Unknown County, Iowa
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| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Des Moines | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Enseva Cedar Rapids | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| IP Pathways DSM1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| SFN IA-Davenport | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| SFN IA-Emery | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| SFN IA-IowaFalls | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| SFN IA-Urbana | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| SFN IA-Waterloo | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| South Spencer Aureon hut | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| ark data centers, Cedar Rapids,IA | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
Sources
- 1.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor IA result. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate IA result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House IA-2 result. ↩
- 4.Sand campaign data centers plan, Sand campaign data centers plan statement. ↩
- 5.Iowa PBS Senate debate, Iowa PBS Senate debate statement, Oct 7, 2026. ↩
- 6.C-SPAN clip, C-SPAN clip statement. ↩
- 7.Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026, Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026 statement, Oct 2, 2026. ↩
- 8.Iowa Legislature bill history, Iowa Legislature bill history statement. ↩
- 9.Iowa PBS 4th District debate, Iowa PBS 4th District debate statement, Oct 14, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Kim Reynolds (R) · Governor2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Chuck Grassley (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3744 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Joni Ernst (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3254 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Ashley Hinson (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-2 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IA-2: won by Lindsay James (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-2911
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-12026 U.S. House IA-1: won by Christina Bohannan (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Christina Bohannan3
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-6576
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Randy Feenstra (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-4 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IA-4: won by Chris McGowan (R), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4426
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Zachary Nunn (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-32026 U.S. House IA-3: won by Sarah Trone Garriott (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Sarah Trone Garriott3
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5476
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Rob Sand (D) · Governor-elect2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
As governor, I'd want a bill on my desk to make sure these data centers pay their own way, including covering any increase in costs on utilities so that your bills don't go up one cent.4
Sand campaign data centers plan
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Josh Turek (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
I think one, we need to have no more tax breaks to these corporations. Pay their fair share. Secondly, we need to make sure that these data centers are not driving up the energy rates to the end user.5
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
I think they should be mandated to be on a closed loop circuit, which can reduce water consumption somewhere between 70 and 90%.5
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Christina Bohannan (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-12026 U.S. House IA-1: won by Christina Bohannan (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Said decisions on data centers should stay at the local level.6
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Lindsay James (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-22026 U.S. House IA-2: won by Lindsay James (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Said communities should decide on data centers and backed federal guardrails on water and power bills during the first 2nd District debate.7
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-32026 U.S. House IA-3: won by Sarah Trone Garriott (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Focuses on keeping data centers from shifting electricity costs onto households and sponsored Iowa SF 2,249 on customer classes for large energy users.8
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Chris McGowan (R) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-42026 U.S. House IA-4: won by Chris McGowan (R), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
I have said that data centers should pay for all of the infrastructure, and I continue to believe that that is the right course of action.9
Iowa PBS 4th District debate, Oct 14, 2026
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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