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Data center project · Adair County, Iowa

Applied Digital Adair data center (proposed)

Proposed · A 200 MW, two-building Applied Digital proposal that led Adair County, which has no zoning, to draft setback rules in 2024.

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Status
Proposed · as of April 24, 2024
Location
1200 block of Fallow Avenue, Adair, next to a NextEra substation · Adair County
Power
200 MW
Floor area
600,000 sq ft
Developer and team
Applied Digital
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. March 18, 2026 The supervisors' agenda listed a data center ordinance and a possible data center moratorium for discussion. (Adair County Board of Supervisors, March 18, 2026)
  2. April 24, 2024 After a hearing, supervisors voted down a motion to take no action and amended the draft to setbacks for any commercial building over 50,000 square feet, including 1,200 feet from homes. (Western Iowa Today, April 24, 2024)
  3. April 2, 2024 Applied Digital told supervisors about a site near Adair with 40 to 70 jobs and construction possibly that summer or fall. (Western Iowa Today, April 5, 2024; DatacenterDynamics, April 12, 2024)

Conflicts and open questions

  • No record after April 2024 was found showing the project advanced or was dropped; status is the last record found.
  • The Creston News Advertiser's original reports could not be opened (links returned 404).

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