1 data center project in Unincorporated Sioux County
Who decides here: the Sioux County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Sioux County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Supervisors approved a one-year pause on new data centers and big battery storage sites in the countryside. Cities keep their own zoning. The county may write rules like its wind and solar rules. A planned data center near Hull is on hold.
June 23, 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 Sioux 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 Sioux County: Midamerican Energy Co. (company) or Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or North West Rural Electric 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Who is the customer for this data center?
- Will the county's new ordinance allow it?