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Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center

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

operationalproject status
SOURCE_BACKEDbest evidence tier
6linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerSouthwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative
JurisdictionCreston city, IA
AddressNot published
Location precisionlocality centroid
Coordinates41.060314, -94.364727
CapacityNot established
AliasesSouthwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: source record

operational

Creston News Advertiser reported that Southwest Iowa REC owns the only existing data center in Union County and that it is smaller than the thresholds the county was contemplating. No address, size or load published.

Key data: Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: ownership and profile

operational

Owner: Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative | County: Union | Research region: Southwest Iowa

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

POWER AND GRID

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: power and grid

operational

Key data: Utility: Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

WATER AND COOLING

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: water and cooling

operational

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: permits and jurisdiction

operational

Key data: Jurisdictions: Union County | IA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

Open source 1

TIMELINE

Southwest Iowa REC Union County Data Center: timeline

operational

Union County adopted Ordinance #21 FYR 25/26, a data center moratorium, following review prompted by the co-op's data center

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03-25

Open source 1

Sources

Evidence and provenance

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