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Meta Davenport Data Center

This record consolidates 8 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

approved_or_permittedproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
8linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerMeta Platforms, Inc.
JurisdictionDavenport, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesMeta Davenport Data Center · Davenport campus · Vemerald LLC data center
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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

Meta Davenport Data Center: source record

approved

DCD: 328 acres, 715,000 sq ft in two buildings, minimum $800M capital investment, $420M approved valuation, 35 jobs. Investment conflict: DCD cites a minimum $800M capex and a $420M approved valuation; innovationia cites $800M investment with a $161M exemption. Street location (Hillandale Rd & Enterprise Way) came from a secondary listing site and is recorded only as a bounded-site description.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Meta Davenport Data Center: ownership and profile

approved

Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc. | Permit applicant: Vemerald LLC | County: Scott | Research region: Eastern Iowa / Quad Cities

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

POWER AND GRID

Meta Davenport Data Center: power and grid

WATER AND COOLING

Meta Davenport Data Center: water and cooling

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Meta Davenport Data Center: permits and jurisdiction

approved

Key data: Jurisdictions: Davenport | Scott County | IA | Tax incentives: $161M local property tax exemption (60% over 20 years) through Iowa's High Quality Jobs program, approved by IEDA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Meta Davenport Data Center: timeline

approved

IEDA board approved local property tax exemption; Davenport had already approved incentives

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-05

Open source 1

approved

Groundbreaking planned

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-Q1

Open source 1

approved

Construction completion scheduled

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2027-Q4

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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