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Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Pottawattamie County, Iowa has 984.1 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 12 records, against 1.8 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 200 MW of planned generation across 1 project, 1 of them past its listed in-service date.

Data as of Grid region: Midcontinent ISO (MISO)Refreshed monthly
984.1MW
data centers, planned to operating
12
data center records, not cancelled
13%
of Iowa's data center MW
1.8GW
operating generation, 3 projects
200MW
planned generation, 1 project
3
data center developers active here
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Pottawattamie County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 1 of its 5 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Shelby Montgomery Pottawattamie 984.1 MW Mills Harrison Cass no data centers
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
54%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 984.1 MW of data centers against 1.8 GW of plants, with 200 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating984.1 MW
Operating generation1.8 GW
Planned generation200 MW

Data centers by status

12 records, 984.1 MW

Operating797.1 MW9 records, 81%
Under construction187 MW2 records, 19%
Planned0 MW1 record, 0%
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The data center pipeline

11 records list a year online or expected, from 2009 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 187 MW listed for 2028. 1 record list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
050100150200 Snapshot year 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 170 2021 2023 165 2025 2027 187
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YearRecordsMW
2009188
201000
201100
201200
20131149
201400
20151154
201600
201700
201800
201900
20203170
202100
202200
202300
2024172
20252165
202600
202700
20282187
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 11 records with a year; 1 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Pottawattamie

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 3 of 3.

Google 971 MW 10 sites
CyrusOne 13.1 MW 1 site
Edged 0 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
Google10971
CyrusOne113
Edged10
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Power generation in the county

3 plants operate inside Pottawattamie County, 1.8 GW of coal and wind. The queue adds 200 MW across 1 project, and one of them is past its listed in-service date.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Pottawattamie County

OperatingPlanned
CoalOperating 1.6 GW 2 projects
WindOperating 165.2 MW 1 project
WindPlanned 200 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
CoalOperating21,648.3
WindOperating1165.2
WindPlanned1200
Operating: 1.8 GW. Planned: 200 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 2 GW against 984.1 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150200 200 2025
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20251200
1 project, 200 MW, was due before 2026

Pottawattamie County against its neighbors

None of the 1 neighboring county with a page lists a data center record. Cass County has the most operating generation among them, 502.2 MW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Pottawattamie County this page 12
984
1,814
200 0.54x
Cass County 0
0
502
42 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.

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Every record in Pottawattamie County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 16 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Pottawattamie County, IAStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 16 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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