# COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site > Proposed: a 1000 MW data center in Madison County, Iowa, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/copt-defense-van-meter-data-center-shell-site-ia-dc_1e8cf4a162f2 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/copt-defense-van-meter-data-center-shell-site-ia-dc_1e8cf4a162f2.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records COPT Defense Properties has proposed a 1000 MW data center in Madison County, Iowa (proposed). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** COPT Defense Properties (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **Site area:** 365 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $32.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2024-09 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **City:** Van Meter (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **County:** Madison (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **State:** Iowa (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 8, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Facility type:** Enterprise (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site | Proposed | 1000 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 8, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site? COPT Defense Properties is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on COPT Defense Van Meter Data Center Shell Site get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as announced](https://investors.copt.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/516/copt-defense-acquires-land-for-data-center-shell). Reported for 2024-09. ## Related records - [COPT Defense Properties - Van Meter Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/copt-defense-properties-van-meter-campus-ia-dc_4e0e6b017765): Same operator - [Applied Digital Adair County Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-adair-county-data-center-ia-dc_f3bc26bcdb69): Same state - [Cascade Industrial Park Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cascade-industrial-park-data-center-ia-dc_3569b947f7d9): Same state - [Cologix DSM3 Altoona](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cologix-dsm3-altoona-ia-dc_d800c2c6fdee): Same state - [Edged Ankeny (Des Moines) Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/edged-ankeny-des-moines-data-center-ia-dc_bdcf98f12662): Same state - [Edged Council Bluffs Data Center Campus (Project Lola)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/edged-council-bluffs-data-center-campus-project-lola-ia-dc_75929fdf412f): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://investors.copt.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/516/copt-defense-acquires-land-for-data-center-shell) · as of Aug 8, 2026 · record copt-defense-properties-van-meter-ia - [COPT Defense Properties (investor relations) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://investors.copt.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/516/copt-defense-acquires-land-for-data-center-shell) · as of Aug 8, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/copt-des-moines) · as of Aug 8, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/copt-defense-van-meter-data-center-shell-site-ia) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 33590748472050 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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