Microsoft West Jordan
West Jordan, Salt Lake County, UT
Microsoft West Jordan is a mapped data center in Salt Lake County, UT, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented 220 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
Microsoft West Jordan is a hyperscale data center in West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. Operational since 2017, the site reports a power capacity of 220 MW, drawing electricity from Pacificorp within the PACW and PACE balancing authorities.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Data Center LLC
- This facilityMicrosoft West Jordan
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- Catawba County residents say they have concerns about Microsoft's data center projectsHickory Daily Record· Jul 9, 2026
- Microsoft commits $2.5 billion and 6,000 employees to new AI implementation unitCNBC· Jul 2, 2026
- $7 Billion Kilby Project: Chevron Signs 20-Year Power Deal with Microsoft for West Texas Data CenterConstruction Review· Jun 22, 2026
- Chevron Signs Deal with Microsoft to Power AI Data Center That Could Become One of the Country's LargestPeople.com· Jun 22, 2026
- Caterpillar’s AI power trade gets fresh proof as Microsoft-Chevron deal taps Solar TurbinesTechStock²· Jun 22, 2026
- Blaming China for Datacenter NIMBYism Is CopeChinaTalk· Jun 18, 2026
Data-center discussions in Salt Lake County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
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 220 MW (disclosed IT power): 2.5 L/kWh cooling (arid 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 (Salt Lake City), 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, Columbia School in West Jordan, is 0.3 mi from this site (619 students). 6 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.