By , Journal Sentinel
Publication Date: 2026-05-26 10:05:00
May 26, 2026, 5:05 a.m. CT
Construction of Wisconsin’s three largest data centers is in full swing. In case you haven’t driven by, or flown over, them recently, here’s a brief visual update.
In Mount Pleasant, work is underway on a second Microsoft data center which will house part of what the company calls a distributed training supercomputer. Microsoft said the facility will be the most advanced AI data center in the world.
Port Washington’s $15 billion AI Vantage Data Centers broke ground Dec. 17, 2025.
The company’s Lighthouse data center campus for Oracle and OpenAI will feature four data center buildings providing over a gigawatt of AI capacity, according to Vantage.
Meta’s Beaver Dam, Wisconsin project totals around $1 billion and spans 700,000 square feet. It is currently under construction and is expected to come online in 2027.