Microsoft Data Center Project in Mount Pleasant and Great Lakes Region

under construction

Microsoft is investing $20 billion in data centers at Mount Pleasant, which can divert Great Lakes water because the community straddles the basin line. The company is also building data center campuses in Michigan and Indiana, which are among eight Great Lakes states that are subject to the Great Lakes Compact. The data centers use closed-loop systems that rely on less water for cooling, and the company does not expect to reach water use thresholds that would trigger greater review under the Great Lakes Compact.