- Microsoft declares its Wisconsin -Datacenter is 10 times more powerful than today’s supercomputers
- The company will have invested more than $ 7 billion in the project
- Its first facility opens at the beginning of 2026, a second comes within three years
Microsoft has lifted the wrapping of what it calls “the world’s most powerful AI data center” in Wisconsin, as the company says is set to be 10x more powerful than today’s fastest supercomputer.
In its core will be hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs, all connected with enough fiber to wrap around the planet four times, and it’s all in preparation to train the next generation border models.
However, Microsoft is responding to the experiences we have learned so far, making great progress in sustainability to make this data center less harmful than those that came before.
The world’s most powerful AI -Datacenter
Microsoft’s President Brad Smith explained that the center will be 90% cooled with recycled liquid using a closed loop system with zero operational water waste-the remaining 10% of the cooling effect comes out of air.
Smith compared the expected water consumption with a single restaurant’s annual consumption.
Microsoft will also use pre -paid renewable energy to match all kWh from fossil fuels with carbon -free energy, while building a large 250 MW solar project to support the plant.
And this is not some long-term investment or a sign of the upcoming thing-an initial investment of $ 3.3 billion will have the first facility to live in the beginning of 2026. Additional investments of $ 4 billion will open another facility within three years.
Smith also boasted of Microsoft’s local organic efforts, such as restoring Prairie and Wetland vests over Racine and Kenosha counties and further restoration work near Lake Michigan, Lamparek Creek, Kirkorian Park and Shagbark Restoration Area.
Apart from the 500 full -time employees who are set to hold roles on the first campus, and the additional 300 on the second campus, Microsoft also indirectly supported 3,000 jobs during the peak building.
The 315 goal will be part of a network of over 400 Microsoft data centers in 70 regions, with further plans to collaborate with NSCALE to build Britain’s largest supercomputer showing that Microsoft has no plans to slow down.
