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Recent Iowa data center news

• Jul 25, 2026

  NextEra beats profit estimates as data centre power demand lifts utility growth

  NextEra Energy has reported stronger second-quarter profit and said it is advancing multiple power projects tied to data center electricity demand.

  • Data center demand boosted NextEra’s utility and renewable energy businesses, with FPL seeing about 21 GW of hyperscaler opportunities, including nearly 12 GW under advanced negotiations, and the company expects to sign at least one agreement under its large-load tariff by year-end.
  • NextEra said it plans to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa to supply power to Google data centers, has acquired the remaining 30% stake for full ownership, and is moving ahead on a $66.8 billion agreement to buy Dominion Energy; its renewable unit also added 3.6 GW of storage projects and raised backlog to about 35.1 GW.
• Jul 23, 2026

  White House Expands Data Center Ratepayer Pledge as Congress Moves to Codify Protections

  The White House expanded its voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge to 187 utilities, electric cooperatives, and data-center developers, while Congress advanced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act from committee 52-0.

  • The White House said the pledge now covers 187 organizations plus 23 governors, and the coalition “protects” 263 million Americans; signatories commit to fund generation and grid upgrades for their data-center loads without shifting costs to other ratepayers.
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 9340 on July 21; the bill would require state regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider a large-load standard for sites with at least 100 MW peak demand and recover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades. New York’s Executive Order 62 separately put permits for 50 MW+ data centers on hold pending an environmental review.
• Jul 14, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - July 14, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) has published a climate and energy newsletter highlighting recent articles, congressional actions, and upcoming briefings.

  • Main announcement/action: EESI promotes an online briefing with the Natural Resources Defense Council on Thursday, July 16 at noon about tracking and reducing nitrogen fertilizer use, associated emissions, and lowering costs for farmers.
  • Background and other details: The newsletter also references a House vote on the SECURE Grid Act (H.R. 7257), a future briefing on severe drought on July 24, and archived materials on extreme heat, grid resilience, and data centers.
  • The issue is presented as a newsletter / event roundup rather than a standalone policy announcement by a company, and it includes EESI contact information at the end.
• Jul 13, 2026

  Tract looks to develop 900MW data center park outside Richmond, Virginia

  Tract has announced a pre-application filing to develop the Tuckahoe Technology Park, an 872-acre master-planned data center campus in Goochland County, Virginia.

  • Filed a pre-application for a conditional use permit (CUP) through VALCO Goochland, LLC for land in the county’s technology overlay district (TOD West).
  • The proposed campus would include 12 buildings, reach 900MW at full build-out, and require more than $3 billion in investment; a community meeting is scheduled for July 23.
  • Tract says it aims to make sites zoned, powered, and shovel-ready for other developers, and county officials said negotiations have been ongoing since late 2023.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Edged eyes 725MW data center campus in Pennsylvania

  Edged has announced updated plans for Project Atlas, a data center campus in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, scaling back from six buildings to three. - The revised proposal covers three buildings totaling about 1.5 million sq ft and 725MW, down from the original plan for six data centers and more than 5.1 million sq ft.

  • Edged says it will fund all power and infrastructure upgrades for the campus and plans to dedicate 160 acres to the Jordan Creek Greenway; the site spans about 410 acres at 2493 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard.
  • The article says up to $9 billion was originally set to be invested according to city documents, and notes the township planning commission is expected to discuss the project this week.
• Jul 7, 2026

  Data center campus eyed for 46-acre site in Maquoketa, Iowa

  An unnamed developer is reportedly proposing a new data center project on 46 acres south of Maquoketa, Iowa. The report describes a local meeting and planning discussion rather than a confirmed company announcement.

  • The proposed facility is described as small to mid-sized and would be built on 46 acres off Highway 61 in Maquoketa’s industrial park; an end-user has not yet been secured and the site would not be used for cryptocurrency.
  • The land is already zoned Heavy Industrial (I-3), could be sold for $25,000 per acre (about $1.15 million total), and the unnamed developer would cover infrastructure upgrade costs with no incentives sought.
• Jun 30, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - June 30, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) recaps Expo2026 panels and highlights recent policy developments.

