Lightedge Solutions, through an entity called Boone Edge, has filed a site plan for a colocation data center on 10 acres in the Boone Business Park, and the Boone Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council approve it; the council was set to consider the site plan and a related memorandum of understanding on October 19, 2026. Lightedge says the facility would use a closed loop, air and water cooled system with no daily cooling water draw, would phase up to about 46 megawatts of capacity, and is not seeking any city tax incentives. Boone residents gave nearly 30 minutes of divided public comment on the proposal at an October 5, 2026 council meeting, after Lightedge's earlier pitch near the Ames airport stalled when Ames delayed a decision until May 2027.
Data centers in Boone County
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In Boone County
Lightedge Boone Business Park Colocation Facility Lightedge Solutions
Within 25 miles of Boone County
Microsoft Woodward Data Center Campus Microsoft
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