Lightedge Des Moines 1

data center

• 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.

• Data center developers target farmland

  altoonamirror.com· May 24, 2026
• Neighbors uneasy about South Annville data center proposal

  altoonamirror.com· May 1, 2026
• Data center takeovers of farms stirring anger

  altoonamirror.com· Apr 17, 2026
• People Hate Data Centers, so the Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Them

  Mother Jones· Jan 28, 2026
• Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers

  The New York Times· Jan 27, 2026
• House panel to consider data center bills

  altoonamirror.com· Jan 23, 2026

No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.

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 (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, Altoona Elementary in Altoona, is 1.6 mi from this site (419 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.