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  "projectId": "microsoft-espoo",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-17T03:08:58.377713+00:00",
  "sources": [
    {
      "issuer": "City of Espoo",
      "url": "https://www.espoo.fi/en/articles/hepokorpi-project-data-center-supporting-espoos-carbon-neutral-future",
      "publicationDate": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Project-specific municipal account",
      "text": "The city identifies Microsoft as data-centre developer/operator and Fortum as heat-recovery operator. It expects phased operations around 2027.",
      "claimScope": "The city identifies Microsoft as data-centre developer/operator and Fortum as heat-recovery operator. It expects phased operations around 2027.",
      "locator": "What Is the Hepokorpi Data Centre?; paragraphs on roles and phasing",
      "accessible": true
    },
    {
      "issuer": "City of Espoo",
      "url": "https://www.espoo.fi/en/news/2023/12/espoo-sold-land-hepokorpi-microsoft-data-centre-project",
      "publicationDate": "2023-12-13",
      "eventDate": "2023-12-13",
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Original municipal land transaction",
      "text": "Espoo reports the sale of 21.6 hectares to Microsoft 3465 Finland Oy for approximately EUR30.9 million, after the detailed plan entered into force.",
      "claimScope": "Espoo reports the sale of 21.6 hectares to Microsoft 3465 Finland Oy for approximately EUR30.9 million, after the detailed plan entered into force.",
      "locator": "Land sale paragraphs; plan effective November 8, 2023; price paragraph",
      "accessible": true
    },
    {
      "issuer": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/blog/espoo-datacenter-project-overview/",
      "publicationDate": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Original company construction update",
      "text": "The May 2026 Espoo update describes continuing construction and the start of a second building.",
      "claimScope": "The May 2026 Espoo update describes continuing construction and the start of a second building.",
      "locator": "Construction update May 2026; December 17, 2025 update; Hepokuja 2 address",
      "accessible": true
    },
    {
      "issuer": "Microsoft",
      "url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/04/microsoft-kaynnistaa-paakaupunkiseudun-datakeskusalueen-toisen-vaiheen-rakentamisen/?lang=fi",
      "publicationDate": "2026-04-28",
      "eventDate": "2026-04-28",
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Original company disclosure",
      "text": "Microsoft identifies three separate campuses and phased delivery; first-phase building work targets the turn of 2026–2027, followed by commissioning preparation. Second-phase permits are issuer-reported.",
      "claimScope": "Microsoft identifies three separate campuses and phased delivery; first-phase building work targets the turn of 2026–2027, followed by commissioning preparation. Second-phase permits are issuer-reported.",
      "locator": "Paragraphs 1–5; construction completion and commissioning are separate",
      "accessible": true
    },
    {
      "issuer": "DatacenterDynamics / Georgia Butler",
      "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-acquires-470-acres-on-finlands-west-coast-for-data-center/",
      "publicationDate": "2026-06-09",
      "eventDate": "2026-06-09",
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Independent specialist reporting; construction details attributed to Microsoft",
      "text": "DCD separately identifies Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Vihti as developments, while attributing site-progress details to Microsoft. Its Vaasa land acquisition is another project.",
      "claimScope": "DCD separately identifies Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Vihti as developments, while attributing site-progress details to Microsoft. Its Vaasa land acquisition is another project.",
      "locator": "Finland cloud-region background and links to all three local project updates",
      "accessible": true
    },
    {
      "issuer": "Fortum",
      "url": "https://www.fortum.com/services/heating-cooling/data-centres-helsinki-region",
      "publicationDate": null,
      "eventDate": null,
      "reviewed": "2026-10-16",
      "kind": "Original heat-offtake partner disclosure",
      "text": "Fortum identifies planned heat recovery from Espoo and Kirkkonummi. The roughly 40% district-heat contribution is a combined future network estimate, not IT capacity or present delivery.",
      "claimScope": "Fortum identifies planned heat recovery from Espoo and Kirkkonummi. The roughly 40% district-heat contribution is a combined future network estimate, not IT capacity or present delivery.",
      "locator": "Data centers provide electricity-based district heating; combined two-site scope",
      "accessible": true
    }
  ],
  "sourceIndependence": "Documents are counted as documents, not independent confirmations. Same-issuer releases and their rewrites share an underlying claim. Six documents across Microsoft, municipality, Fortum and DCD; DCD construction details rely on Microsoft rather than an independent site inspection. The city’s current feature has no displayed publication date. Direct final permit/compliance files remain a follow-up.",
  "limitations": [
    "Six documents across Microsoft, municipality, Fortum and DCD; DCD construction details rely on Microsoft rather than an independent site inspection. The city’s current feature has no displayed publication date. Direct final permit/compliance files remain a follow-up.",
    "No independently measured current operating IT load, utilisation, paid project expenditure or attributable site earnings established."
  ],
  "duplicateCheck": {
    "existingIdMatches": [],
    "aliasesChecked": [
      "Hepokorvenkallio",
      "Högnäs",
      "Hepokuja 2"
    ],
    "result": "No matching campus in serving 192-record inventory or queued new-project items; checked before integration",
    "scope": "Campus/location/legal aliases; Finnish three-site region is not separately counted as a parent project"
  },
  "wholeProjectRecertified": false,
  "aggregationEligible": false,
  "checkedRoleIds": [
    "checked-microsoft-espoo-MSFT"
  ],
  "checkedMeasurementIds": [
    "checked-microsoft-espoo-land-price"
  ]
}