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Microsoft Conover Data Center

MicrosoftConover, Catawba County, NCUpdated

Microsoft is building a data center in Catawba County, North Carolina (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Site
219 acres
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Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Timeline

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  2. 6 mo ago

    Construction start

  3. 6 mo ago

    Construction start reported

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  4. ~4 yr ago

    Announced

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
2, figures differ
Location
Site footprint confirmed
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

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Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasEPA EPA facility registryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
MicrosoftOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-ncOperator · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-nc
Facility type
HyperscaleFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 209266128168043

Scale

Site area
219 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 209266128168043

Reported dates

Announced
2022-11Announced · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-nc
Construction start reported
2026-03-02Construction start reported · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-ncReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.

Site

City
ConoverCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-ncCity · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153
County
CatawbaCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-ncCounty · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153
State
North CarolinaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-ncState · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 209266128168043

Permits and public records

EPA air permit
80% Synthetic Minor EmissionsEPA air permit · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153
EPA compliance status
No Violation IdentifiedEPA compliance status · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071667153

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasMicrosoft Conover Data CenterUnder constructionNot reported
EPA ECHOMicrosoft Corporation, CLT04 AND CLT05OperatingNot reported

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 15, 2026 · Record: microsoft-conover-catawba-county-nc
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. EPA
  6. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · US EPA Facility Registry Service via ECHO (public domain). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Microsoft Conover Data Center”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-conover-data-center-nc-dc_be53913ba46b, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.

An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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