Local authorities in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin gave the green light Monday for Microsoft to expand its data center footprint on the site originally planned for a Foxconn factory. The approval for 15 new data centers comes as state regulators weigh changes to electricity rates from the regional utility company, We Energies. Microsoft’s 15 new data centers are billed at $13 billion of taxable value, on top of $7 billion in data centers already under construction in Mount Pleasant. Point phone camera hereAs data centers look to expand, the biggest barrier is finding enough electricity to power them. Data centers in WisconsinThe state of Wisconsin offers favorable incentives for data centers after the legislature approved sales and use tax exemptions in 2023.