--- description: Operational data center in West Des Moines, Iowa, operated by Microsoft, on the MISO grid. 1,482 MW of operating generation within 50 km. title: Microsoft Project Osmium — Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Iowa](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/iowa "Data centers in Iowa") · [West Des Moines](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines) · Project Osmium # Microsoft Project Osmium - Operator Microsoft - Status Operational [West Des Moines, IA, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines) **Project Osmium** is a data center operated by Microsoft in West Des Moines, IA, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Des Moines](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines) City West Des Moines State IA [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: OpenStreetMap · Added Mar 18, 2026, not re-checked since · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines "Full DCPI breakdown") West Des Moines [ISOMISO](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines)[DCPI composite32.0](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/west-des-moines "Power outlook for West Des Moines") [West Des Moines market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/west-des-moines) ## Market context Microsoft Project Osmium is one of 13 facilities DC Hub’s West Des Moines brief counts on the MISO grid. The closest tracked facility is GINGER WEST DATA CENTER, about 6 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. [Read the West Des Moines market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/west-des-moines) ## Location Area West Des Moines, IA, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/41.50/-93.79) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/microsoft-project-osmium-fbc6f8e5) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationWest Des Moines, US Nearest substationwithin 1 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Project Osmium in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is *there*, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm. Microsoft Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite. ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 16 operating generating units totalling 1,482 MW within about 50 km of West Des Moines, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas970 MW · 7 units · 65% Wind434 MW · 5 units · 29% Utility-Scale Solar77 MW · 4 units · 5% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [GINGER WEST DATA CENTER](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ginger-west-data-center-2d509a33) · about 6 km - [Data Center 1454813845](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-center-1454813845-7a9e69d6) · about 6 km - [Data Center 1454813846](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-center-1454813846-cbbeb302) · about 6 km - [OSM DC 1454813845](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-osm-dc-1454813845-dc0d71da) · Unknown · about 6 km - [OSM DC 1454813846](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-osm-dc-1454813846-ce6bb8db) · Unknown · about 6 km - [Data Center 1368776076](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-center-1368776076-6347886e) · about 6 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Microsoft Project Osmium in West Des Moines, IA, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Microsoft Project Osmium data center in West Des Moines, IA, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/microsoft-project-osmium-fbc6f8e5) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="microsoft-project-osmium-fbc6f8e5"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-project-osmium-fbc6f8e5#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-project-osmium-fbc6f8e5", "name": "Microsoft Project Osmium", "description": "Data center facility operated by Microsoft in West Des Moines, IA, US. 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