Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus
Google is building a 82 MW data center in Linn County, Iowa (under construction). 3 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Capacity
- 82 MW
- Investment
- $576M
- Building area
- 1 sq ft
- Site
- 1,391 acres
- Expected completion
- 2026
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
- Other Google builds
Operator
Google
Utility
Alliant Energy
Schedule
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- this year
Expected completionPlanned
- Today
Under construction
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- 16 mo ago
Announced
- 2 yr ago
Construction start
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2026.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2025-05.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2024-03.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Record quality
- Datasets
- 3, figures differ
- Location
- Site footprint confirmed
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryPE Public Evidence ProjectKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Tenants
- Google LLC
- Stage
- Under construction
- Facility type
- AI data center
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 82 MW
- Reported investment
- $576M
- Reported building area
- 1 sq ft
- Site area
- 1,391 acres
- Reported jobs
- 31
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2025-05
- Construction start reported
- 2024
- Expected completion
- 2026
Site
- City
- Cedar Rapids
- County
- Linn
- State
- Iowa
- Location precision
- Site footprint confirmed
Power and cooling
- Utility
- Alliant Energy
- Power source
- Grid power
- Cooling
- Evaporative
- AI workload
- Likely AI or machine-learning workload
Permits and public records
- Government records on file
- 1
- Incentives reported
- Cedar Rapids 20-year, 70% property-tax abatement (IEDA-approved) — ~$56M total over the term; contingent on a 31-job employment threshold (Cedar Rapids, IA); Iowa data-center sales/use-tax exemption (Iowa Code §423.3(92)–(95)) — 10-year electricity exemption under H.F. 976 for cities >30,000 pop.; site's $576M investment exceeds the $200M threshold (Iowa); Cedar Rapids development-agreement 75% franchise-fee rebate on electrical service, per data center, for 20 years (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus | Under construction | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google - Cedar Rapids Campus | Under construction | 82 MW |
| Server Country | Google - Palo Data Center Project (Near Duane Arnold) | Proposed | Not reported |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 6, 2026 · Record: google-cedar-rapids-ia
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAAlliant Energy (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAGoogle (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids) (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAThe Daily Iowan (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAIowa Department of Revenue (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0181
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0183
- PEPublic Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of RevenueAs of: Aug 6, 2026 · Record: source-google-cedar-rapids-ia
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 224809558720712
Limitations and interpretation
- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0) · Public Evidence Project, U.S. Data Center Public Records Dataset, https://publicevidence.org/data/national-data-center-public-records (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.
Cite or correct this record
Kapwork Grow, “Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-cedar-rapids-data-center-campus-ia-dc_cc768de3c0c8, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
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