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No project in Ely City, but 4 nearby

Who decides here: the City Council of Ely City votes on zoning. The Linn County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Being builtabout 7 miles away

QTS data center campus at Big Cedar Industrial Center (Cedar Rapids)

Cedar Rapids, Linn County

612 acres

🕒 Dec 2, 2025: City Council unanimously approved changes to the deal: up to seven phases, each at least…

Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles away

Oppidan data center at 1515 33rd Ave. SW (Cedar Rapids)

Cedar Rapids, Linn County

🕒 July 8, 2026: City confirmed a third data center is planned on the southwest side.

Being builtabout 8 miles away

Google data center at Big Cedar Industrial Center (Cedar Rapids)

Cedar Rapids, Linn County

for Google

🕒 May 30, 2025: Google announced $7 billion for Iowa over two years, including a new data center in Ceda…

Proposedabout 13 miles away

Google data center campus near Duane Arnold nuclear plant (Palo area)

Unincorporated Linn County, Linn County

545 acres · for Google

🕒 Aug 10, 2026: Linn County supervisors declined to allow large data centers next to nuclear plants duri…

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

What you can do

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Ely City: Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Midamerican Energy Co. (company) or Linn County Rec (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.