Data Center Campus
Microsoft: Quincy Columbia Campus
Microsoft's original Quincy, Washington data center campus, known as the Columbia Data Center, on 67 acres at 501 Port Industrial Parkway. First built in 2007, with expansions through 2024.
Campus at a Glance
Microsoft's first data center campus in Quincy, Grant County, Washington, sits at 501 Port Industrial Parkway on the west edge of town, between D Street NW and the BNSF main line. Ecology air permits and Microsoft call it the Columbia Data Center.
- Land: Microsoft (then MSN) bought the site in 2006. It holds 67.3 acres on Lot 1 of the MSN Data Center short plat.
- Utility: Grant County PUD supplies hydro power. The PUD built a new substation, vaults and a transformer for the campus in 2006-2007. A 230/115 kV PUD substation sits on a 2.6-acre PUD parcel at the west edge of the campus.
- Backup generation: 40 Caterpillar 3516C diesel generators rated 2.5 MWe, plus four 1.5 MWe and two 350 kWe units, all approved for renewable diesel. The open-air module rows run without backup generators.
- Cooling: The 2007 building uses 36 evaporative cooling towers. Later halls use outside air and adiabatic cooling.
- Milestones: Microsoft added Generation 4 halls with ITPAC modules from 2010 and open-air module rows from 2013. New halls followed in 2019-2022, and Microsoft rebuilt one 2010 hall as a two-level telecommunications building in 2022-2024.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
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| Tower AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2007 |
| Point OneInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2008 |
| PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2011 |
| Center GammaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2011 |
| Point PlusInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2012 |
| NorthInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2014 |
| Tower ProInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2017 |
| StationInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
Operational
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2021 |
| North HubInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | — | 2022 |
| TowerInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | — | 2022 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Microsoft: Quincy Columbia Campus Power Growth Over Time
Developer
Microsoft uses Containers (called ITPACs) to build out its data centers. These Containers are Shipping Containers fitted with all the necessary climate control, networking, server racks and other hardware necessary to be a “mini” data center all in one.
Azure Regions
An Azure region is a set of data centers deployed within a latency-defined perimeter and connected through a dedicated regional low-latency network.
With more global regions than any other cloud provider, Azure gives customers the flexibility to deploy applications where they need to. Azure is generally available in 46 regions around the world, with plans announced for 8 additional regions.
Geographies
An Azure geography is a discrete market, typically containing two or more regions, that preserves data residency and compliance boundaries.
Geographies allow customers with specific data-residency and compliance needs to keep their data and applications close. Geographies are fault-tolerant to withstand complete region failure through their connection to our dedicated high-capacity networking infrastructure.
Availability Zones
Availability Zones are physically separate locations within an Azure region. Each Availability Zone is made up of one or more data centers equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking.
Availability Zones allow customers to run mission-critical applications with high availability and low-latency replication.