Microsoft Quincy
Quincy, Grant County, WA
Microsoft Quincy is a mapped data center in Grant County, WA, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented 600 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
Microsoft Quincy is a hyperscale data center in Quincy, Grant County, Washington, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. Operational since 2007, the site carries a reported power capacity of 600 MW, drawing electricity from PUD No 2 of Grant County within the GCPD balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Data Center LLC
- This facilityMicrosoft Quincy
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: GDELT- Quincy Microsoft Data Center boom prompts new school , library , hospital , police stationkomonews.com· Sep 11, 2026
- Quincy's Microsoft Data Center boom prompts new school, library, hospital, police station - KOMOKOMO· Sep 11, 2026
- This tiny farming town you’ve never heard of is helping Microsoft sell America on data centers - Fox NewsFox News· Aug 31, 2026
- Wisconsin regulators, Microsoft question utility plan for data center transmission costs - WPRWPR· Aug 28, 2026
- Microsoft emissions surged 25% during data center boom - Los Angeles Daily NewsLos Angeles Daily News· Jul 9, 2026
- Microsoft emissions surged 25% during data center boom - Orange County RegisterOrange County Register· Jul 9, 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.
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.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 600 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.2 L/kWh cooling (cool climate) + 0.45 gal/kWh embedded in US grid average. 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 (Quincy), 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, Quincy Innovation Academy Big Picture in Quincy, is 0.4 mi from this site (28 students). 8 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).
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.