Microsoft Catawba County Campuses (Conover, Hickory, Maiden, Newton)
AI data center in Conover, NC, United States — under construction.
- Location: Conover, NC, United States
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $1.0B
Microsoft Catawba County Campuses (Conover, Hickory, Maiden, Newton) is a AI data center project located in Conover, NC, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Microsoft. The estimated build cost is $1.0B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NC, United States — covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Construction of Microsoft's four Catawba County data centers (a $1B minimum, 10-year program announced Nov 2022) is ongoing, with Conover residents reporting nearly a year of construction dust and noise; no MW disclosed. Sites are Tate Blvd (Hickory), behind the Walmart in Conover, Stover Court (Newton) and ~300 acres on Zeb Haynes Road west of Maiden per the county's joint statement.
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