Nothing reported in Unincorporated Des Moines County yet
Who decides here: the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Supervisors passed Resolution 2026-034, a one-year pause on accepting or approving permits for data centers, including crypto mining, while the county writes rules. A county staffer said very large data centers are unlikely there, but smaller ones are possible.
May 19, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Des Moines County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Des Moines County: Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Eastern Iowa Light & Power Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Access Energy Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.