Steil campaign received $17,000 from Microsoft as company builds Wisconsin data centers
Rep. Bryan Steil’s campaign received $17,000 from Microsoft while the company builds and expands data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Microsoft has completed its Fairwater facility, plans additional buildings, and faces a noise lawsuit from nearby residents as concerns grow over data centers’ effects on electricity and water costs.
Rep. Bryan Steil’s reelection campaign received $17,000 from the Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC between 2022 and 2025. Steil has praised Microsoft’s investment and the jobs associated with its Mount Pleasant data center campus, while also saying local communities should decide whether such facilities are built.
Microsoft announced in June that its Fairwater facility in Mount Pleasant was operational and described it as supporting a powerful AI supercomputer and hundreds of skilled jobs. The company plans to build additional data centers at the complex and has been sued by nearby residents over noise. The article also highlights broader Wisconsin concerns about rising electricity demand and costs, noting that a state energy assessment attributes more than 72% of projected peak-load growth through 2032 to three active data center developments.