{"id":7864,"date":"2026-04-19T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/7864\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:44:10","slug":"satya-nadella-praises-worlds-most-powerful-ai-data-center-going-live-early-as-microsoft-accelerates-global-ai-push-amid-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/7864\/","title":{"rendered":"Satya Nadella Praises &#8216;World&#8217;s Most Powerful&#8217; AI Data Center Going Live Early As Microsoft Accelerates Global AI Push Amid Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Microsoft Corp&#8217;s Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is now going live earlier than expected, CEO Satya Nadella announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Nadella announced the development on X, calling it &#8220;the world&#8217;s most powerful AI datacenter&#8221; that will connect &#8220;hundreds of thousands of GB200s into a single seamless cluster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">&#8220;Congrats to all the teams who made this possible!&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1kwbn3\">Our Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin is going live, ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>As the world&#8217;s most powerful AI datacenter, it will bring together hundreds of thousands of GB200s into a single seamless cluster.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to all the teams who made this possible! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O586ioWkJK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/t.co\/O586ioWkJK;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;https&quot;}\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/t.co\/O586ioWkJK<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1kwbn3\">\u2014 Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satyanadella\/status\/2044767391293509761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:April 16, 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;April 16, 2026&quot;}\" class=\"link \">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Don&#8217;t Miss:<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The facility is part of Microsoft&#8217;s broader $7 billion investment in Wisconsin, which includes plans for a second data center of similar scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The Wisconsin launch underscores Microsoft&#8217;s aggressive global push to build AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The company has already committed a $10 billion for an AI data center in Portugal, a large-scale &#8220;super factory&#8221; in Atlanta to support AI workloads and billions more to expand its cloud and AI footprint in Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The rapid expansion comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/26\/04\/51796110\/ai-power-boom-is-accelerating-as-goldman-sachs-forecasts-data-centers-demand-to-surge-220-by-2030?nid=51904060&amp;utm_campaign=partner_feed&amp;utm_content=site&amp;utm_medium=partner_feed&amp;utm_source=yahooFinance\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:energy consumption from data centers;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yAffiliateService&quot;:&quot;premonetized&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;energy consumption from data centers&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \">energy consumption from data centers<\/a> is expected to skyrocket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">According to Goldman Sachs, global data center electricity demand could rise 220% by 2030, reaching roughly 1,350 terawatt-hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Trending:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/money\/discover\/already-own-safe-stocks-heres-what-you-might-be-missing-in-your-portfolio?nid=51904060&amp;utm_campaign=partner_feed&amp;utm_content=site&amp;utm_medium=partner_feed&amp;utm_source=yahooFinance\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Avoid the #1 Investing Mistake: How Your \u2018Safe&#039; 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