Edged data center (Ankeny)
Also called: Edged Des Moines LLC
Edged is building a 105,000 sq ft data center on 17.5 acres on Ankeny's southeast side. It starts at 13.2 MW and costs about $187 million. The company says its closed-loop cooling uses little to no water.
Where things stand: Approved March 2025; construction was planned from 2025 to the end of 2026.
🕒 Latest update (March 3, 2025): Ankeny City Council approved a development agreement for a 105,000 sq ft multi-tenant data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereNear SE 90th Street and SE Four Mile Road, just north of I-80, Ankeny, Polk County
- 🏢 CompanyEdged Des Moines LLC
- 🏛️ Owned byEdged
- 🌳 Size17.5 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs13.2 megawatts (about as much as 10,560 homes)
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop water and glycol system (company says little to no water)
- 💵 Cost$187 million
- 💸 Tax breaksFive-year tax increment financing package, up to $2 million.
- 👷 Jobs promised22
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What happened so far
- March 3, 2025Ankeny City Council approved a development agreement for a 105,000 sq ft multi-tenant data center.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company
Ankeny's council approved a development deal with Edged for a 105,000-square-foot data center on 17.5 acres. The city gives up to $2 million in tax-increment help over five years; Edged pays to extend water and sewer and promises 22 jobs.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Ankeny council approves data center development agreement · Business Record · March 2025
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