Updated Jul. 6, 2026

Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin

Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States

Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin is an operational AI data center in Mount Pleasant, WI, USA, with AI chips owned by Microsoft and used by OpenAI (likely) and Microsoft (likely). It hosts an estimated 446k H100-equivalent chips, scaling toward a projected 4,528k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 369 MW of IT power, rising to 2,263 MW — at a capital cost of $14.0 B, rising to $85.7 B. We estimate that it uses Nvidia B200 chips. The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, company disclosures, regulatory filings, chip availability, and chip efficiency. Microsoft describes Fairwater Wisconsin as its most powerful data center yet, likely providing training compute for OpenAI.

OWNER Microsoft STATUS Operational USERS OpenAI, Microsoft PROJECT Microsoft AI WAN
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Satellite view of Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin

Satellite imagery

Latest: May 14, 2026 · 3 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

446k H100-eq

8.82e20 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

4,528k H100-eq

8.96e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

369 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

2,263 MW

CURRENT COST

$14.0 B

PROJECTED COST

$85.7 B

HardwareNvidia B200

CoolingAir-cooled condenser

Buildout

Jul 14, 20230
Jul 14, 2023

Land clearing begins for Building 1.

Sep 26, 2025

Building 1 cooling and backup generators all look complete from above but there is still construction visible around the building. Building 2 is well underway with a foundation and a complete substation. Large carpark and concrete area north of Building 2. Building 3 has a concrete foundation and a substation underway.

Jan 28, 2026

Building 1 looks complete, but based on Microsoft announcements, it's not fully operational yet. Steel framing is underway for Building 2.

Apr 16, 2026

Building 1 is operational. X post from Microsoft saying this date for Fairwater becoming operational.

Compute
446kH100-eq
IT Power
369MW
Cost
$14.0B
May 15, 2026

The main shell of Building 2 looks almost completed. In Area 2 (northwest of Buildings 1-2), the grading for the original design has been replaced with grading for the new 9-building design, making way for Buildings 3-11. Work continues on the northern substation in Area 2.

Compute
446kH100-eq
IT Power
369MW
Cost
$14.0B
Feb 20, 2027

Building 2 is operational. This is estimated based on (1) the delay between Building 1 and Building 2 starting land clearing, (2) in March 2025, a Microsoft spokesperson said “fully on track” with the first phase , where “southern datacenter buildings complete, and preparation begins for operations” was expected by late 2026. Finally, while it's not 100% consistent with our estimates, MISO was planning 1480 MW of load for Microsoft in Mount Pleasant in 2026.

Compute
889kH100-eq
IT Power
737MW
Cost
$27.9B
May 13, 2028

Buildings 3-11 are estimated to be operational. The grading for this revised 9-building plan was underway in May 2026, and we assume an average 2-year build time from that point.

Compute
4,528kH100-eq
IT Power
2,263MW
Cost
$85.7B

Sources

  1. Microsoft blog with engineering details
  2. Microsoft blog with more general information
  3. Construction Permit Application for building 1
  4. Plan for 9-building and 6-building expansions
  5. OpenAI article mentioning they use Microsoft's Fairwater supercomputers

Read more about our methodology.