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No project in Unincorporated Marshall County, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Marshall County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 4 miles away

Swarm Systems data center (Edgewood Industrial Park, Marshalltown)

Marshalltown, Marshall County

21 acres

🕒 Aug 2026: Swarm Systems answered questions from the City Council and public; best case is groundbr…

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

The county zoning commission unanimously recommended a six-month pause on applications for large data centers, AI computing sites and crypto mining, and supervisors planned to vote on it as a resolution on September 23, 2026. It would run until March 23, 2027 and could be extended 60 days. The commission plans to draft a data center ordinance by early 2027.

Sept 23, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Marshall County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated Marshall County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Marshall County: Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Consumers Energy (co-op (owned by its members)) or Grundy County Rural Electric Co-op (not available).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.