Ricardo Torres
Microsoft plans changes to its data center campus in Mount Pleasant.
Instead of nine data centers, the company plans to construct seven data center buildings, one storage building and two utility substations according to plans submitted to the village Plan Commission.
The data centers will be one-story tall. And while the number of buildings has decreased, the total square footage has gone up to 5,878,080 square-feet, which is roughly 400,000-square feet larger than the original plan.
The Plan Commission plans to meet Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. at Village Hall. Village staff is recommending approval which could go to the full Village Board.
In a statement, a Microsoft spokesman said:
"We continue to refine the design and layout of our expansion parcels in the Village of Mount Pleasant. The changes in no way reflect a reduction in our ambition, they have been made to ensure faster development, allowing us to access this increased capacity quicker. We will continue to evolve our design and keep the community updated prior to beginning any vertical construction."
The change decreases the amount of taxable value per acre by roughly $2.3 million to $7.7 million of estimated taxable value per acre. Village officials note its possible once the property is fully assessed, that the value of the property could be higher than the estimated taxable value per acre.
Microsoft has completed its first data center in the village and is constructing a second next to it. The village has approved up to 15 data centers to be built on the property in Mount Pleasant but it's unclear how many data centers Microsoft will eventually build.
Microsoft passed Foxconn Technology Group to become Racine County's largest taxpayer in 2026 when it paid roughly $19.75 million on $1.224 billion of assessed property value.
Mount Pleasant officials recently approved a plan for Foxconn when the company modified its own facilities to add 26 new docks and other updates to its location in the village.
As part of the upgrade, Foxconn plans to add roughly 700 jobs to its facility in Mount Pleasant.
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