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Google is planning to develop a $576 million data center campus along 76th Avenue SW and Edgewood Road SW in the Big Cedar Industrial Center, marking a milestone for the city and state of Iowa in supporting large-scale tech investments.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 10.47 miles | Enseva Hiawatha | |
| 12.99 miles | Involta: Cedar Rapids |
The Involta data center in Marion, Iowa is a 19,000-square-foot state-of-the-art colocation facility with 10,000 square feet of conditioned data center space, with an additional 40,000 square feet of expansion potential.
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In 2017, Google announced a commitment to power the company and its data centers entirely on renewable energy. In 2018, Google reached the 100% of their goal.
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