Expansion

Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region

Arizona — El Mirage and Goodyear , Maricopa County
Mega-Project
$1.5B
Investment
1
Sponsors

Sponsors & Partners

Project Timeline

Announced
2020
Construction Start
2020
Expected Completion
2026-06

Current canonical record

Microsoft owns more than 280 acres in El Mirage and more than 450 acres in Goodyear with two data centers operational

By the end of 2026, Microsoft projects 763 full-time employees and contractors will work across its operational facilities in Arizona. Average datacenter job compensation at $148,000 a year in 2023.; 150 MW Sun Streams 2 solar PPA; West US 3 launched 2021; adiabatic cooling; El Mirage/Goodyear sites; Microsoft purchased an additional 100 acres next to its Goodyear data center campus for $131 million, bringing its local footprint to more than 550 acres.

Record provenance

This page is generated from the reviewed project database snapshot. The record was last reviewed on 2026-06-15. Blank fields mean the value was not publicly disclosed or could not be reconciled safely; they do not mean zero.