# Microsoft Ginger West Data Center Campus

MISO data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/microsoft-ginger-west-data-center-campus--grid-load-c9136eb7e60872f0

Microsoft is developing the Ginger West data center campus on about 188 acres at 11100 Booneville Road in West Des Moines, Dallas County, Iowa. Development began in 2021 and construction is estimated to finish by summer 2028. MISO's new-load announcements list Project Ginger West at 207 MW of load. A Title V air permit covers the diesel engines and fuel tanks that back up the campus.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: under_construction
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 11100 Booneville Rd, West Des Moines, Dallas County, IA
- Developer: Microsoft (exact asset)
- Operator: Microsoft (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- ISO/RTO: MISO
- Electric utility: MidAmerican Energy
- Substation: Electric substation planned on the Ginger West site

## Development

- Construction: Construction is estimated to be completed by summer 2028; completion does not indicate datacenter operation or availability

## Sources

- [Microsoft Ginger West Data Center - Go West Des Moines Go West Des Moines](https://gowestdesmoines.com/portfolio-works/microsoft-ginger-west-data-center/)
- [www.iowadnr.gov](https://www.iowadnr.gov/media/9555/download?inline=)
- [Ginger West datacenter construction update - Microsoft Local](https://local.microsoft.com/blog/ginger-west-datacenter-construction-update/)
- [Access Denied](https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/45219/639135906961800000)
- [Construction of Apple data center set to start in 2022; other Des Moines-area data centers plan expansions - Business Record](https://www.businessrecord.com/construction-of-apple-data-center-set-to-start-in-2022-other-des-moines-area-data-centers-plan-expansions/)
- [Facility Explorer and Maintenance System](https://facilityexplorer.iowadnr.gov/FacilityExplorer/SiteDetail.aspx?facID=401154636)
- [https://cdn.misoenergy.org/NEW%20LOAD%20ANNOUNCEMENTS%20IN%20MISO%20REGIONS%2012062024684954.pdf](https://cdn.misoenergy.org/NEW%20LOAD%20ANNOUNCEMENTS%20IN%20MISO%20REGIONS%2012062024684954.pdf)
- [https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-93.85011%2C41.54058&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false](https://services3.arcgis.com/OYP7N6mAJJCyH6hd/arcgis/rest/services/Electric_Retail_Service_Territories_HIFLD/FeatureServer/0/query?f=json&where=1%3D1&geometry=-93.85011%2C41.54058&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=ID%2CNAME&returnGeometry=false)

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