Clinton Data Center
Clinton, Clinton County, IA
Source: Primary source
Clinton Data Center is a proposed data center in Clinton County, IA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkProposed data center in Clinton, Iowa draws mixed community reactions of concern and praise. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.
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: GDELT- What is your position on potential data center development in Clinton? - Clinton HeraldClinton Herald· Oct 8, 2026
- Thursday's public hearing on Clinton's data center ordinance postponed - WQADWQAD· Oct 8, 2026
- LETTER: Consider the economic value of a Clinton data center - Clinton HeraldClinton Herald· Sep 16, 2026
- Clinton community raises awareness with No Data Center Concert - WQADWQAD· Sep 14, 2026
- No Data Center Concert Rocking Clinton, Iowa This Weekend - QuadCities.comQuadCities.com· Sep 10, 2026
- Free concert planned in Clinton to protest proposed hyperscale data center - KGANKGAN· Sep 7, 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
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, Jefferson Elementary School in Clinton, is 0.9 mi from this site (343 students).
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.