Microsoft Project Osmium

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
City
West Des Moines
State
IA
Country
US

Source: OpenStreetMap · Added , not re-checked since · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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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 →

Location

Area West Des Moines, IA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

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.

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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.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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
Schema, units and the population behind every count: https://dchub.cloud/bind