Data center profile · Southwest Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa (Big Cedar Industrial Center, Edgewood Road SW)

Google Cedar Rapids (Big Cedar)

Google's Cedar Rapids, Iowa campus: two of six planned buildings are built, four more are in air permitting, and power is from the grid with no on-site generation

Phase 1 built, phase 2 permitting. A Nov. 2025 air permit application calls the first two buildings existing; an application for four more had no decision as of Oct. 2026. The campus is not yet operational. Google has published no megawatt figure or power contract.
6 buildings
planned (2 built, 4 in permitting)
per the Nov. 2025 air permit application
$576M
minimum investment in the city agreement
per the city development agreement
420 acres
campus site
per the city's plat record
144
emergency generators in the pending application for buildings 3 to 6
backup only; the application also covers 64 cooling towers
OperatorHeaviside LLC (Google affiliate)
CustomerGoogle (owner-occupied; no outside tenant)
Planned IT capacity261 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2026 to 2027); company says 2026.
Next stepLinn County decision on the air permits for buildings 3 to 6 (applied Nov. 2025)
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed
Not used, not on record, or dropped

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. June 4, 2025
    Google confirmed at Alliant's industrial center
    Alliant owns the Big Cedar site and is the electric utility for Cedar Rapids data centers. Local government · Oct. 2026
  2. As of Nov. 2025
    No on-site generation
    The air permit application states Heaviside decided against on-site power generation. State agency · Oct. 2026
  3. March 2026
    345 kV substation due
    ITC Midwest's largest substation, built for Google and QTS load; double-circuits the Morgan Valley to Beverly line. Company · Oct. 2026
  4. 2029
    Google's nuclear contract starts
    A 25-year Duane Arnold contract with NextEra supplies Google's Iowa data centers from about 2029; it is portfolio-wide, not a campus-dedicated plant. News report · Oct. 2026
  5. Not set
    Power contract not public
    No electric service agreement or Iowa Utilities Commission filing naming Google or Heaviside has been found. News report · Oct. 2026

Backup generators on file

Emergency units only; they are not a power supply for the campus.

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 8 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$576M
minimum investment required by the city agreement
includes land, buildings and equipment Local government · Oct. 2026
$3.5B+
estimated total investment (press)
not a figure from the city or state records Local government · Oct. 2026
$56M
property tax exemption, estimated
70% of value added, 20 years Local government · Oct. 2026
$400K
yearly community payment per building
15 years each building Local government · Oct. 2026
75%
electric franchise fee rebate
20 annual payments per building, paid only from those fees Local government · Oct. 2026
Land assembly

1 recorded land document for the campus company in county records (May 2024); 1 lists a price. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 22, 2023
    Permits City council rezones the Big Cedar land for general industrial use. Local government · Oct. 2026
  2. Feb. 27, 2024
    Money Council approves a development agreement with Heaviside LLC; Google is not named. Local government · Oct. 2026
  3. May 30, 2024
    Money Heaviside LLC buys the Edgewood Road site from Iowa Land and Building Company for $16.6M, recorded May 30, 2024 (county deed records) County deed records · May 2024
  4. Sept. 10, 2024
    Paper trail Council records that Heaviside is a Google affiliate. Local government · Oct. 2026
  5. Jan. 15, 2025
    Permits Linn County issues air permits for the first two buildings. State agency · Oct. 2026
  6. Feb. 11, 2025
    Money City passes the tax increment ordinance for the Google urban renewal area. Local government · Oct. 2026
  7. May 30, 2025
    Site Google publicly confirms the project and announces $7B more for Iowa overall. Company · Oct. 2026
  8. Nov. 2025
    Permits Heaviside applies for air permits for four more buildings. State agency · Oct. 2026
  9. Jan. 8, 2026
    Construction The city issues a $324M building permit for the Edgewood Road site (county building permits) Local building-permit records · Jan. 2026
  10. April 14, 2026
    Permits Council approves the final plat for the campus. Local government · Oct. 2026
  11. Feb. 27, 2027
    Money Development agreement deadline to start construction (records say construction began within the window). Local government · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since April 2024: 24 building permits (24 issued or finished); the largest lists a $324M job value; 61 FAA filings (April 2024 to March 2026): tallest permanent building 64 ft (filed April 2025) and tallest crane 177 ft (Feb. 2026). Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.

