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A solar energy array. Environmental groups are calling on Microsoft to bypass a planned gas-powered electricity project and instead focus exclusively on solar and wind power for its data center in Racine County.
Microsoft’s decision to build an artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant has been highlighted as a Wisconsin economic development success story, but alongside that has come a growing awareness about theIn testimony to the state Public Service Commission supporting a proposed rate increase to pay for the cost of expanded methane power generation, a Microsoft consultant said the data center is expected “to become the largest electric load” served by Wisconsin Electric,...
Instead of backing the methane power build-out, the letter urges Microsoft to embrace expanding solar and wind power in Wisconsin to meet the increased demand.
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