Columbia Data Center is Microsoft's

data center A data center (American English) or data centre (British English)See spelling differences. is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunic ...

in Quincy, Washington. Property at Quincy was purchased in 2006; the building opened in April, 2007; and the data center reached operational status in May, 2007. It was said to be the largest data center in the world as of 2015. The company located there due to low land costs, abundant data fiber, and extremely low cost electricity provided by

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for as little as 1.9 or 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Building began with a facility in 2006 and several expansions followed, occupying with of floorspace in two buildings on a complex by 2016. The data center consumed 30 to 50 megawatts in 2012 and employs 50 people.

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