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Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus

PRJ-0026 · Site · Imperial Park / Celtic Way, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

On May 28, 2026, Microsoft described its Newport data center as nearing completion; this is a construction-progress update, not an opening announcement. Microsoft's 40-acre Newport site has advanced from a 2022 acquisition and 2023 consultation to planning approval and active construction. By October 2025, Microsoft described the structure as partially complete and documented significant steel reuse and recycling.

Headline: Not established in published records

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Development status · Under construction

Actual · Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus (Project)

Claim 3094 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Former site use · Quinn Radiators factory

Actual · Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus (Project)

Claim 3095 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

  2. Newport Imperial Park datacentre construction overview

    Microsoft Local · Document date: Sep 1, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0183 · Government record · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://local.microsoft.com/blog/newport-imperial-park-datacentre-construction-overview/

Site area · 40 acres

Actual · Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus (Project)

Claim 3096 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Land acquisition year · 2022

Actual · Land acquisition and pre-application (Phase)

Claim 3097 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Pre application consultation · Draft planning consultation

Actual · Land acquisition and pre-application (Phase)

Claim 3098 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 1, 2023

  1. Newport Imperial Park datacentre construction overview

    Microsoft Local · Document date: Sep 1, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0183 · Government record · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://local.microsoft.com/blog/newport-imperial-park-datacentre-construction-overview/

Reused structural steel share · 10 %

Actual · Data-center construction (Phase)

Claim 3104 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Reuse emissions avoided · 520 metric tonnes CO2

Reported rounded · Data-center construction (Phase)

Claim 3105 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Recycled steel share · 74 %

Actual · Data-center construction (Phase)

Claim 3106 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Recycled steel emissions savings · 4,400 metric tonnes CO2

Reported rounded · Data-center construction (Phase)

Claim 3107 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Circular center throughput target · 226,800 kg per year

Forecast · UK Circular Center (Phase)

Claim 3108 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 22, 2025

  1. Building the future: how datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind

    Microsoft Source · Document date: Oct 22, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0186 · News report · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-future-how-datacenters-are-innovating-with-sustainability-in-mind/

Counterparties and capital

Microsoft · Owner · CMP-0017

Newport City Council · Government authority · CMP-0119

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