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• 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.

The 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.

• Woodward meeting erupts as Microsoft unveils plans for data center

  The Des Moines Register· Oct 13, 2026
• Man Dragged From Iowa Meeting For Protesting Microsoft Data Center

  Newsweek· Oct 13, 2026
• Nevada places six-month pause on data center center projects

  The Des Moines Register· Oct 13, 2026
• Heated exchange erupts over Microsoft's Woodward data center plans

  The Des Moines Register· Oct 13, 2026
• What can we learn from other Iowa data centers?

  The Gazette· Oct 9, 2026
• Unions, AI companies push data center guardrails in 7-figure ad buy

  The Des Moines Register· Oct 5, 2026

No 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.

• Reported withdrawal12.9K gpd
  2021 · matched by location (670 m, low confidence) · source
• Reported withdrawal11.2K gpd
  2020 · 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.

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Des Moines), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The 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).

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.