2 data center projects in Council Bluffs City
Who decides here: the City Council of Council Bluffs City votes on zoning. The Pottawattamie County may review big projects too.
In Council Bluffs City
Edged data center campus (Council Bluffs)
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
🕒 Sept 2026: Edged said both buildings were topped out.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtGoogle Council Bluffs data center expansion
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
for Google
🕒 May 30, 2025: Google announced $7 billion for Iowa, including expanding its Council Bluffs campus.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Council Bluffs's council unanimously voted down the mayor's request for a one-year pause on new data centers. The mayor wanted time to update city data center rules from 2007, and said water and sewer systems are near capacity. Projects already underway would not have been affected.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Council Bluffs 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
Midamerican Energy Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water and power will the campus use?
- When will it open?
- How many new buildings are planned in Council Bluffs, and where?
- How much water will the expansion use?