Azure East US - Boydton Campus
- Planned / design
- 1,100 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
Microsoft’s Boydton campus is a long-running operating East US data center complex in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Public records document a multi-phased campus, 15 buildings and 165 backup engine-generator sets, plus a 335-acre expansion parcel with substations and supporting infrastructure.
Capacity
Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
15 buildings
Microsoft’s Boydton campus is a long-running operating East US data center complex in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Public records document a multi-phased campus, 15 buildings and 165 backup engine-generator sets, plus a 335-acre expansion parcel with substations and supporting infrastructure.
Milestones (3)
2010 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Commercial operation
Source not linkedMay 7, 2021 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Permit filed
Source not linkedApr 24, 2024 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Permit approved
Source not linkedParticipants
Developer
Sources by role
Developer (1)
- Azure East US - Boydton Campus public-record research record · Aug 28, 2026 · Primary
Site & development
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (2)
Operational
165 generator sets
Distributed across 15 campus buildings.
Operational
Multi-phased campus includes substations and utility buildings.
Project map
Air authorization · Issued
Microsoft East Coast Data Center
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Apr 24, 2024
Sources (1)
- Microsoft East Coast Data Center air permit · Apr 24, 2024 · Primary
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.