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Dallas County, IA: 543 MW of existing data centers. 1,000+ MW in the pipeline.

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At a glance · Calculated

Operating
543 MW
4 projects
Under construction
None
0 projects
Planned
1,000+ MW
2 projects
Proposed projects; not all will be built.

Source: Grounded Compute, Dallas County IA data centers, 1 Nov 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/iowa/dallas-county

Map · Dallas County

Warren CountyBoone CountyAdair CountyPolk CountyMadison CountyGreene CountyStory CountyDallas CountyGuthrie CountyPolkDallasGuthrieIA-DAL-0003 · Land & zoning · 1,000+ MWApple · 2995 Hickman Rd, Waukee · Operating · 100–500 MWMicrosoft · 11100 Booneville Road, West Des Moines · Operating · 100–500 MWIA-DAL-0005 · Land & zoning · 100–500 MWIA-DAL-0001 · Operating · under 100 MWIA-DAL-0006 · Operating · under 100 MWAppleMicrosoft

6 of 6 projects mapped · locations from our project list · as of 1 Nov 2026

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  • 2,000+ MW

Data center projects

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MW: Dallas and its neighbours

  • Polk1.9 GW
    14 projects
  • Dallas (this page)1.9 GW
    6 projects
  • Madison100–500 MW
    1 project

+ = at least.

Projects (6)

Developer · addressStageMW rangeDatesID
Apple · 2995 Hickman Rd, WaukeeOperating100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0002
Microsoft · 11100 Booneville Road, West Des MoinesOperating100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0006
Developer and address: in the paid fileLand & zoning1,000+ MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileLand & zoning100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IA-DAL-0005

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