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Microsoft La Porte Data Center

MicrosoftLa Porte, LaPorte County, INUpdated

Microsoft is building a 538 MW data center in LaPorte County, Indiana (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
538 MW
Investment
$1B
Building area
245,000 sq ft
Site
489 acres
Expected completion
2032

Who's on this build

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

Schedule

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

  1. in 6 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. 6 mo ago

    Construction start

  4. ~2 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

Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
MicrosoftOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-inOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
Tenants
Microsoft Cloud, AzureTenants · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-inStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611

Scale

Reported capacity
538 MWReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
Reported investment
$1BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
Reported building area
245,000 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
Site area
489 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
Reported jobs
200Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611

Reported dates

Announced
2024-06-04Announced · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2026-03Construction start reported · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-in
Expected completion
2032Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172

Site

City
La PorteCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-inCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
County
LaPorteCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-inCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
State
IndianaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-inState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
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: 228656650386611

Power and cooling

Utility
NIPSCOUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
Power source
Grid powerPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611
AI workload
Mixed use, AI among other workloadsAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-in

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
35-year data center sales tax credit (IEDC), extendable to 45 years per additional $1B invested within first 15 years (Indiana)Incentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 228656650386611

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasMicrosoft La Porte Data CenterUnder constructionNot reported
Server CountryMicrosoft La Porte Data CenterUnder construction538 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 23, 2026 · Record: microsoft-laporte-in
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0172
  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) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). 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 La Porte Data Center”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-la-porte-data-center-in-dc_cff6466bfcb3, 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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