Microsoft Boydton Campus (BN / Azure East US)

Facility record

Lifecycle

OperationalSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

36.65969, -78.36487

Serving utility, source-reported

Not established

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

Not published

Source record updated

2026-07-25

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-07-17Operational
   Underlying source

Source notes

This is the PARENT Microsoft Boydton campus — one of Microsoft's oldest and largest US data center campuses, described by datacenters.com as hosting the Azure US East 2 availability region, first announced 2010 (~$499M initial investment) and expanded repeatedly through 2011/2013/2014/2015/2019 (cumulative >$2B investment). Distinct from the Microsoft Skipwith Road Campus (LYH03), already tracked as of July 2026 (a separate 2022 six-building permit). Addresses cited across sources include 101 Herbert Drive and 925 Ridge Rd, Boydton VA — as of October 2026, no source found says whether these are one site or two. Acreage also differs: Baxtel gives a 175-acre site with a 40-acre graded pad, while datacenters.com describes a campus of over 14 buildings across 360 acres. Microsoft's Southern Virginia datacenter fact sheet states that Microsoft uses adiabatic cooling at its Southern Virginia datacenters, with outside air used instead of water below 25 degrees Celsius; as of October 2026 the sheet does not say which cooling method applies to this campus specifically.

Sources and provenance

• Microsoft Boydton datacenter fact sheet · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• Microsoft Azure East US-Virginia, 101 Herbert Drive, Boydton VA · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• Microsoft Boydton VA Data Center — 175-acre site, 10 buildings, built 2013, $2B+ invested since 2010 · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• Microsoft files for another Virginia campus in Mecklenburg County (named corroboration only, DCD 403-blocks fetch) · source retrieved 2026-07-17
• yourgv.com — Microsoft's $2B investment in Southern Virginia fulfills early vision · source retrieved 2026-07-25
• VEDP press release — Governor McDonnell Announces Microsoft to Locate Major Data Center in Mecklenburg County · source retrieved 2026-07-25
• VEDP case study — Microsoft Corporation's Expanding Virginia Footprint · source retrieved 2026-07-25

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.