How much power does Microsoft Malaga use?

Microsoft Malaga has a reported power capacity of 360 MW.

Has Microsoft Malaga had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Microsoft Malaga.

Where is Microsoft Malaga located?

Microsoft Malaga is in Malaga, Chelan County County, WA.

Under construction

Microsoft Malaga

Q: What do data center tax breaks cost in Washington?

Washington reported $100.1M in Data center equipment and infrastructure sales/use tax exemption — rural counties (RCW 82.08.986 / 82.12.986) for FY2024 (Washington State Department of Revenue). That is a statewide program figure, not attributable to one site.

Malaga, Chelan County County, WA

Source: Primary source

Microsoft Malaga is a under construction data center in Chelan County County, WA, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 360 MW of reported power capacity at this site.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026

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Real parent

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Operator

Microsoft Data Center LLC

Power

360 MW

Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source

Overview

source: link

3-5 zero-water AI buildings on ~105 acres; construction from May 2024.

Operator chain

Files as
Microsoft Data Center LLC
This facility
Microsoft Malaga

Grid & water — why here

source: HIFLD · EPA

Nearest substation

708 ft

Tap209249 · 115 kV

Transmission line

708 ft

115 kV line

Municipal water

Served

Malaga Water District

The closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.

In the news

source: GDELT

Sturtevant residents file class action suit over Microsoft data center noise - Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Examiner· Jul 2, 2026

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.

Statewide cost of this incentive

Washington reported $100.1M in Data center equipment and infrastructure sales/use tax exemption — rural counties (RCW 82.08.986 / 82.12.986) for FY2024 (Washington State Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

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Water use

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Rock Island Elementary in Rock Island, is 2.2 mi from this site (293 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.

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