# Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus

> Under construction: a 82 MW data center in Linn County, Iowa, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (3 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Google is building a 82 MW data center in Linn County, Iowa (under construction). 3 sources report 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), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Google (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Tenants:** Google LLC (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 82 MW (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported building area:** 1 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Site area:** 1,391 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $576.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 31 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2025-05 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 6, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2024 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 6, 2026)
- **Expected completion:** 2026 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **City:** Cedar Rapids (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue, as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Linn (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue, as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Iowa (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue, as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Alliant Energy (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Evaporative (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 6, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Cedar Rapids 20-year, 70% property-tax abatement (IEDA-approved) — ~$56M total over the term; contingent on a 31-job employment threshold (Cedar Rapids, IA); Iowa data-center sales/use-tax exemption (Iowa Code §423.3(92)–(95)) — 10-year electricity exemption under H.F. 976 for cities >30,000 pop.; site's $576M investment exceeds the $200M threshold (Iowa); Cedar Rapids development-agreement 75% franchise-fee rebate on electrical service, per data center, for 20 years (Cedar Rapids, IA) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Government records on file:** 1 (Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue, as of Aug 6, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus | Under construction | Not reported |
| Server Country | Google - Cedar Rapids Campus | Under construction | 82 MW |
| Server Country | Google - Palo Data Center Project (Near Duane Arnold) | Proposed | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 6, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as under construction. The sources disagree: Server Country reports proposed.

### Who is building Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus?

Google is the operator; the tenants reported are Google LLC. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### When is Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus expected to finish?

Server Country reports expected completion in 2026. That is a reported target, not a schedule.

### Which carriers serve Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

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## Latest updates

- [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2026.
- [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-pledges-7bn-to-expand-iowa-data-center-footprint/). Reported for 2025-05.
- [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-pledges-7bn-to-expand-iowa-data-center-footprint/). Reported for 2024-03.
- [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2024.
- [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-pledges-7bn-to-expand-iowa-data-center-footprint/). Reported for 2024.

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## 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) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0) · Public Evidence Project, U.S. Data Center Public Records Dataset, https://publicevidence.org/data/national-data-center-public-records (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://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-pledges-7bn-to-expand-iowa-data-center-footprint/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 · record google-cedar-rapids-ia
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-pledges-7bn-to-expand-iowa-data-center-footprint/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Alliant Energy (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.alliantenergy.com/news/news-center/2025/06/060425-googlebigcedarannouncement) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Google (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://blog.google/feed/new-7-billion-investment-iowa/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.thegazette.com/business/google-announces-7b-investment-in-iowa-to-expand-cloud-ai-infrastructure/article_41e8da2d-0034-5691-81a4-83ae2081f1aa.html) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [The Daily Iowan (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://dailyiowan.com/2025/12/09/cedar-rapids-data-centers-ignite-concern-from-energy-advocates-excitement-from-officials/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Iowa Department of Revenue (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/sales-use-excise-tax/data-centers) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0181
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0183
- [Public Evidence Project: Filing from Iowa Department of Revenue](https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/sales-use-excise-tax/data-centers) · as of Aug 6, 2026 · record source-google-cedar-rapids-ia
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/google-cedar-rapids-data-center-campus-ia) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 224809558720712

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-cedar-rapids-data-center-campus-ia-dc_cc768de3c0c8, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.