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QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed)

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

proposed_or_reviewproject status
SOURCE_BACKEDbest evidence tier
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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerQTS Data Centers
JurisdictionClinton, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionlocality centroid
Coordinates41.842365, -90.242816
CapacityNot established
AliasesQTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed) · Clinton site · QTS Clinton
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): source record

announced

IPR: QTS eyeing Clinton with a $10B project but no formal proposal submitted; the city was drafting its first data center ordinance. Site description (about 1,100 acres between Clinton Municipal Airport, Valley Oaks Golf Course and Brandon Hills; north of US-30 and west of Mill Creek Parkway) comes from secondary reporting summaries (WVIK live updates, aigridwatch) - not entered as a verified site boundary.

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-08

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): ownership and profile

announced

Developer: QTS Data Centers | County: Clinton | Research region: Eastern Iowa / Mississippi River corridor

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-08

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POWER AND GRID

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): power and grid

WATER AND COOLING

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): water and cooling

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): permits and jurisdiction

announced

Key data: Jurisdictions: Clinton | Clinton County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-08

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TIMELINE

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): timeline

announced

About 100 residents attended a Clinton planning commission meeting; the draft data center ordinance was tabled

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-07-15

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announced

City council held public input sessions on the draft data center ordinance

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-08

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STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus (proposed): status and development

announced

Iowa Public Radio reported QTS is eyeing a roughly $10 billion hyperscale campus in Clinton but had not filed a formal proposal, with about 100 residents attending a July 15, 2026 planning commission meeting where the draft ordinance was tabled.

Key data: $10B interest; no formal proposal; ordinance tabled

Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: fetched_and_read · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026-07-16

Limitation: No site plan, acreage or capacity officially filed.

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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