Cedar Rapids Southwest Data Center (33rd Avenue SW) Oppidan Connect
Linn County, IA
Google Palo Data Center Campus
Google. Filed.
Google wants to build a data center campus of up to six buildings on 545 acres in unincorporated Linn County, just north of Palo and next to the closed Duane Arnold nuclear plant. After Linn County passed new water and payment rules for data centers in February 2026, Google said it would instead annex the land into the small city of Palo, which is now writing its own zoning rules. Neighbors have raised concerns about water drawn from the Cedar River and about the project moving into a small city with less staff to review it.
- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Applicant on record
- Location
- Palo, Linn County, IA
- Size
- MW not reported, 545 acres
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Alliant Energy
- First reported
- 2025-09
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
Sources
- How Google's plan to build a data center created a rift between local governments in eastern Iowa, Iowa Public Radio, 2026-04-23
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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