Our Community First approach in this region focuses on three priorities:

1. Listening and engaging early We engage early and often through community meetings, local partnerships and ongoing communication across the life of the project, which gives residents multiple ways to ask questions and share feedback, just as we have in other Texas communities. 2. Creating local economic opportunity This project is built to drive lasting regional growth. As well as supporting thousands of construction jobs, the hundreds of permanent operational roles will add a new industry to the local economy.

We will also invest in workforce development and small-business support. We are focused on ensuring that local residents are prepared to take advantage of the opportunities created by the AI economy. This is part of a sustained commitment to the region, building on more than a decade of experience in Texas, including our operations in San Antonio: A snapshot of Microsoft’s long-term impact in San Antonio, the kind of partnership we are bringing to Pecos. Near San Antonio, where we have operated for nearly a decade, our Datacenter Academy partners with local colleges to prepare students for datacenter careers, including a $545,000 investment that has already reached more than 450 students. Statewide, workforce programs like TechSpark have helped create more than 1,100 jobs and engaged 20,000 Texans in digital skilling.

We will bring the same model of local hiring, training and small-business support to West Texas. 3. Partnering for lasting community impact Our investment reaches well beyond the datacenter, into education, digital inclusion and nonprofit partnerships. In fiscal year 2024, Microsoft and its employees contributed $11 million in cash and $103. 3 million in donated software and cloud technology to more than 10,000 Texas nonprofits, alongside 42,000+ employee volunteer hours.

In Pecos, we will direct that same commitment toward the priorities that matter most to West Texas residents.