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Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus

Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada · All 45 Microsoft sites · Every Microsoft case on our tracker

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 26, 2026

Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus is a proposed data center in Fernley, Nevada (Lyon County), operated by Microsoft. The public record puts it at announced April 2025, 300.7 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Microsoft
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Fernley, Lyon County, NV
Coordinates
39.6082, -119.2169
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
300.7 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
April 2025
Utility
NV Energy
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. April 2025
    Proposed
    Microsoft purchased ~300.7 acres at the Victory Logistics District in Fernley, Lyon County (potential data center) Source: Nevada Appeal

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus in Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Lyon County commissioners approved a 6-month countywide moratorium (Resolution 12-26, effective through Jan 22, 2027) on July 23, 2026 that halts receipt/review/hearing/granting of new data-center applications, amid a wave of county data-center controversy.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Lyon County commissioners approved a 6-month countywide moratorium (Resolution 12-26, effective through Jan 22, 2027) on July 23, 2026 that halts receipt/review/hearing/granting of new data-center applications, amid a wave of county data-center controversy.

Source

Notes on the record

~300.7-acre land acquisition at the Victory Logistics District in Fernley, Lyon County. Capacity and timeline not yet announced → proposed. Coordinates are the Fernley area centroid.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus in Fernley?

Yes. Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus in Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Lyon County commissioners approved a 6-month countywide moratorium (Resolution 12-26, effective through Jan 22, 2027) on July 23, 2026 that halts receipt/review/hearing/granting of new data-center applications, amid a wave of county data-center controversy.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus?

No lawsuit over Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus appears in the record we track as of July 26, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus, and how big is it?

Microsoft is the operator on record. We hold 45 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 300.7 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Microsoft Victory Logistics District Campus," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/microsoft-fernley-nv.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-fernley-nv, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Microsoft to buy 300 acres in Fernley's Lyon County Victory Logistics District · Nevada Appeal · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
  3. 3.NNBW / Nevada Appeal (dated Apr 16-17, 2025) · retrieved July 25, 2026
  4. 4.Yahoo News · retrieved July 26, 2026

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