Overview

• Microsoft said it will work with Caledonia and Racine County leaders to identify a different site in the region, and its Mount Pleasant developments continue unaffected.
• The shelved proposal covered roughly 244 acres near Douglas Avenue and County Line Road across from the Oak Creek power plant.
• A 5–2 plan commission vote had advanced rezoning to light manufacturing and office use, leaving the Village Board’s pending action uncertain after the withdrawal.
• Residents organized sustained opposition, with hundreds speaking at meetings and more than 2,000 petition signatures opposing the rezoning.
• The move reflects wider resistance to data centers in Wisconsin and nationwide, as Port Washington and Menomonie proposals face pushback and an estimated $64 billion in projects were blocked or delayed from 2024 to early 2025.