No project in Hiawatha City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Hiawatha City votes on zoning. The Linn County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayOppidan 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 10 miles awayGoogle 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…
Being builtabout 11 miles awayQTS 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…
Proposedabout 13 miles awayAurum Capital Ventures data center (Central City)
Central City, Linn County
🕒 Sept 17, 2026: Central City council members said they support the proposed data center while they work …
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hiawatha City. - Go to council 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 Hiawatha 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.