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Azure East US - Boydton Campus

Boydton, Virginia, United StatesOperating / Stabilized
Capacity
1,100 MW
Planned / design
Lead participant
Microsoft
Developer
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Azure East US - Boydton Campus

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

Planned / design
Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Future Potential1,100 MWDesign · Azure East US - Boydton Campus

Development

1 phases · 3 milestones
Operating multi-phase campusOperational

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.

15 buildings

Aug 27, 2010
Boydton data center operating milestone
Completed
May 7, 2021
Federal permit notice published for multi-phase expansion
Completed
Apr 24, 2024
Virginia DEQ permit record issued
Completed

Infrastructure

Onsite GenerationOperational

165 generator sets

Distributed across 15 campus buildings.

Electric GridOperational

Multi-phased campus includes substations and utility buildings.

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
2
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
1

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 1Generation & storage: 1

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

8 facts
Location Context
Azure East US - Boydton Campus | Boydton | Virginia | US
Actual
US Data Center MapAzure East US - Boydton Campus public-record research record
Lifecycle Status
Operating
Actual
US Data Center MapAzure East US - Boydton Campus public-record research record
Reported Capacity
1,100 MW
Design
US Data Center MapAzure East US - Boydton Campus public-record research record
Capacity Basis
1,100 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.
Actual
US Data Center MapAzure East US - Boydton Campus public-record research record
Building Count
15
Actual
Virginia DEQMicrosoft East Coast Data Center air permit
Backup Generator Count
165 generator sets
Actual
Virginia DEQMicrosoft East Coast Data Center air permit
Expansion Site Area
335.38 acres
Actual
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersBoydton campus expansion permit notice
Operating Since
2010
Actual
MicrosoftMicrosoft Southern Virginia community page