Data center buildUnder construction9 datasets report
Microsoft Van Meter Data Center (Vision Park)
Microsoft is building a 40 MW data center in Polk County, Iowa (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Investment
- $1.7B ($1.65B)
- Building area
- 2.27M sq ft (2,270,000 sq ft)
- Site
- 414 acres
- Expected completion
- 2026
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
- Other Microsoft builds
Operator
Microsoft
Utility
MidAmerican 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.
- ~2 yr ago
Construction start
- ~3 yr ago
Announced
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2026.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2025.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2025.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Record quality
- Datasets
- 9, figures differ
- Location
- Site footprint confirmed
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Tenants
- Microsoft Corporation
- Stage
- Under construction
- Facility type
- AI data center
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 40 MW
- Reported investment
- $1.65B
- Reported building area
- 2,270,000 sq ft
- Site area
- 414 acres
- Reported jobs
- 25
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2024-01
- Construction start reported
- 2024-12
- Expected completion
- 2026
Site
- City
- West Des Moines
- County
- Polk
- State
- Iowa
- Location precision
- Site footprint confirmed
Power and cooling
- Utility
- MidAmerican Energy
- Power source
- Grid power
- Cooling
- Hybrid
- AI workload
- Likely AI or machine-learning workload
Permits and public records
- Incentives reported
- Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
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| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Alluvion Data Center | Operating | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Ginger West Data Center | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Mountain Data Center | Operating | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Osmium Data Center | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Project Ruthenium Data Center | Proposed | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | Microsoft Van Meter Data Center (Vision Park) | Proposed | Not reported |
| Server Country | Microsoft - West Des Moines Campus (6th Data Center) | Proposed | 40 MW |
| Server Country | Microsoft - Van Meter Vision Park Campus | Proposed | Not reported |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: microsoft-alluvion-west-des-moines-ia
- CAWest Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CABusiness Record (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 16, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: microsoft-ginger-east-ia
- CABaxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CA
- CABusiness Record (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 16, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: microsoft-ginger-west-ia
- CAMicrosoft (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 6, 2026
- CAAxios Des Moines (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CAWisconsin Public Radio (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 7, 2026
- CAOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 23, 2026
- CA
- CABusiness Record (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 16, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: microsoft-mountain-west-des-moines-ia
- CAWest Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CABusiness Record (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 16, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: microsoft-osmium-west-des-moines-ia
- CAGo West Des Moines (city economic development) (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAWest Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CABusiness Record (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 16, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Aug 8, 2026 · Record: microsoft-ruthenium-west-des-moines-ia
- CAGo West Des Moines (city economic development) (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAYahoo News (via Des Moines Register) (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 10, 2026 · Record: microsoft-van-meter-ia
- CAAOL (via Des Moines Register) (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 10, 2026
- CAOpenStreetMap contributors (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0179
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0180
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 116490172740643
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). 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, “Microsoft Van Meter Data Center (Vision Park)”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/microsoft-van-meter-data-center-vision-park-ia-dc_69f27b5db423, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.
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