Simple Mining
Cascade, Dubuque County, IA
Source: Primary source
Simple Mining is a proposed data center in Dubuque County, IA. DataCentersExposed has documented a 6,400 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPurpose: Bitcoin. Separate mining containers, each 160 sq ft Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated 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: Google News- Residents seek answers to questions about planned Cascade data centerTelegraphHerald.com· Jun 19, 2026
- Hundreds of Lowell Township residents push back on Microsoft data centerMSN· Jun 13, 2026
- Delhi data centre fire disrupts Google Cloud services in IndiaMSN· Jun 10, 2026
- Google Cloud Outage In India After Third-Party Data Centre Fire Triggers ShutdownNews Mobile· Jun 10, 2026
- Data centre fire triggers Google Cloud outage in IndiaFree Malaysia Today· Jun 10, 2026
- No decision reached after lengthy Lowell Township meeting on Microsoft data center proposalFOX 17 West Michigan News· Jun 9, 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, Cascade Junior-Senior High School in Cascade, is 0.6 mi from this site (395 students). 2 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.