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Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center)

This record consolidates 17 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

under_constructionproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
17linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerGoogle LLC
JurisdictionCedar Rapids, IA
Address6200 76th Ave SW, Units 100/200/300
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesGoogle Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center) · Big Cedar Industrial Center · Google Big Cedar · Vulpine Power site · QTS CDR1 · QTS Cedar Rapids
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure4 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): source record

under construction

Site is inside the Alliant Energy-controlled Big Cedar Industrial Center (Gazette: 890-acre certified mega site within 1,391 Alliant-controlled acres). Alliant confirms it is the electric utility. Secondary trackers list 600 MW (dcmap.us) and 82 MW (servercountry) - conflicting aggregator figures, none entered. Google's parent entity for the Alliant individual customer rate is reported as 'Vulpine Power' by secondary sources (isadatacentercoming.com, willmybillgoup.com); IUC docket TF-2025-0007 cited by servercountry.org - treated as DISCOVERY_LEAD, not entered as owner.

Key data: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light Company)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): ownership and profile

under construction

Developer: Google LLC | Permit applicant: QTS Cedar Rapids LLC | County: Linn | Research region: Eastern Iowa / Cedar Rapids

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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POWER AND GRID

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): power and grid

under construction

Key data: Utility: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light Company) | Transmission: ITC Midwest involved in transmission for the site (Gazette)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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WATER AND COOLING

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): water and cooling

under construction

Key data: Cooling: Closed-loop / waterless cooling; QTS states more than 48 million gallons saved annually per data center | Wastewater: Gazette reports a gray wastewater credit of $1.30 per cubic foot with 2.5% annual escalation

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): permits and jurisdiction

under construction

Key data: Jurisdictions: Cedar Rapids | Linn County | IA | Tax incentives: $56M in local property tax exemptions over 20 years (70% exemption) approved by IEDA under the High Quality Jobs program | Gray wastewater credit of $1.30 per cubic foot escalating 2.5%/yr (Gazette) | $18M over 20 years Community Betterment Fund commitment (Alliant/QTS announcement) | Minimum $750M investment and minimum 30 FTE (15 per phase) under the city development agreement

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): civic and community

under construction

1,200 construction workers and about 100 operational jobs cited by the Des Moines Register

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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under construction

31 full-time jobs at $31.44/hour by end of the performance period (IEDA award)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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under construction

QTS cites more than 2,000 jobs and a $5M skilled trades program

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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under construction

Works with Iowa DNR and Linn County Public Health (QTS)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06

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TIMELINE

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center): timeline

under construction

IEDA board approved $56M in local property tax exemptions for Google's $576M Cedar Rapids project

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-03-22

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under construction

Google publicly confirmed the Cedar Rapids campus as part of a $7B Iowa investment

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-05-30

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under construction

Alliant Energy announced Google as the Big Cedar Industrial Center customer

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-06-04

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under construction

First building expected to be complete; four more buildings planned

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026

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under construction

QTS campus plans surface for Big Cedar Industrial Center; up to seven buildings, up to $10B

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-09

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under construction

Cedar Rapids City Council approved the development agreement

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-01-28

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under construction

Alliant Energy and QTS publicly confirmed the project

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-02-13

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under construction

Three buildings topped out

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-10

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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