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: 1
- Operating capacity: 2.7 GW
- Pipeline capacity: 1.5 GW
- Grid: MISO
Wisconsin holds two of the largest AI campuses in the tracker: Microsoft's $14B Fairwater site in Mount Pleasant at 2.7 GW and Oracle's 1.3 GW Stargate campus for OpenAI in Port Washington. Meta has a $1.2B build under construction in Beaver Dam. Twenty public suppliers are linked to these three projects, the deepest supplier footprint of any state outside Texas.
Data Center Index tracks 4 named data center campuses in Wisconsin (large sites with a source, not every building): 1 operating, 2 under construction, and 1 announced or permitted. The pipeline adds up to 1.5 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 — 2.7 GW, Mount Pleasant · operational · developer: Microsoft · tenant: OpenAI · ~$14.0B
- Beaver Dam DC — 220 MW, Beaver Dam · under construction · developer: Meta · ~$1.2B
- OpenAI Stargate Wisconsin — 1.3 GW, Port Washington · under construction · developer: Oracle · tenant: OpenAI
- Microsoft Kenosha (Town of Paris) Data Center, Kenosha · announced · developer: Microsoft
Frequently asked questions
- How many data centers are in Wisconsin?
- Data Center Index tracks 4 named data center campuses in Wisconsin as of 2026: 1 operating, 2 under construction, and 1 announced or permitted. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
- How much data center capacity does Wisconsin have?
- 2.7 GW is operating, with 1.5 GW in the announced and under-construction pipeline. 2 of the 3 Wisconsin campuses carrying a capacity figure show an estimate rather than a figure a named source states, marked "est." on the site.
- What is the largest data center in Wisconsin?
- Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin in Mount Pleasant is the largest tracked campus in Wisconsin at 2.7 GW, developed by Microsoft. That capacity is an estimate, not a figure a named source states.
- Who is building data centers in Wisconsin?
- The most active developers in Wisconsin by tracked campus count are Microsoft (2 campuses), Meta (1 campus), Oracle (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 — 55 tracked projects, 63.3 GW pipeline
- Utah data centers — 7 tracked projects, 21.1 GW pipeline
- Pennsylvania data centers — 16 tracked projects, 15.7 GW pipeline
- Ohio data centers — 25 tracked projects, 13.3 GW pipeline
- Virginia data centers — 34 tracked projects, 9.8 GW pipeline
- Kentucky data centers — 8 tracked projects, 8.9 GW pipeline
- Georgia data centers — 26 tracked projects, 8.1 GW pipeline
- Wyoming data centers — 7 tracked projects, 6.1 GW pipeline
- West Virginia data centers — 4 tracked projects, 6.1 GW pipeline
- Florida data centers — 7 tracked projects, 5.9 GW pipeline
- Illinois data centers — 13 tracked projects, 5.5 GW pipeline
- Maryland data centers — 8 tracked projects, 5.3 GW pipeline
- Indiana data centers — 11 tracked projects, 5.0 GW pipeline
- Kansas data centers — 10 tracked projects, 4.5 GW pipeline
- Arizona data centers — 24 tracked projects, 4.4 GW pipeline
- Oklahoma data centers — 12 tracked projects, 4.2 GW pipeline
- North Carolina data centers — 15 tracked projects, 4.1 GW pipeline
- Alabama data centers — 9 tracked projects, 3.4 GW pipeline
- Nebraska data centers — 7 tracked projects, 3.1 GW pipeline
- Louisiana data centers — 8 tracked projects, 3.0 GW pipeline
- Michigan data centers — 9 tracked projects, 2.6 GW pipeline
- Arkansas data centers — 7 tracked projects, 2.5 GW pipeline
- Oregon data centers — 13 tracked projects, 2.5 GW pipeline
- New York data centers — 7 tracked projects, 2.3 GW pipeline
- South Carolina data centers — 8 tracked projects, 1.9 GW pipeline
- Missouri data centers — 6 tracked projects, 1.7 GW pipeline
- Nevada data centers — 10 tracked projects, 1.6 GW pipeline
- California data centers — 15 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- North Dakota data centers — 4 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- Iowa data centers — 8 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- Delaware data centers — 1 tracked project, 1.2 GW pipeline
- Montana data centers — 2 tracked projects, 1.1 GW pipeline
- Washington data centers — 5 tracked projects, 1.0 GW pipeline
- Colorado data centers — 4 tracked projects, 800 MW pipeline
- Mississippi data centers — 7 tracked projects, 616 MW pipeline
- Minnesota data centers — 4 tracked projects, 600 MW pipeline
- New Jersey data centers — 3 tracked projects, 550 MW pipeline
- South Dakota data centers — 2 tracked projects, 500 MW pipeline
- Massachusetts data centers — 1 tracked project, 274 MW pipeline
- Idaho data centers — 3 tracked projects, 240 MW pipeline
- Tennessee data centers — 7 tracked projects, 110 MW pipeline
- Connecticut data centers — 1 tracked project, 100 MW pipeline
- New Mexico data centers — 2 tracked projects