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QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus

QTSCedar Rapids, Linn County, IAUpdated

QTS is building a 1050 MW data center in Linn County, Iowa (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
1050 MW
Investment
$10B
Building area
3 sq ft
Site
612 acres
Expected completion
2028

Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in 2 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. 13 mo ago

    Construction start

  4. ~2 yr ago

    Announced

  5. ~2 yr ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
2, 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
QTSOperator · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-iaStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931

Scale

Reported capacity
1050 MWReported capacity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-ia
Capacity as the sources range
420 to 1050 MWCapacity as the sources range · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-iaCapacity as the sources range · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
Reported investment
$10BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Reported building area
3 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Site area
612 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Reported jobs
30Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931

Reported dates

Announced
2025-02-12Announced · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2025-08Construction start reported · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
Expected completion
2028Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184

Site

City
Cedar RapidsCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-iaCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
County
LinnCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-iaCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
State
IowaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-iaState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931

Power and cooling

Utility
Alliant EnergyUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Power source
Grid powerPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
Cooling
Air cooledCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931
AI workload
Likely AI or machine-learning workloadAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-ia

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
Tif; Other; $1,018,000,000Incentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 33623513151931

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasQTS Cedar Rapids Data Center CampusUnder construction1050 MW
Server CountryQTS - Cedar Rapids CampusUnder construction420 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 16, 2026 · Record: qts-cedar-rapids-ia
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. CA
  7. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0184
  8. KW

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, “QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-cedar-rapids-data-center-campus-ia-dc_1e94958eb9bb, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.

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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