Iowa Data Centers

Live tracking of every data center project in Iowa — operational, under construction, announced, and permitted — with developer, tenant, capacity, and supply-chain links.

Iowa is a Google state first: Council Bluffs hosts a 1 GW Gemini training cluster plus a 284 MW campus, and Cedar Rapids adds another 314 MW. QTS's Cedar Rapids campus in Fairfax is the largest single row at 1.59 GW, Meta operates 350 MW in Altoona, and NextEra's proposed 615 MW restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Palo is the power story to watch on MISO.

Data Center Index tracks 8 named data center campuses in Iowa (large sites with a source, not every building): 4 operating, 3 under construction, and 1 announced or permitted. The pipeline adds up to 2.0 GW of planned capacity. The grid is operated by MISO, which runs the interconnection queue. Below: every tracked project in Iowa, ranked by build status, followed by the public companies whose data center revenue is most exposed to this market.

Tracked data center projects in Iowa

Frequently asked questions

How many data centers are in Iowa?
Data Center Index tracks 8 named data center campuses in Iowa as of 2026: 4 operating, 3 under construction, and 1 announced or permitted. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
How much data center capacity does Iowa have?
1.9 GW is operating, with 2.0 GW in the announced and under-construction pipeline. 7 of the 7 Iowa campuses carrying a capacity figure show an estimate rather than a figure a named source states, marked "est." on the site.
What is the largest data center in Iowa?
QTS Cedar Rapids in Fairfax is the largest tracked campus in Iowa at 1.1 GW, developed by QTS Data Centers. That capacity is an estimate, not a figure a named source states.
Who is building data centers in Iowa?
The most active developers in Iowa by tracked campus count are Google (4 campuses), Microsoft (2 campuses), Meta (1 campus). Every campus page lists its developer, tenant and the source that names them.
Which grid operator serves Iowa data centers?
MISO runs the grid and the interconnection queue for Iowa, so new campus power requests are approved on its timeline.

Public companies exposed to Iowa

These public companies have tracked data-center projects in Iowa as developers, tenants, or operators. Use the watchlist to compare them side by side, or click through for capex history and supplier exposure.

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