Microsoft data center, Dallas County, IA
Dallas County, IA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Microsoft data center in Dallas County, IA is an operating facility, operated by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented 106 MW of reported power capacity and a 39,146 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThis operating hyperscale data center in Dallas County, Iowa is run by Microsoft Corporation, the same company that ultimately owns it. The site draws a reported 106 MW of power and covers 39,146 square feet, pulling electricity from Midamerican Energy Co on the MISO grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Corporation
- This facilityMicrosoft data center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas34.4%
- Coal32.8%
- Solar15.4%
- Nuclear10.2%
- Wind4.1%
- Other2.2%
- Imports0.9%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:05 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe 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: Google News- Chevron's Microsoft Data Center Deal Was a Bigger Story Than Its Earnings. Here's Why.Yahoo Finance· Aug 29, 2026
- Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B facility range from illegal construction to noise pollutionTom's Hardware· Aug 29, 2026
- Microsoft Defends Data Center Buildout Amid Employee ConcernsNDTV Profit· Aug 29, 2026
- Microsoft and Chevron Sign 20-Year Power Deal For Texas Data CenterEnergyNow.com· Aug 29, 2026
- Microsoft Is Significantly Behind Its Own Targets For AI Chip Deployment: ReportInternational Business Times· Aug 29, 2026
- Microsoft Addresses Employee Concerns on Data Center ImpactGuruFocus· Aug 28, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No 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.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 106 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in MISO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Des Moines), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Woodland Hills Elementary School in West Des Moines, is 1.0 mi from this site (537 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.