wisconsin Rapids Data Center (former paper mill), Wisconsin Rapids · cancelled · developer: PNK Group
Frequently asked questions
- How many data centers are in Wisconsin?
- Data Center Index tracks 8 named data center campuses in Wisconsin as of 2026: 1 operating, 2 under construction, and 5 announced or permitted. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
- How much data center capacity does Wisconsin have?
- No operating capacity is published, with 1.9 GW in the announced and under-construction pipeline. Of the 2 Wisconsin campuses with a capacity figure, 0 are filed, 1 stated and 1 estimated. Filed means a permit, utility filing or SEC filing states the figure. Stated means the developer or the press states it. Estimated means we modeled or inferred it, and the site marks it "est.". Filed and stated figures carry the date of the newest source behind them.
- What is the largest data center in Wisconsin?
- OpenAI Stargate Wisconsin in Port Washington is the largest tracked campus in Wisconsin at 902 MW, developed by Vantage Data Centers. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated September 21, 2026.
- Who is building data centers in Wisconsin?
- The most active developers in Wisconsin by tracked campus count are Microsoft (4 campuses), Vantage Data Centers (1 campus), Meta (1 campus). Every campus page lists its developer, tenant and the source that names them.
- Which grid operator serves Wisconsin data centers?
- MISO runs the grid and the interconnection queue for Wisconsin, so new campus power requests are approved on its timeline.
Public companies exposed to Wisconsin
These public companies have tracked data-center projects in Wisconsin as developers, tenants, or operators. Use the watchlist to compare them side by side, or click through for capex history and supplier exposure.
- OpenAI (OPENAI), ai lab · 2 projects in Wisconsin
- SK Hynix (000660.KS), chip fab · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), networking · 1 project in Wisconsin
- ABB Ltd (ABBNY), power equipment · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Arista Networks (ANET), networking · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Ciena Corp (CIEN), networking · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Cummins (CMI), power equipment · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Coherent Corp (COHR), networking · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Emerson Electric (EMR), power equipment · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Eaton (ETN), power equipment · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Jacobs Solutions (J), construction · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Johnson Controls (JCI), cooling · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Lumentum Holdings (LITE), networking · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Meta Platforms (META), hyperscaler · 1 project in Wisconsin
- Modine Manufacturing (MOD), cooling · 1 project in Wisconsin
Other data center markets
Tracked US markets, ranked by pipeline capacity:
- Texas data centers, 107 tracked projects, 41.4 GW pipeline
- Utah data centers, 14 tracked projects, 14.3 GW pipeline
- Virginia data centers, 94 tracked projects, 13.6 GW pipeline
- Ohio data centers, 48 tracked projects, 13.2 GW pipeline
- Georgia data centers, 47 tracked projects, 9.9 GW pipeline
- Kentucky data centers, 8 tracked projects, 8.3 GW pipeline
- Pennsylvania data centers, 26 tracked projects, 7.1 GW pipeline
- Kansas data centers, 11 tracked projects, 6.7 GW pipeline
- Illinois data centers, 15 tracked projects, 6.2 GW pipeline
- Florida data centers, 7 tracked projects, 5.6 GW pipeline
- Louisiana data centers, 8 tracked projects, 5.5 GW pipeline
- Wyoming data centers, 8 tracked projects, 5.1 GW pipeline
- Oklahoma data centers, 13 tracked projects, 4.5 GW pipeline
- Missouri data centers, 10 tracked projects, 4 GW pipeline
- Arizona data centers, 31 tracked projects, 3.9 GW pipeline
- Alabama data centers, 10 tracked projects, 3.8 GW pipeline
- Nevada data centers, 16 tracked projects, 3.4 GW pipeline
- Maryland data centers, 6 tracked projects, 3.2 GW pipeline
- West Virginia data centers, 9 tracked projects, 2.9 GW pipeline
- Arkansas data centers, 8 tracked projects, 2.7 GW pipeline
- North Carolina data centers, 16 tracked projects, 2.3 GW pipeline
- North Dakota data centers, 14 tracked projects, 2.2 GW pipeline
- Michigan data centers, 11 tracked projects, 2.2 GW pipeline
- South Carolina data centers, 8 tracked projects, 1.5 GW pipeline
- Indiana data centers, 22 tracked projects, 1.5 GW pipeline
- Oregon data centers, 14 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- Iowa data centers, 22 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- New York data centers, 9 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- California data centers, 12 tracked projects, 1.3 GW pipeline
- New Mexico data centers, 3 tracked projects, 1.3 GW pipeline
- Colorado data centers, 5 tracked projects, 1.1 GW pipeline
- Montana data centers, 2 tracked projects, 1.1 GW pipeline
- Idaho data centers, 5 tracked projects, 840 MW pipeline
- New Jersey data centers, 3 tracked projects, 550 MW pipeline
- Mississippi data centers, 10 tracked projects, 500 MW pipeline
- South Dakota data centers, 2 tracked projects, 500 MW pipeline
- Nebraska data centers, 7 tracked projects, 403 MW pipeline
- Massachusetts data centers, 1 tracked project, 274 MW pipeline
- Minnesota data centers, 6 tracked projects, 178 MW pipeline
- Connecticut data centers, 1 tracked project, 100 MW pipeline
- Tennessee data centers, 8 tracked projects, 10 MW pipeline
- Maine data centers, 1 tracked project
- Washington data centers, 5 tracked projects