VILLAGE OF CALEDONIA, Wis. — A Microsoft data center could be coming to southeast Wisconsin after months of discussions between the Village of Caledonia board and developers about a 244-acre project called "Project Nova."
The proposed data center would sit southwest of the Oak Creek Power Plant on WE Energies land near Douglas Avenue and State Highway 32. Dewberry Engineering is spearheading the rezoning project that could green-light the multi-building campus.
The village president confirmed Tuesday that Microsoft would operate the proposed facility after three to four months of talks with Dewberry. The project has divided residents ahead of a village board meeting.
Prescott Balch opposes the data center and has been part of a group that's collecting signatures on a petition. The grou