Linn County, IA

Google Cedar Rapids Data Center (Big Cedar)

Google. Under construction.

Google is building a data center campus on 414 acres at the Big Cedar Industrial Center in Cedar Rapids, part of a 576 million dollar initial project inside the company's broader 7 billion dollar Iowa investment. Construction was underway by mid 2025, with the first building targeted to open in 2026. This is one of three data center projects now moving forward in the same industrial park, alongside QTS and a smaller Oppidan facility.

Status

Under construction

Operator

Google

Applicant on record

Google

Location

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA (approximate, city center)

Size

MW not reported, 414 acres

Cooling

Not reported

Utility

Alliant Energy

First reported

2024-03

Last updated

August 29, 2026

Sources

• Google holds celebration for new data center in Cedar Rapids, KCRG, 2025-05-30
• Google Continues to Invest in Iowa, with Another 1 Billion Planned for its Council Bluffs Campus, Data Center Frontier, 2024-07-08

What it would mean nearby

This raised the fixed monthly customer charge on a typical Alliant residential electric bill from $13 to $15.50, on top of any usage based charges. This is a private contract rate for a data center developer, not a residential rate, built to keep large new loads from raising costs for everyone else. This is a private contract rate for a data center developer, not a residential rate, but its minimum payment terms are meant to stop those costs from being shifted onto household bills.

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