Multimillion-dollar Microsoft substation in Malaga to get $4M boost in equipment - wenatcheeworld.com
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PUD commissioners July 24 voted to buy seven capacitor banks at about $4 million total — prepaid by the tech firm — for the data center, on which contractors started in June. Commissioners must approve spending amounts of more than $3 million in certain instances like this.
This map shows Microsoft's properties on the 5000 block of the Malaga Alcoa Highway in Malaga. Provided image/Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority
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