Google Council Bluffs

Google Council Bluffs is a hyperscale data center in Polk County, Iowa, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. Running since 2009, the site carries a reported power capacity of 480 MW, drawing electricity from Midamerican Energy Co within the MISO grid.

• Coal20.8%
• Wind20.7%
• Natural Gas19.9%
• Solar18.2%
• Nuclear14.6%
• Imports4.0%
• Other1.8%

Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 2:45 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
• Clinton City Council rejects data center moratorium - WQAD

  WQAD· Jun 10, 2026
• City Council turns down temporary halt on AI data centers in Clinton - KWQC

  KWQC· Jun 9, 2026
• Palo City Council delays vote on proposed data center ordinance - KWWL

  KWWL· Jun 8, 2026
• Palo City Council advances data center zoning ordinance despite pushback from residents - Iowa Public Radio

  Iowa Public Radio· Jun 2, 2026
• Palo city council advances Google data center ordinance - KCRG

  KCRG· Jun 1, 2026

These tax breaks are recorded to Alphabet Inc. (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 Large Data Center Project 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
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Data Center 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
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
• Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
  State of Texas · granted 2018 · term — yr · source

• Reported consumption2.7M gpd
  2023 · consumption · reported as “Google Council Bluffs” · source

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Des Moines), 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, Stowe Elementary School in Des Moines, is 0.4 mi from this site (313 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.

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.