- Microsoft “will not go ahead right now” with its Ohio data centers
- The work had to start in July 2025
- Other projects have also been canceled
Microsoft would have put its plans for new campuses in the data center in New Albany, Heath and Hebron in Ohio pending in the midst of economic concerns relating to prices.
Talk to The registerMicrosoft would have confirmed that he was “not going ahead for the moment with our plans to build data centers on licking county” due to a strategic investment examination, but that he would “continue to assess these sites in accordance with our investment strategy”.
The stop does not mark the complete offset of Microsoft’s plans, however, Redmond retaining its possession of the terrain for potential future developments.
Microsoft data center plans affected by prices
Microsoft continued to confirm The register that it would facilitate agriculture in two of its sites in a welcome development in biodiversity and economies of the regions, and that it would also continue with its infrastructure plans to develop roads and other public services to stimulate regions.
The plans occurred in October 2024, only a few months before Trump was underway, with $ 420 million allocated to New Albany and to work that should start in July 2025. The Heath and Hebron sites in Microsoft were fixed for their construction phases later in 2025 and 2026, the three places promising hundreds of direct jobs as well as other development opportunities and other development opportunities Construction. His three projects were to cost Microsoft 1 billion dollars.
Separated Data center dynamics The reports also alleys that Microsoft has fell as much as 2GW of data centers in the United States and Europe, as well as other cancellations at APAC and the United Kingdom.
Among the main potential engines, it has been that steel and aluminum imports were affected by 25% of prices in March 2025, and although Trump has informed certain prices this week, market volatility continues, as is the prudent approach to Microsoft.
Techradar Pro Asked Microsoft for other comments on the issue, but we did not receive an immediate answer.
