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Data center project · Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Google Council Bluffs data centers

Operating · Google's oldest Iowa campus keeps growing: a $1 billion expansion in 2024 and part of a $7 billion statewide pledge in 2025.

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Status
Operating · as of June 2, 2025
Location
Council Bluffs · Pottawattamie County
Status note
Operating since 2007, with further expansion announced in 2024 and 2025.
Power
Not reported
No figure published.
Investment
Google says it has invested more than $20 billion in Iowa since 2007; a $1 billion expansion was announced in 2024
Developer and team
Google
End user
Google
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. June 2, 2025 Google pledged $7 billion more in Iowa over two years, including a Council Bluffs expansion. (DatacenterDynamics, June 2, 2025; Google (company page), Oct. 20, 2026)
  2. July 2, 2024 Google announced another $1 billion to expand the Council Bluffs campus, with construction cranes on site. (Omaha World-Herald, July 2, 2024)

Conflicts and open questions

  • AP reported in 2023 that Google's Council Bluffs data centers drew more potable water than any of its other sites.

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