South Spencer Aureon hut
Spencer, IA
Source: Primary source
South Spencer Aureon hut is a mapped data center in IA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkAureon Network Services — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- How early did Utah’s governor know about the Box Elder data center plan?The Salt Lake Tribune· May 31, 2026
- Gov. Spencer Cox weighs into controversy over proposed data center in Box Elder CountyCache Valley Daily· May 30, 2026
- Data center opponents question whether Cox’s executive order has ‘any teeth’KSL TV 5· May 30, 2026
- Utah governor outlines data center policy frameworkE&E News by POLITICO· May 29, 2026
- Read Gov. Cox’s exec order for higher Utah data center development standardsKUER· May 29, 2026
- Cox signs new order for data center development after public outcryKSL.com· May 29, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No 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.
Water use
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.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Spencer High School in Spencer, is 2.0 mi from this site (712 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.