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Data centers & battery storage in Iowa

8 tracked projects · 1,709 MW · 3 data centers, 5 battery (BESS) sites

8
projects
1,709
MW capacity
3 / 5
data centers / BESS
6
operating

Below is every data center and battery energy storage (BESS) project we track in Iowa, ranked by capacity. Battery projects are sourced from the federal EIA-860M inventory; data centers are hand-curated with a public source on each entry. See the methodology for details.

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All Iowa projects

ProjectOperatorTypeLocationCapacityStatusYearSource
Google Council BluffsGoogleData centerCouncil Bluffs600 MWOperating2009source ↗
Microsoft West Des MoinesMicrosoftData centerWest Des Moines600 MWOperating2014source ↗
Apple WaukeeAppleData centerWaukee400 MWPlanned2027source ↗
Wever Solar (150MW)Interstate Power and Light CoBESSLee99 MWUnder construction2026source ↗
Deer Run BatteryInterstate Power and Light CoBESSLinn5 MWOperating2023source ↗
Decorah BatteryInterstate Power and Light CoBESSWinneshiek2 MWOperating2021source ↗
Hampton Substation Energy StorageCorn Belt Power CoopBESSFranklin2 MWOperating2022source ↗
Knoxville Battery Energy StorageMidAmerican Energy CoBESSMarion1 MWOperating2018source ↗