- Microsoft “will not advance at this time” with its Ohio data centers
- The work was intended to start as soon as July 2025
- According to reports, other projects also canceled
According to reports, Microsoft has put its plans for the new data centers campus in New Albany, Heath and Hebron in Ohio waiting in the midst of economic concerns related to tariffs.
Talking with The registrationAccording to reports, Microsoft confirmed that “it would not advance at this time with our plans to build data centers at Licking County sites” due to a strategic investment review, but “would continue to evaluate these in -line sites with our investment strategy.”
However, El Alto does not mark the complete trench of Microsoft’s plans, with Redmond retaining its land possession for possible future developments.
Microsoft Data Center plans affected by rates
Microsoft continued to confirm The registration that would facilitate agriculture in two of its sites in a welcome development to the biodiversity and economies of the areas, and that would also continue with its infrastructure plans to develop roads and other public service companies to boost the regions.
The plans occurred for the first time in October 2024, only a couple of months before Trump assumed the position, with $ 420 million assigned for New Albany and the work will originally begin in July 2025. The HEATH and HEBRON SITES OF MICROSOFT were established for their construction phases later in 2025 and 2026, with the three places that promised hundreds of jobs that are related to development and construction. His three projects were established to cost Microsoft $ 1 billion.
Separate Data center dynamics The reports also claim that Microsoft has expelled up to 2GW of data centers in the United States and Europe, along with other cancellations in APAC and the United Kingdom.
Among the potential key conductors was that imports of steel and aluminum were reached with 25% tariffs in March 2025, and although Trump could have reversed some rates this week, market volatility continues, as well as Microsoft’s cautious approach.
Techradar Pro Microsoft asked for additional comments on the matter, but we don’t receive an immediate response.