  • Main announcement: EESI summarizes the 29th annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum (Expo2026), providing links to full recorded panels on topics including permitting reform, energy affordability, data centers, and building and grid resilience; the newsletter links to EESI’s YouTube recordings and lists speakers and organizations for each session.
  • Policy and event updates: The newsletter reports the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft Farm Bill (PDF link provided) and notes the House passed H.R.7567 in April; it also records recent congressional actions including passage of S.629 (Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act) through the House, passage of S.4822 (Saving the Ocean Observatories Initiative Act of 2026) in the Senate, reintroduction of S.4867 (Small Farm Conservation Act), and introduction of S.4870 to reauthorize Earth MRI; it lists upcoming EESI briefings on July 16, 2026 (Nitrogen pollution research roadmap) and July 24, 2026 (drought impacts).
• Jun 29, 2026

  900-acre data center could be built in Salix, Iowa

  MidAmerican sent a letter to the Salix City Council on June 8 stating it is evaluating a 900-acre parcel for possible development as a data center and that its affiliate has acquired options on the property.

  • Main announcement: MidAmerican (MidAmerican Energy) said the site bounded by Old Highway 75, 260th Street, and Charles Avenue is “being evaluated for possible development as a data center site”; its affiliate Midwest Capital Group, Inc. has acquired options on the property to transfer to a future customer. No end-user customer has been chosen; any customer would be required to pay the full cost of the infrastructure needed to serve its load (including generation, transmission, and substation investment) and would pay approved electric rates for a customer of this size.
  • Background and procedural details: The 900-acre parcel was annexed by the Salix City Council in April; Salix officials said no rezoning application had been submitted as of June 10. Local opposition includes a Change.org petition with more than 540 signatures, and Woodbury County passed a data center moratorium on June 23 (which blocks approvals on unincorporated county land but does not directly block the annexed city land).
• Jun 26, 2026

  Karis named as firm behind proposed data center project in Dubuque County, Iowa

  Real estate firm Karis is reportedly behind a proposed data center project in Dubuque County, Iowa.

  • Project disclosure and status: Karis was identified via public records obtained by local news as the interested buyer seeking to purchase hundreds of acres near Dubuque Regional Airport for a proposed data center; the proposal appears to be in early stages and is subject to a 12-month Dubuque County moratorium on data centers.
  • Background and related details: Karis operates a data center platform, Karis Critical, which it says has assembled more than 1,500 acres and 3GW of potential capacity; the company recently had a Naperville, Illinois proposal denied by the Naperville City Council and is targeting additional sites in DeKalb, IL; New Albany, OH; Aiken, SC; and Birmingham, AL.
    • Town hall: nearly 300 people attended a local town hall on June 24, 2026, raising concerns on water quality, property value, utility infrastructure, and future economic development (source: KCRG).
• Jun 17, 2026

  Missouri Emerges as the Next Hyperscale Frontier Amid Growing Power Demands

  Amazon has announced plans to invest $10 billion in a new data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, following Google’s prior $15 billion Montgomery County announcement, bringing recent hyperscale commitments in the county to $25 billion.

  • Main announcement and project details: Amazon announced a $10 billion data center campus (Project Green) near New Florence on a roughly 1,000-acre site; the company said the project will create more than 400 full-time jobs and thousands of construction positions, pay 100% of utility infrastructure extension costs, not receive discounted electric rates, and design cooling to use water-based systems <7% of the year; construction activities reportedly began in April.
  • Background and implementation context: This follows Google’s $15 billion Montgomery County data center announcement (combined $25 billion); analysts cited power and economics as drivers as hyperscalers seek new markets; Missouri Governor Kehoe issued Executive Order 26-02 (Jan 2026) directing the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to review energy regulations and infrastructure planning with a report due Nov 30, 2026.