Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West)
AI data center in West Des Moines, IA, United States: under construction.
- Location: West Des Moines, IA, United States
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $1B
- Energy source: Microsoft says it matches 100% of energy used by Iowa datacenters with renewable energy; facility-level hourly supply is not selected
Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West) is a AI data center project located in West Des Moines, IA, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Microsoft. The estimated build cost is $1B. Its energy source is listed as Microsoft says it matches 100% of energy used by Iowa datacenters with renewable energy; facility-level hourly supply is not selected. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Construction of Microsoft's Project Ginger West data center in West Des Moines began in 2023, and workers were on the roof on Aug 25, 2026. Business Record reported in 2023 that Ginger West was expected to cost about $1B to develop. The Gazette reports Microsoft has five West Des Moines sites with a sixth on the way, and that Microsoft puts its own investment across the West Des Moines area at $5B to $6B.
Related data center projects
- Microsoft Pecos (Reeves County), 2 GW, Pecos, TX, United States · announced
- Azure Northern Virginia, 1 GW, Northern Virginia, VA, United States · operational
- Microsoft Australia AI Expansion, 1 GW, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Australia · operational
- Microsoft India AI Infrastructure (Hyderabad / Pune), 600 MW, India · under construction
- Microsoft Azure UK South Region (London), 500 MW, London, United Kingdom · operational
- Microsoft São Paulo AI Infrastructure (Expansion), 500 MW, São Paulo, Brazil · operational
- Microsoft Sweden Central AI Infrastructure, 500 MW, Gävle, Sweden · operational
- Microsoft Azure Poland Central (Warsaw), 500 MW, Warsaw, Poland · operational
Frequently asked questions
- What is Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West)?
- Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West) is an AI data center project in West Des Moines, Iowa tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West)?
- Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West) is in West Des Moines, Iowa. Every tracked Iowa campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/iowa.
- Who is building Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West)?
- Microsoft is developing Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West).
- When will Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West) come online?
- The next building at Microsoft West Des Moines (Project Ginger West) is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Data centers in West Des Moines, Iowa (stltoday.com · press · 2026-09-08)
- Microsoft Local (Microsoft community site) (local.microsoft.com · press · 2026-09-20)
- Microsoft plans a 6th data center in West Des Moines (businessrecord.com · press · 2023-11-21)
- What can we learn from other Iowa data centers? (thegazette.com · press · 2026-09-11)
- Go West Des Moines (city economic development) (gowestdesmoines.com · press · 2026-09-12)
- Business Record (businessrecord.com · press · 2023-11-21)