Google Council Bluffs (East)
237 MW AI data center in Council Bluffs, IA, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 237 MW
- Location: Council Bluffs, IA, United States
- Developer: Google
- Tenant: Google DeepMind
- Status: operational
- Estimated cost: $9B
Google Council Bluffs (East) is a 237 MW AI data center project located in Council Bluffs, IA, United States, currently operational. It is being built by Google for tenant Google DeepMind. The estimated build cost is $9B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Google's Council Bluffs, Iowa cluster trains the Gemini model family. It's been operational since 2024 on grid power wrapped with renewable PPAs, on a campus Google has grown for over a decade.
Notes
Users: Google DeepMind; Epoch 'Current power' = 237 MW (may include campus expansions); Cost modeled at ~$44B/GW by Epoch AI
Public companies linked to Google Council Bluffs (East)
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Alphabet (GOOGL), developer · hyperscaler
- Alphabet (GOOGL), tenant · hyperscaler
- Cummins (CMI), genset · power equipment · mid DC exposure
- Micron Technology (MU), memory supplier · chip fab · high DC exposure
- SK Hynix (000660.KS), memory supplier · chip fab · high DC exposure
- nVent Electric (NVT), enclosures cooling · power equipment · high DC exposure
- Lumentum Holdings (LITE), optical transceiver · networking · high DC exposure
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- Google Project Tembo (Cheyenne), 1.8 GW, Cheyenne, WY, United States · permitted
- Google Project Spade (New Florence), 1.2 GW, New Florence, MO, United States · under construction
- Wilbarger Campus, 800 MW, Vernon, TX, United States · under construction
- Google West Memphis Data Center, 600 MW, West Memphis, AR, United States · under construction
- Google Fredericia (Taulov) AI Data Center, 550 MW, Fredericia, Denmark · operational
- Google-Kairos Power AI Data Center Initiative, 500 MW, Oak Ridge, TN, United States · announced
- Haskell County Campus, 440 MW, Haskell, TX, United States · under construction
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Google Council Bluffs (East)?
- Google Council Bluffs (East) is an AI data center project in Council Bluffs, Iowa tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational.
- Where is Google Council Bluffs (East)?
- Google Council Bluffs (East) is in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Every tracked Iowa campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/iowa.
- How big is Google Council Bluffs (East)?
- Data Center Index tracks Google Council Bluffs (East) at 237 MW, on an estimated $9B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
- Who is building Google Council Bluffs (East)?
- Google is developing Google Council Bluffs (East), with Google DeepMind named as the tenant.
- Which public companies are linked to Google Council Bluffs (East)?
- Data Center Index links 7 tracked public companies to Google Council Bluffs (East): Alphabet (GOOGL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Cummins (CMI), Micron Technology (MU), SK Hynix (000660.KS), and 2 more. Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- Epoch AI Frontier Data Centers (epoch · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Google Gemini Cluster Iowa Nebraska (manual · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Microsoft Iowa Ai Training Campus (manual · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Google Iowa Council Bluffs Ai Data Center (manual · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Data Center Frontier (datacenterfrontier.com · press · 2024-07-08)
- Google Council Bluffs (East) | AI Data Centers (epoch.ai · aggregator · 2026-09-11)
- Council Bluffs Nonpareil (nonpareilonline.com · press · 2024-07-08)
- Google Data Centers (datacenters.google · press · 2024-07-08)