Microsoft West Jordan

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.

• Committee advances annexation, zoning requests tied to Microsoft data center expansion

  WyomingNews.com· Jun 15, 2026
• Data Centers Are Driving Demand For Gas From Northwest Utilities, Reports Find

  Eurasia Review· Jun 4, 2026
• Town of Cary considering putting a pause on new data center construction

  WRAL· May 29, 2026
• LaPorte finalizes 1,000-acre annexation for Microsoft data center expansion

  nwitimes.com· May 19, 2026
• AI data center water use collides with drought in the West

  qz.com· May 15, 2026
• Revolutionary Asset Class: Data Centers Sparked More Investment Than Ever in 2025

  Commercial Observer· May 12, 2026

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.

▶ 33:30

West Jordan City Council

Jan 9, 2019 · 11 data-center mentions

▶ 73:42

West Jordan City Council

Jul 13, 2016 · 5 data-center mentions

▶ ~137:53

West Jordan City Council

Nov 4, 2020 · 3 data-center mentions

These tax breaks are recorded to Microsoft Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
• Qualified Data Center Sales Tax Exemption$0
  State of Wisconsin · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2021 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2015 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Salt Lake City), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The 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).

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.