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Cedar Rapids Data Center

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United StatesPreconstruction
Evidence
Planned / design
600 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Google is building a new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as part of a $7 billion statewide investment program. City records place the project in Big Cedar Industrial Center and cite a minimum $576 million capital commitment, estimated investment above $3.5 billion and at least 31 high-quality jobs; 600 MW remains an external capacity estimate.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

600 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

ConstructionUnder construction

Google is building a new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as part of a $7 billion statewide investment program. City records place the project in Big Cedar Industrial Center and cite a minimum $576 million capital commitment, estimated investment above $3.5 billion and at least 31 high-quality jobs; 600 MW remains an external capacity estimate.

Milestones (2)
City authorized development-agreement terms

Feb 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
Google announced new Cedar Rapids development

May 30, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Participants

Google

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Statewide investment

Reported rounded

$7,000,000,000

Source

Estimated project investment

Reported rounded

$3,500,000,000

Source

Minimum project investment

Actual

$576,000,000

Source

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Cedar Rapids Data Center | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | US

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Preconstruction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

600 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.

Source

Minimum jobs

Actual

31 jobs

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Electric grid

Under construction

600 MW

External planned-capacity estimate; Google has not published operating load.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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