Caroline Neal
MOUNT PLEASANT — Microsoft has paused construction on its Mount Pleasant datacenter campus.
When the deal with Microsoft and Mount Pleasant was first approved, the company intended to spend $1 billion. In May, it announced plans to triple its spending to $3.3 billion with an artificial intelligence datacenter.
“We have paused early construction work for this second phase while we evaluate scope and recent changes in technology and consider how this might impact the design of our facilities,” a Microsoft spokesperson said.
Afterward, the spokesperson said it will be important for the company to discuss with local and state authorities whether these changes will impact its current or prospective permits.
Sean Ryan, communications director for the Village of Mount Pleasant, said the company paused construction work to “incorporate new datacenter designs.”
The pause affects Area 2 and Area 3A, on the west side of the railroad tracks Area 3.
Area 3B, on the east side of Area 3, is on track to be operational in 2025, Ryan said.
A Microsoft spokesperson said the company anticipates the pause lasting “months.”
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A map from the Village of Mount Pleasant depicts the boundaries of Microsoft's datacenter.
Despite the delay, a Microsoft spokesperson said the company is “fully on track” with the first phase of the datacenter and still intends to spend $3.3 billion on the investment before the end of 2026, as mentioned in the May 8, 2024, announcement.
Ryan said village officials have “no reason” to believe the pause will impact the “overall scope or nature” of the project.
“We appreciate Microsoft being transparent with village leaders about the construction timeline for its Mount Pleasant datacenters,” Ryan said.
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