Microsoft Azure Phoenix Campus (Goodyear)
CMaricopa County, Arizona, US · US · Microsoft Corporation
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
highA
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
357 gCO₂/kWhA
EPA eGrid 2022, AZNM subregion, 2022
Grid RegionWECC Southwest (AZNM)
Drought Risk
high
NOAA Climate Division Data, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Maricopa County, Arizona permit records
Facility
CompanyMicrosoft Corporation
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2020
Capacity
300 MWD
Capacity estimated from Maricopa County permit records and satellite imagery.
Location
33.4353, -112.3576 · US
RegionMaricopa County, Arizona, US
Research statusVerified
Last verified2025-05-01
Evidence (1 source)
Journalism2023-04-15AZCentral / Arizona Republic
Documents water stress concerns and regulatory scrutiny as a formally recorded event.
Environmental groups and state regulators examined Microsoft's water consumption at its Goodyear campus amid Colorado River Tier 2 shortage declarations.
Community
Documented water concerns
Environmental groups documented concerns about data center water consumption in the Phoenix metro area, which faces ongoing Colorado River allocation reductions under Bureau of Reclamation Tier 2 shortage declarations (2022–2024).
Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.
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