Apple Waukee
Waukee, Dallas County County, IA
Source: Primary source
Apple Waukee is an operating data center in Dallas County County, IA, operated by Apple Data Services LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link$1.3B campus; first building operational late 2024.
Operator chain
- Files asApple Data Services LLC
- This facilityApple Waukee
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Iowa has more than a dozen hyperscale data centers. See where.The Des Moines Register· Jul 14, 2026
- Dallas County tax error results in $5.7 million budget hit to Waukee city, schoolsThe Des Moines Register· Oct 29, 2025
- Dallas County tax error costs Waukee city, schools over $5 millionweareiowa.com· Oct 28, 2025
- Waukee School District loses roughly $2.3 million in revenue due to property valuation changeWHO13.com· Oct 27, 2025
- Apple chooses Iowa for $1.3 billion data center |TechLi· Sep 18, 2025
- South Des Moines farmland could be in line for data center development. What to know:The Des Moines Register· Mar 17, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Vince Meyer Early Learning Center in Waukee, is 932 ft from this site (371 students). 4 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.