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Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed)

This record consolidates 7 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

proposed_or_reviewproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
7linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerKaris Critical
JurisdictionHundreds of acres near the Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque County, IA, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesKaris Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed)
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure0 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): source record

announced

DCD reports Karis assembled land near the Dubuque Regional Airport and describes a company portfolio of more than 1,500 acres and roughly 3 GW nationally - a company-wide figure, not this site's capacity, so MW fields are null. The county's 12-month moratorium applies to unincorporated areas including this site.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): ownership and profile

announced

Developer: Karis Critical | County: Dubuque | Research region: Eastern Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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POWER AND GRID

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): power and grid

WATER AND COOLING

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): water and cooling

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): permits and jurisdiction

announced

Key data: Jurisdictions: Dubuque County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed): timeline

announced

Karis named as the firm behind the proposed Dubuque County project

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026

Open source 1

announced

Dubuque County adopted a 12-month data center moratorium for unincorporated areas

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-05-26

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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Karis Critical Dubuque County Data Center Campus (proposed) Data Center Project | Hundreds of acres near the Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque County, IA | Compute Equity Atlas