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Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain)

This record consolidates 10 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

operationalproject status

CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier

10linked evidence rows

Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	Microsoft Corporation
Jurisdiction	West Des Moines, IA
Address	Not published
Location precision	locality centroid
Coordinates	41.549937, -93.781351
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain) · Project Mountain campus · Project Mountain · Microsoft West Des Moines Campus I

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	0 rows
Intent / permits	0 rows
Civic / infrastructure	2 rows

SOURCE RECORD

Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain): source record

operational

Earliest Microsoft campus in West Des Moines (first opened 2012 per WPR). Street address not confirmed by a fetched primary source; secondary Iowa blog (iowasaifuture.com) cites 8855 Grand Ave and ~415-480k sq ft, treated as DISCOVERY_LEAD only and not entered as a street value. Microsoft newsroom describes an Azure AI supercomputer built in Iowa for OpenAI/GPT-4 but does not attribute it to a specific campus. No per-campus MW figure published by Microsoft.

Key data: West Des Moines Water Works

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain): ownership and profile

operational

Developer: Microsoft Corporation | Owner: Microsoft Corporation | County: Dallas | Research region: Des Moines metro / Central Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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POWER AND GRID

Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain): power and grid

operational

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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WATER AND COOLING

Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain): water and cooling

operational

Key data: Water utility: West Des Moines Water Works | Water source: Municipal supply (West Des Moines Water Works); Microsoft-funded aquifer storage and recovery well project | Water demand: Microsoft's West Des Moines operations used 68.5 million gallons in 2024; agreement with West Des Moines Water Works allows up to 5 million gallons per day

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campus (Project Mountain): permits and jurisdiction

operational

Key data: Jurisdictions: West Des Moines | Dallas County | IA | Tax incentives: City of West Des Moines TIF-funded public improvements (~$200M cited citywide for Microsoft projects)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY