Iowa datacenter infrastructure
Iowa hosts 12 documented datacenter projects representing $22.4B in disclosed investment and 1.5 GW of power capacity. The state has emerged as a hub for AI/ML infrastructure, attracting hyperscaler investment. Multiple hyperscale operators have established presence in the state.
Snapshot note. The counts, investment and capacity figures on this page come from the wiki’s project dataset as it stood in December 2025, and have not been refreshed since. US datacenter announcements grew substantially through 2026, so treat these as a floor rather than a current tally. See data sources for methodology.
key statistics
| Total Projects | 12 |
| Total Investment | $22.4B |
| Total Power Capacity | 1.5 GW |
| Total Square Footage | 13,760,890 sq ft |
| Major Projects (>$1B or >500MW) | 5 |
project status breakdown
| Status | Projects | Percentage |
| Expansion | 1 | 8.3% |
| Operational | 2 | 16.7% |
| Planned | 5 | 41.7% |
| Under Construction | 4 | 33.3% |
major projects
Top projects by investment and power capacity:
| Project | Location | Investment | Power | Status |
| QTS - Cedar Rapids Campus | Cedar Rapids, Linn | $10.0B | N/A | Under Construction |
| Google - Council Bluffs Campus (Expansions) | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie | $6.8B | N/A | Expansion |
| Meta - Altoona Data Center Campus | Altoona, Polk | $2.5B | 260 MW | Operational |
| Apple - Waukee Data Center Campus | Waukee, Dallas | $1.3B | 40 MW | Operational |
| COPT Defense Properties - Van Meter Campus | Van Meter, Dallas | N/A | 1.0 GW | Planned |
regional distribution
| Region | Projects | Percentage |
| Central Iowa | 6 | 50.0% |
| Eastern Iowa | 4 | 33.3% |
| Western Iowa | 2 | 16.7% |
key developers and operators
| Sponsor | Projects |
| Google | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Meta | 2 |
| Edged Data Centers | 2 |
| QTS Realty Trust | 1 |
| Blackstone | 1 |
| Apple | 1 |
| COPT Defense Properties | 1 |
| EDC Omaha LLC | 1 |
top operators
| Operator | Projects |
| Google | 3 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| Meta | 2 |
| Edged Data Centers | 2 |
| QTS Realty Trust | 1 |
| Apple | 1 |
| COPT Defense Properties | 1 |
project types
| Purpose | Count |
| ai-ml | 2 |
| cloud | 9 |
| colocation | 1 |
| hyperscale | 12 |
complete project listing
All 12 documented projects in Iowa:
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| Project | Location | Status | Investment | Power | Sponsors |
| QTS - Cedar Rapids Campus | Cedar Rapids, Linn | Under Construction | $10.0B | N/A | QTS Realty Trust, Blackstone |
| Google - Council Bluffs Campus (Expansions) | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie | Expansion | $6.8B | N/A | Google |
| Meta - Altoona Data Center Campus | Altoona, Polk | Operational | $2.5B | 260 MW | Meta |
| Apple - Waukee Data Center Campus | Waukee, Dallas | Operational | $1.3B | 40 MW | Apple |
| Meta - Davenport Data Center Campus | Davenport, Scott | Under Construction | $800M | N/A | Meta |
| Google - Cedar Rapids Campus | Cedar Rapids, Linn | Under Construction | $576M | N/A | Google |
| Microsoft - West Des Moines Campus (6th Data Center) | West Des Moines, Polk | Planned | $210M | N/A | Microsoft |
| Edged - Ankeny Data Center | Ankeny, Polk | Under Construction | $187M | 13 MW | Edged Data Centers |
| Microsoft - Van Meter Vision Park Campus | Van Meter, Dallas | Planned | $40M | N/A | Microsoft |
| COPT Defense Properties - Van Meter Campus | Van Meter, Dallas | Planned | N/A | 1.0 GW | COPT Defense Properties |
| Edged - Council Bluffs Campus (EDC Omaha) | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie | Planned | N/A | 200 MW | Edged Data Centers, EDC Omaha LLC |
| Google - Palo Data Center Project (Near Duane Arnold) | Palo, Linn | Planned | N/A | N/A | Google |
related pages
data current as of December 2025