# Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region

> Expanding: a 75.6 MW data center in Maricopa County, Arizona, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact.

Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-west-us-3-azure-region-az-dc_d2a9f415466a  
Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-west-us-3-azure-region-az-dc_d2a9f415466a.md  
Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Microsoft is expanding a 75.6 MW data center in Maricopa County, Arizona (expanding). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Microsoft (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Tenants:** Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cloud (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Stage:** Expanding (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 75.6 MW (estimate) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported IT load:** 48.33 MW (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported building area:** 504,000 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $1.50B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 110 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2020 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2020 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Expected completion:** 2026-06 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **City:** El Mirage and Goodyear (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Maricopa County (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Arizona (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Facility type:** Hyperscale (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Sales Tax Exemption (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Server Country | Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region | Expanding | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) reports it as expanding.

### Who is building Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region?

Microsoft is the operator; the tenants reported are Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cloud. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### When is Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region expected to finish?

Server Country reports expected completion in Jun 2026. That is a reported target, not a schedule.

### Which carriers serve Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region?

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

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## Latest updates

- [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2026-06.
- [Reported as completed](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2021-06.
- [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2020.
- [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2020.

## Related records

- [Microsoft - East Point Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-east-point-campus-ga-dc_35cbee715519): Same operator
- [Microsoft - Medina County Data Centers](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-medina-county-data-centers-tx-dc_8f661e4e3a8a): Same operator
- [Microsoft - Palmetto Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-palmetto-campus-ga-dc_dc6c0a02d5b3): Same operator
- [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
- [491st Avenue and Thomas Road Data Center / Solar Site](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/491st-avenue-and-thomas-road-data-center-solar-site-az-dc_6807cc95a338): Same state
- [5C Data Centers Phoenix Region (PHX01)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-data-centers-phoenix-region-phx01-az-dc_68e878c50193): Same state
- [AWS Laveen Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-laveen-data-center-campus-az-dc_739b54c3160f): Same state
- [Aligned Data Centers Phoenix Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-phoenix-campus-az-dc_1cf898266884): Same state
- [Aligned PHX-13](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-phx-13-az-dc_a85cfbe2ff01): 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: 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.
- Capacity is estimated by the tracker from reported floor area at 150 W per square foot.

## Sources

- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0015
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/microsoft-west-us-3-azure-region-az) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 231627386340970

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-west-us-3-azure-region-az-dc_d2a9f415466a, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.