Google Council Bluffs expansion
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County County, IA
Source: Primary source
Google Council Bluffs expansion is a under construction data center in Pottawattamie County County, IA, operated by Google LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 23, 2026
Overview
source: linkContinued buildout under $7B Iowa investment.
Operator chain
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Council Bluffs expansion
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- Rural Iowa communities push back on data center expansion - KTIVKTIV· Jul 24, 2026
- Google Shares New Details About Proposed Data Center Near Palo - KHAKKHAK· Oct 12, 2026
- Google moving ahead on proposed Palo data center, sets public meeting to discuss plan - Corridor Business JournalCorridor Business Journal· Oct 9, 2026
- Google proposes Memorandum of Understanding for potential Salix data center - KCAU 9 NewsKCAU 9 News· Oct 1, 2026
- Google proposes Memorandum of Understanding for potential Salix data center - KCAU 9 NewsKCAU 9 News· Sep 30, 2026
- Google proposes to reimburse Salix for independent advisors to review data center project - Sioux City JournalSioux City Journal· Sep 11, 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, Bloomer Elementary School in Council Bluffs, is 857 ft from this site (422 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.