Google has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy to fund the restart of Iowa's 615 MW Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) nuclear plant, which was decommissioned in 2020 after its cooling towers were damaged and repairs deemed uneconomical. The plant, operational since 1975, is expected to resume by 2029 (potentially as early as Q1 2028 per FERC filings), with NextEra acquiring full ownership and gaining grid reconnection approval in September 2025.
This carbon-free power will primarily support Google's proposed development of up to six AI data centers in unincorporated areas of Linn County near the site. The company is also funding a local water usage study to assess the project's environmental impact, joining other tech giants in leveraging nuclear energy for round-the-clock AI and cloud infrastructure demands.
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| 11.76 miles | Ark: 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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| 13.16 miles | North CampusInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Google's Cedar Rapids campus in Iowa.
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| 13.18 miles | Global CampusInterested in this information?Contact us |
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. The site will spread out over an area of 1,396 acres.
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| 13.31 miles | TowerInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Google's Cedar Rapids campus in Iowa.
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| 13.34 miles | QTS: Cedar Rapids |
QTS is developing a 612-acre data center campus along 76th Avenue SW within the Big Cedar Industrial Center.
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| 13.49 miles | South ValleyInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Google's Cedar Rapids campus in Iowa.
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| 13.49 miles | QTS: Cedar DC2 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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| 13.53 miles | PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility will be part of Google's Cedar Rapids campus in Iowa.
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| 13.65 miles | QTS: Cedar DC4 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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| 13.69 miles | QTS: Cedar DC3 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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| 13.70 miles | QTS: Cedar DC5 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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| 13.73 miles | QTS: Cedar DC6 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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| 13.75 miles | QTS: Cedar DC7 |
This facility is part of QTS Data Centers' Cedar Rapids campus.
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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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