Data Centers in Council Bluffs, Iowa
We are tracking 2 data centers in and around Council Bluffs — facilities drawing power and water and locking in tax deals.
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No new reports near Council Bluffs in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Sep 11, 14:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
What’s coming to Council Bluffs
These aren’t ordinary warehouses. Hyperscale data centers draw megawatts of power and millions of gallons of water, and lock in decades of tax abatements — deals whose effects reach far beyond Council Bluffs — here’s where the power and water go. Counts cover facilities tracked closest to Council Bluffs (within ~15 km), so nearby towns share the same grid and watershed. Know of one that’s missing? Help us map it.
The latest around Council Bluffs
- Google Council Bluffs data centers used more water in 2023
- Google will spend another $1B on Council Bluffs data center , $1 . 3M for river restoration
- Google to invest $1 billion in Council Bluffs data center
- Google to invest another $1bn in Council Bluffs data center, Iowa
What you can do in Council Bluffs
Ask who approved these projects, how much power and water they draw, and what they pay in taxes. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Data centers near Council Bluffs
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