# Microsoft Becker Data Center

> Proposed: a data center in Sherburne County, Minnesota, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-becker-data-center-mn-dc_4d9ab504c7f6  
Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-becker-data-center-mn-dc_4d9ab504c7f6.md  
Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Microsoft has proposed a data center in Sherburne County, Minnesota (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Microsoft (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Site area:** 295 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** Feb 12, 2024 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **City:** Becker (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Sherburne (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Minnesota (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Facility type:** Hyperscale (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Becker Data Center | Proposed | Not reported |
| Server Country | Microsoft Becker Data Center | Proposed | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Microsoft Becker Data Center under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 24, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as proposed.

### Who is building Microsoft Becker Data Center?

Microsoft is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve Microsoft Becker Data Center?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

### How do contractors on Microsoft Becker Data Center get paid sooner?

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## Latest updates

- **Feb 12, 2024:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)

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- [Microsoft - San Antonio Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-san-antonio-data-center-campus-tx-dc_dfc0294d0319): Same operator
- [Microsoft - Union City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-union-city-campus-ga-dc_48d6e3dd966a): Same operator
- [Archer Datacenter Faribault](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/archer-datacenter-faribault-mn-dc_a083172466c6): Same state
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- [CENTRA MSP1](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centra-msp1-mn-dc_d321ad511a04): Same state
- [Centra MSP1 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centra-msp1-data-center-mn-dc_f4d028924006): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/02/21/xcel-energy-sells-land-in-becker-to-microsoft-for-data-center) · as of Aug 24, 2026 · record microsoft-becker-mn
- [MPR News (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/02/21/xcel-energy-sells-land-in-becker-to-microsoft-for-data-center) · as of Aug 24, 2026
- [InForum (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.inforum.com/news/minnesota/as-hyperscale-data-centers-boom-minnesotas-projects-are-confronting-regulatory-and-environmental-realities) · as of Aug 24, 2026
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0255
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/microsoft-becker-data-center-mn) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 85326857291766

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Microsoft Becker Data Center", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-becker-data-center-mn-dc_4d9ab504c7f6, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.