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Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park)

This record consolidates 9 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

approved_or_permittedproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
9linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerMicrosoft Corporation
JurisdictionVan Meter, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesMicrosoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park) · Vision Park · Microsoft Van Meter campus · Vision Park certified site
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure1 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): source record

approved

DCD reports 377 acres south of 360th Street in Dallas County; Business Record details the three land purchases totaling ~$40M. Van Meter council record confirms Resolution 2026-25 development agreement (March 23, 2026). Secondary trackers assign 415-1,000 MW to a 'Van Meter' project (dcmap.us 415 MW; suedatacenters/COPT listing 1 GW) - no verified load figure, so MW fields left null.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): ownership and profile

approved

Developer: Microsoft Corporation | Owner: Microsoft Corporation | County: Dallas | Research region: Des Moines metro / Central Iowa | Parcel IDs: 188 acres purchased from Gebhardt ($21.49M) | 115 acres from Land Concepts ($10.9M) | 74 acres from JD Ventures II ($7.5M)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03

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POWER AND GRID

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): power and grid

approved

Key data: Substations: Existing substation adjacent to the Vision Park site (Business Record) | Transmission: Transmission lines run through the Vision Park site (Business Record)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03

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WATER AND COOLING

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): water and cooling

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): permits and jurisdiction

approved

Key data: Jurisdictions: Van Meter | Dallas County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03

Open source 1

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): civic and community

approved

City of Van Meter plans to extend water and sewer service to the site (Business Record)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Microsoft Van Meter Data Center Campus (Vision Park): timeline

approved

Vision Park certified as an IEDA certified site

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2014

Open source 1

approved

Microsoft purchased 377 acres in Van Meter for about $40M across three transactions

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026

Open source 1

approved

Van Meter City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-25 approving a development agreement with Microsoft Corporation, 5-0

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03-23

Open source 1

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