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Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center

This record consolidates 6 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

under_constructionproject status
SOURCE_BACKEDbest evidence tier
6linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerMicrosoft Corporation
JurisdictionDes Moines, IA
Address3655 SE Soteria Ave
Location precisionstreet address
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesMicrosoft Project Ginger East Data Center · Project Ginger East · DSM 14
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure0 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: source record

under construction

DCD: Ginger East south of Highway 5 and north of South County Line Road, ~130 acres, ~1.8M sq ft, ~$1B. 444 MW / 146 acres appears only in iowasaifuture.com (lead only, not entered). Under-construction status is asserted by suedatacenters.org and iowasaifuture.com; primary confirmation not obtained.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: ownership and profile

under construction

Developer: Microsoft Corporation | Permit applicant: The Weitz Company (building permit contractor) | County: Polk | Research region: Des Moines metro / Central Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

Open source 1

POWER AND GRID

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: power and grid

under construction

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

Open source 1

WATER AND COOLING

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: water and cooling

under construction

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

Open source 1

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: permits and jurisdiction

under construction

Key data: Permit IDs: City permit for 'DSM 14', 184,600 sq ft, July 2022 (per DCD) | Jurisdictions: Des Moines | Polk County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center: timeline

under construction

Permit filed for DSM 14 (184,600 sq ft) at 3655 S.E. Soteria Ave

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2022-07

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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