Google data center, Pottawattamie County, IA

A mapped data center in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the site is operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. The facility covers 294,718 square feet and draws power from Midamerican Energy Co, drawing on a grid managed by the MISO balancing authority.

• 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
• Iowa data center owner calls Google’s water use claims ‘BS’ - Iowa Starting Line

  Iowa Starting Line· Jun 4, 2026
• Google funds Iowa water projects amid data center criticisms - The Des Moines Register

  The Des Moines Register· Jun 3, 2026
• Palo city council advances Google data center ordinance - KCRG

  KCRG· Jun 1, 2026
• Palo council to hold public hearing on Google data center ordinance - KCRG

  KCRG· May 29, 2026
• News | Google plans $15 billion data center investment in Missouri - CoStar

  CoStar· May 21, 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

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Omaha), 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, Titan Hill Intermediate School in Council Bluffs, is 3.3 mi from this site (863 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.