Linn County, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa has 2.8 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 19 records, against 742.3 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 2.5 GW of planned generation across 12 projects, 5 of them past their listed in-service date.
Linn County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 4 of its 6 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Linn County's own plants cover 26.6% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 2.5 GW.
Data centers by status
19 records, 2.8 GW
The data center pipeline
19 records list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2030. The largest expected additions are 1.2 GW listed for 2027 and 724.5 MW for 2026.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 725 |
| 2027 | 6 | 1,160 |
| 2028 | 0 | 0 |
| 2029 | 5 | 507 |
| 2030 | 4 | 403 |
Who is building in Linn
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| QTS | 7 | 1,587 |
| 12 | 1,208 |
Power generation in the county
38 plants operate inside Linn County, 742.3 MW. The queue adds 2.5 GW across 12 projects, and 5 of them are past their listed in-service date.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Linn County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | Operating | 3 | 204.5 |
| Solar | Planned | 4 | 760 |
| Nuclear | Planned | 1 | 646 |
| Transmission | Planned | 4 | 615 |
| Battery Storage | Operating | 1 | 5 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 2 | 400 |
| Coal | Operating | 7 | 306.1 |
| Natural Gas | Operating | 2 | 187.3 |
| Natural Gas | Planned | 1 | 95 |
| Oil | Operating | 25 | 39.4 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 400 |
| 2025 | 4 | 455 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027 | 2 | 400 |
| 2028 | 4 | 615 |
| 2029 | 1 | 646 |
Linn County against its neighbors
None of the 4 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Johnson County has the most operating generation among them, 124.3 MW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County this page | 19 | 2,516 | 3.8x | ||
| Johnson County | 0 | 153 | 0x | ||
| Delaware County | 0 | 0 | 0x | ||
| Benton County | 0 | 0 | 0x | ||
| Cedar County | 0 | 9 | 0x |
Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.
5 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
1 project in Linn County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Linn County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Linn County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 69 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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