Google Cedar Rapids

Google Cedar Rapids — frontier AI data center campus tracked by Epoch AI, operated by Google. Located from Epoch AI's Frontier Data Centers dataset (CC-BY 4.0); operational status not independently verified.

• Wind21.6%
• Natural Gas21.4%
• Coal20.5%
• Solar18.4%
• Nuclear14.1%
• Imports2.2%
• Other1.8%

Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:35 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.

• Palo town hall on proposed Google data center draws pointed questions - Corridor Business Journal

  Corridor Business Journal· Mar 26, 2026
• QTS looking to build temporary power plant to support test operations at campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - report - Data Center Dynamics

  Data Center Dynamics· Jun 1, 2026
• QTS planning temporary power plant for Cedar Rapids data center - Corridor Business Journal

  Corridor Business Journal· May 31, 2026
• Data center construction reshapes Cedar Rapids housing market - thegazette.com

  thegazette.com· May 29, 2026
• Cedar Rapids mayor: City's due diligence sets data center best practices - KWWL

  KWWL· May 29, 2026
• Cedar Rapids Mayor defends data centers, pleads for civility in State of City - KCRG

  KCRG· May 27, 2026

These tax breaks are recorded to Google LLC (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
• Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286
  Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
• Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346
  Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source

• Reported withdrawal848.1K gpd
  2021 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal917.4K gpd
  2020 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal832.9K gpd
  2019 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.5M gpd
  2018 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal1.1M gpd
  2017 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal1.3M gpd
  2016 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal1.4M gpd
  2015 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal1.9M gpd
  2014 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4.2M gpd
  2013 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4M gpd
  2012 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal4M gpd
  2011 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal3.4M gpd
  2010 · matched by location (983 m, low confidence) · source

Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Iowa City), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The nearest public school, Van Buren Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, is 2.2 mi from this site (365 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.