Overview
- The two newly approved campuses include nine data centers on Durand Avenue and six on International Drive near Interstate 94.
- Village documents put the total at nearly 9 million square feet with a taxable value exceeding $13 billion.
- Microsoft projects up to 8.4 million gallons of water use per year and about 2 gigawatts of power at full buildout, with WE Energies and ATC engaged on power supply.
- Union workers and local officials touted long-running construction employment, while residents voiced concerns about noise, traffic, transparency and possible higher energy bills.
- The sites sit on land assembled for the unrealized Foxconn project, and the added capacity is reported to support AI clients such as OpenAI as Microsoft competes with Amazon, Google and Oracle.