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LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed)

This record consolidates 6 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

proposed_or_reviewproject status
SOURCE_BACKEDbest evidence tier
6linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerLightEdge Solutions
JurisdictionBoone, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesLightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed) · Boone Business Park
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): source record

announced

Ames Tribune/Yahoo report: 10 acres in the Boone Business Park south of Highway 30, Alliant Energy service, closed-loop water cooling, no tax incentives expected. Boone County adopted an up-to-one-year moratorium for unincorporated areas; the project is inside city limits.

Key data: Alliant Energy

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): ownership and profile

announced

Developer: LightEdge Solutions | County: Boone | Research region: Central Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

POWER AND GRID

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): power and grid

announced

Key data: Utility: Alliant Energy

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

WATER AND COOLING

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): water and cooling

announced

Key data: Cooling: Closed-loop water cooling

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): permits and jurisdiction

announced

Key data: Jurisdictions: Boone | Boone County | IA | Tax incentives: No tax incentives expected per the reported letter of intent

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

TIMELINE

LightEdge Boone Data Center (proposed): timeline

announced

LightEdge letter of intent with Boone County Economic Growth Corporation announced

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-10

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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