MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (WBAY) - Microsoft announced plans to build a second datacenter for artificial intelligence in Wisconsin as it nears completion of what it calls “the world’s most powerful AI datacenter” in Mount Pleasant.

The second datacenter will be of similar size and scale and be built in the same area in Racine County. It will be operational by the end of 2028.

The Microsoft facility currently under construction was announced in 2023. It should be operational early next year.

Thursday’s commitment puts Microsoft’s investment past $7 billion.

“Microsoft’s investment puts Wisconsin on the very cutting edge of AI power, not just in the U.S., but throughout the world, while creating good, family-supporting jobs, growing our communities, and bolstering our critical biohealth, pers

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