Who owns Kenosha Microsoft Data Center?

Kenosha Microsoft Data Center is owned and operated by Microsoft Corporation.

Has Kenosha Microsoft Data Center had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Kenosha Microsoft Data Center.

Where is Kenosha Microsoft Data Center located?

Kenosha Microsoft Data Center is in Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI.

Proposed

Kenosha Microsoft Data Center

Q: What do data center tax breaks cost in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin reported $40M in Qualified Data Centers sales/use tax exemption (Wis. Stat. § 77.54(70)) for FY2024 (Wisconsin Department of Revenue). That is a statewide program figure, not attributable to one site.

Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI

Source: Primary source

Kenosha Microsoft Data Center is a proposed data center in Kenosha County, WI, operated by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented a 1,000,000 sq ft footprint at this site.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026

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Kenosha, Wisconsin

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Process

Demand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.

Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.

Public comment (editable)

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Records / FOIA request

Public Records Request

To the records custodian for Kenosha County, WI,

Under the applicable public-records law, I request copies of the following records concerning the data-center project known as "Kenosha Microsoft Data Center":

1. The complete application, including any rezoning, special-use/conditional-use permit, or site-plan submissions and all exhibits.
2. All staff reports, analyses, and recommendations.
3. Any traffic, noise, water-use, stormwater, or utility/load studies submitted or commissioned.
4. Any development agreement, proffers, or tax-incentive/abatement agreements and their term sheets.
5. All correspondence between the applicant (or its agents) and county/city staff or elected officials regarding this project.
6. Notices of public hearings and proof of required public notice.

I request these in electronic form where available. If any portion is withheld, please cite the specific exemption. If fees will exceed $25, please contact me first.

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Real parent

Microsoft Corporation

Operator

Microsoft Corporation

Est. capacity

~200-400 MW

Footprint

1,000,000 sq ft

Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source

Overview

source: link

Microsoft purchased approximately 240 acres on Burlington Rd in Kenosha County for a potential hyperscale data center campus. Development plans are still early and the project remains in the proposal stage. Announced investment: $3.3B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
Microsoft Corporation
Files as
Microsoft Corporation
This facility
Kenosha Microsoft Data Center

Grid & water — why here

source: HIFLD · EPA

Nearest substation

3.6 mi

Paris · 138 kV

Transmission line

70 ft

345 kV line

Municipal water

No service area

self-supplied or unmapped

The closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.

In the news

source: GDELT

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

These tax breaks are recorded to Microsoft Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

Dollar value not disclosed for this record.

Qualified Data Center Sales Tax ExemptionTax break$0
State of Wisconsin · granted 2023 · term — yr · source

Statewide cost of this incentive

Wisconsin reported $40M in Qualified Data Centers sales/use tax exemption (Wis. Stat. § 77.54(70)) for FY2024 (Wisconsin Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

source · All Wisconsin subsidies →

Water use

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Paris Elementary in Kenosha, is 2.7 mi from this site (261 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.

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