Aureon
616 10th Street · Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Aureon is an operating data center in Polk County, IA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 11,253 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas34.4%
- Coal32.8%
- Solar15.4%
- Nuclear10.2%
- Wind4.1%
- Other2.2%
- Imports0.9%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:05 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
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- Data center turmoil in western Iowa brings death threatsThe Des Moines Register· Aug 12, 2026
- Rob Sand is wrong about data center moratorium | LettersThe Des Moines Register· Aug 8, 2026
- Iowa group works to inform communities about data center projectsKCCI· Aug 5, 2026
- Rob Sand wants to end data center tax breaks in new policy rolloutThe Des Moines Register· Aug 4, 2026
- Marshalltown sets hearing on 4-month data center moratoriumKCCI· Jul 31, 2026
- A data center in Ames is a proxy for larger issues | OpinionThe Des Moines Register· Jul 30, 2026
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
- Reported withdrawal12.9K gpd2021 · matched by location (670 m, low confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal11.2K gpd2020 · matched by location (670 m, low confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Des Moines), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Walnut Street School in Des Moines, is 0.2 mi from this site (269 students). 3 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.