Microsoft data center, San Antonio

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.

• Chevron (CVX) Expands Microsoft Deal With $7 Billion Texas AI Data Center Plan - simplywall.st

  simplywall.st· Jul 15, 2026
• National Grid Ventures invests $1.75bn in Joulent for construction of gas plant powering 2GW Microsoft data center in Texas - Data Center Dynamics

  Data Center Dynamics· Jul 3, 2026
• Chevron (CVX) Just Signed A 20 Year Microsoft AI Data Center Power Deal - Yahoo Finance

  Yahoo Finance· Jul 1, 2026
• Chevron-Microsoft Deal Fuels a Large Data Center in Texas with Natural Gas - The Institute for Energy Research

  The Institute for Energy Research· Jun 29, 2026
• Chevron will fuel Microsoft's huge West Texas data center with gas for 20 years - The Cool Down

  The Cool Down· Jun 27, 2026
• McGuireWoods Advises Chevron in Landmark Power Purchase Deal With Microsoft for West Texas Data Center - McGuireWoods

  McGuireWoods· Jun 26, 2026

These tax breaks are recorded to Microsoft Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2021 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2015 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center ExemptionTax break$0
  State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source

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.

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (San Antonio), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The nearest public school, Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory in San Antonio, is 0.8 mi from this site (266 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.

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).

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.