Data Center Campus
Microsoft: Quincy MWH Campus
Microsoft's MWH campus (formerly Oxford) on 193 acres at 1515 NW Port Industrial Parkway in west Quincy, Washington, served by Grant PUD's Mountain View substation. First built in 2015, with expansions through 2022.
Campus at a Glance
Microsoft's second Quincy campus sits at 1515 NW Port Industrial Parkway on the west edge of town, north of SR 28 and the BNSF line. Ecology permitted it as the Oxford Data Center in 2014, and Microsoft renamed it MWH in 2016.
- Land: Microsoft bought about 200 acres from the Port of Quincy in 2013-2014. It holds 193.3 acres in Parcels A and C of Oxford Short Plat 28-8.
- Utility: Grant County PUD. The PUD's Mountain View substation sits on the 36-acre Parcel B between the Microsoft parcels, fed by a 230 kV tap line.
- Grid expansion: Grant PUD's Quincy Transmission Expansion Plan adds a Wanapum to Mountain View 230 kV line and expands the substation.
- Backup generation: The first two phases use Caterpillar 3516C 2.5 MWe generators with one reserve unit per hall. Later phases use 56 Caterpillar C175-16 3.0 MWe generators with SCR and particulate filters. Ecology approved renewable diesel in 2022.
- Design: The first phases follow Microsoft's Generation 5 design, with adiabatic cooling and no chillers. Later phases are multi-colo halls cooled by evaporative fluid coolers.
- Support: Four core network room buildings, an administration building and a planned Circular Center for server reuse and recycling.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
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| Prime CampusInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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| Core ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2015 |
| CoreInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2015 |
| South PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2015 |
| EdgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2017 |
| North RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2017 |
| Ridge MaxInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2018 |
| Global ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2018 |
| PrimeInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2019 |
| Plaza AlphaInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2020 |
| CloudInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2020 |
| Station ThreeInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2020 |
| North ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us | Microsoft Azure |
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░░░░ Request Dataset MW | ░░░░░░░ Request Dataset SqFt | 2022 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Microsoft: Quincy MWH Campus Power Growth Over Time
Campus Photos
Developer
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