Google data center, Pottawattamie County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google data center in Pottawattamie County, IA is a mapped facility, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 284 MW of reported power capacity and a 2,304,743 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkThis mapped data center in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, is operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. The site spans 2,304,743 square feet with a reported power capacity of 284 MW. It draws electricity from Midamerican Energy Co and sits within the MISO grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle data center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- 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.
In the news
source: GDELT- Palo town hall on proposed Google data center draws pointed questions - Corridor Business JournalCorridor Business Journal· Mar 26, 2026
- Iowa data center owner calls Google’s water use claims ‘BS’ - Iowa Starting LineIowa Starting Line· Jun 4, 2026
- Google funds Iowa water projects amid data center criticisms - The Des Moines RegisterThe Des Moines Register· Jun 3, 2026
- Palo city council advances Google data center ordinance - KCRGKCRG· Jun 1, 2026
- Palo council to hold public hearing on Google data center ordinance - KCRGKCRG· May 29, 2026
- News | Google plans $15 billion data center investment in Missouri - CoStarCoStar· May 21, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These 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$0State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2018 · term — yr · source
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 284 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in MISO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Omaha), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Longfellow Elementary School in Council Bluffs, is 1.4 mi from this site (481 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).
Hearings timeline
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.