Microsoft Iowa AI Training Campus
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Microsoft’s West Des Moines campus in Iowa is one of the company’s largest data center investments, spanning hundreds of acres with multiple buildings. The Iowa cluster is a key node in Microsoft’s Azure AI infrastructure, supporting both general cloud compute and AI training workloads for the OpenAI partnership. Microsoft has invested over $1.5 billion in Iowa data center capacity across multiple sites. The campus benefits from Iowa’s favorable electricity rates and cooling climate. Microsoft has committed to powering its Iowa operations with renewable energy through power purchase agreements with Iowa wind farms, aligning with its net-zero carbon goals for 2030.
Reference Metadata
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Iowa
- City
- West Des Moines
- Status
- Operational
- Timeline Year
- 2021
- Location Precision
- City
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