MADISON, Wis. (Gray) - With the rise of artificial intelligence, the country is looking to Wisconsin as a home for new data centers to fuel the demand.

More than a dozen experts and industry leaders in AI and data centers testified Wednesday at the Wisconsin State Capitol about these facilities.

Data centers are physical facilities that house network and computer equipment. They require significant amounts of water to help cool things down. The Great Lakes are one of the draws for data centers to build in Wisconsin and Midwest, providing easy access to water.

“Wisconsin is ready to seize this moment,” said Tyler Clark, U.S. Government Affairs Industry Director for Microsoft.

Microsoft is planning to spend $4 billion to build a second data center in Mount Pleasant. Clark said when the f

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