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Microsoft Ruthenium data center (West Des Moines)

Approved · Microsoft's sixth West Des Moines data center, on 132 acres in the Madison County part of the city, won a development agreement in May 2024. Also known as: Ruthenium.

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Status
Approved · as of May 20, 2024
Location
132 acres bounded by Southwest 60th Street, 110th Street, Woodland Avenue and Veterans Parkway, West Des Moines (Madison County) · Madison County
Status note
Site work was to begin in 2025, building construction in 2026 and completion in 2028.
Power
Not reported
No figure published.
Floor area
245,000 sq ft
Land
132 acres
Investment
At least $210 million for the first of up to four buildings
Developer and team
Microsoft
End user
Microsoft
Incentives
West Des Moines to build more than $15 million in roads, fiber conduit, storm sewers and other infrastructure
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. May 20, 2024 West Des Moines City Council unanimously approved a development agreement for Ruthenium: one 245,000-square-foot building first, with room for three more. (Des Moines Register (via AOL), May 22, 2024)
  2. Dec. 2023 Microsoft spent more than $15 million on land in Madison County for a new data center. (Des Moines Register (via AOL), Feb. 2, 2024)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Council meeting date is the Monday before the Register's May 22 report.
  • Current construction status not checked.

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