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Microsoft Woodward data center campus

Site zoned or marketed · Microsoft bought about 600 industrial acres in Woodward for a future data center; a heated public meeting followed. Also known as: Woodward Eco Business Park.

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Status
Site zoned or marketed · as of Oct. 2026
Location
Woodward Eco Business Park, Woodward · Dallas County
Status note
Microsoft bought the land; the facility has not been designed and needs a city development agreement and site plan approval.
Power
Not reported
No figure published.
Land
600 acres
Developer and team
Microsoft
End user
Microsoft
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. Oct. 12, 2026 At a community meeting, a resident was forcibly removed after pressing the mayor on whether residents could vote on the project; he was not arrested. (Newsweek, Oct. 13, 2026)
  2. Oct. 2026 Microsoft confirmed it had bought about 600 acres zoned for industry in the Woodward Eco Business Park for data center development. (Newsweek, Oct. 13, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Meeting date is the Monday before Newsweek's Oct. 13 report.
  • City council records not yet pulled.

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