Microsoft Proposes $13.3B Wisconsin Expansion

Microsoft is planning a $13.3 billion expansion of its Mount Pleasant, Wisc., operations, proposing to build 15 new data centers and other facilities across more than 1,300 acres.

The development includes two separate campuses: a Durand Avenue Site with up to nine data centers and a 96,000-square-foot office and storage building, and an International Drive Site with six data centers and a 74,000-square-foot office and storage building.

The expansion plans were submitted to the Mount Pleasant Plan Commission.

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Court Approves Amazon Acquisition of Solar Project

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas approved the sale of the Sunstone solar-plus-storage project to Amazon Energy for $83 million.

The 1.2-GW solar and 1.2-GW battery storage asset in Oregon was previously held by Pine Gate Renewables. Pine Gate filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2025.

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Laser Company Invests $1.3B to Enrich Uranium

Laser Isotope Separation Technologies announced it plans to build a $1.3 billion uranium enrichment complex at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Tennessee.

LIS has the only laser uranium enrichment technology created and patented in the U.S.

The facility should create more than 200 jobs over a seven-year period. In return for its investment, Oak Ridge will halve LIS’ property taxes over 15 years.

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