Building permits
FAA filings
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 58. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

6 buildings
DC 1 to DC 6; DC 1 and DC 2 exist, DC 3 to DC 6 are applied for
State agency · Oct. 2026
1.818M gal/yr
site-wide diesel fuel cap requested for backup generators
State agency · Oct. 2026
31 jobs
incented full-time jobs at $31.44 an hour or more
Local government · Oct. 2026
Other data centers within 40 km (4)
This campus (footprint)
24 ac
Cedar Rapids Data Center
16 ac
Ark Data Centers
1 ac
Ark Data Centers
0 ac
BeyondReach
0 ac
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Heaviside LLC: project company and permit applicant
  • Google LLC: parent affiliate and party to the state incentive contract
Decision-makers
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: rezoning, agreement, tax financing, plat
  • Linn County Public Health Air Quality Branch: air permits
  • Iowa Economic Development Authority: jobs incentive
Power partners
  • Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light): utility and Big Cedar landowner
  • ITC Midwest: Big Cedar 345 kV substation
Neighbors
  • QTS: separate data center campus on the same industrial center
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

255 records from 34 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records, state agency records, public and commercial datasets and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 14Local government 11State agency 5Dataset 3Company 2
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (26)
  • Buildings: 6 buildings
    “Heaviside is submitting this air permit application to install additional emissions sources which will support four (4) additional data center buildings (DC 3, DC 4, DC 5, and DC 6)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “Minimum Investment shall mean no less than Five Hundred Seventy Six Million U.S. Dollars ($576,000,000) including acquisition of real property, construction of buildings and other structures, equipment, and related site improvements”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Alliant Energy is the electric utility for Cedar Rapids' data center projects.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “Google is building a data center campus in the Big Cedar Industrial Center area, along Edgewood Road SW and 76th Avenue SW.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Since those discussions, Heaviside has determined that on-site power generation is not going to be installed, and this application does not include any requests for authorization for construction of on-site generation.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid
    “Since those discussions, Heaviside has determined that on-site power generation is not going to be installed, and this application does not include any requests for authorization for construction of on-site generation.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Construction stage: building, DC1/DC2 constructed with emergency generators installed under Jan 15, 2025 LCPH CAPs; DC3-DC6 in air permitting (application Nov 2025); campus not yet operational
    “The current facility consists of two buildings (DC 1 and DC 2), which are supported by existing emergency generators and cooling towers.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: building / on track, not yet operational
    “Heaviside LLC (Heaviside) owns and operates a data center in Cedar Rapids, IA, and the existing sources at the facility operate under multiple Linn County Public Health (LCPH) collection of air construction permit (CAP) documents, issued January 15, 2025.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Jurisdiction: City of Cedar Rapids (development agreement, I-GI zoning, building permits, URA/TIF); Linn County Public Health Air Quality Branch (air permitting, county-delegated program, CAPs; NOT Iowa DNR); Linn Count
    “the existing sources at the facility operate under multiple Linn County Public Health (LCPH) collection of air construction permit (CAP) documents, issued January 15, 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 0.711 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Landowner: Interstate Power and Light Company / Alliant Energy (Big Cedar Industrial Center owner; seller of the Development Property)
    “Google hosted a special announcement celebration in Cedar Rapids to officially confirm their data center project at Alliant Energy's Big Cedar Industrial Center in late May 2025.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Alliant Energy / Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL)
    “Alliant Energy is the electric utility for Cedar Rapids' data center projects.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid operator: MISO
    “These include the previously introduced MISO LRTP Tranche 1 345 kV projects, consisting of the Morgan Valley to Twinkle and Beverly to Sub 92 projects.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Substation: Big Cedar Substation (ITC Midwest)
    “ITC Midwest is constructing its largest substation to date – Big Cedar Substation in southwest Cedar Rapids – to support significant electricity load growth.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Substation kV: 345 kV
    “ITC Midwest is double circuiting the existing 345 kV (345,000 volt) transmission line connecting the Morgan Valley Substation near Fairfax and the Beverly Substation in Cedar Rapids.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: Grid supply under construction: ITC Midwest Big Cedar Substation (345 kV) scheduled to be energized March 2026; no campus-specific interconnection agreement is public
    “The substation is scheduled to be energized by March 2026 to support the load growth.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • transmission substation: under construction, energization scheduled March 2026
    “ITC Midwest is constructing its largest substation to date – Big Cedar Substation in southwest Cedar Rapids – to support significant electricity load growth.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation decision: none - Heaviside rejected on-site generation in writing in its LCPH application
    “Heaviside has determined that onsite power generation is not going to be installed, and this application does not include any requests for authorization for construction of onsite generation.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Fuel limit sitewide: 1818000 gal/yr
    “Heaviside will be requesting an increase in the sitewide, annual fuel consumption limit to 1,818,000 gallons per year.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • On-site generation decision: none - on-site generation considered and REJECTED by Heaviside
    “Heaviside has determined that onsite power generation is not going to be installed, and this application does not include any requests for authorization for construction of onsite generation.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Utility: Alliant Energy / Interstate Power and Light - Big Cedar Industrial Center is Alliant's industrial center and the serving utility (A5 entity record)
    “Two data centers will now occupy space at Big Cedar Industrial Center with both Google and QTS locating at the site.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Opposition: No organized opposition to this campus located in sources opened; public scrutiny centers on confidential IPL individual customer rates and Alliant's separate gas-plant build-out (Morgan Valley), see signals
    “Iowa Business for Clean Energy said the Iowa Utility Commission's standards only require data centers' special rates to cover marginal costs”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google signed a 25-year PPA with NextEra Energy for the majority of output from the restarted Duane Arnold nuclear plant (Palo, IA) to supply its Iowa data centers from ~2029 (CIPCo takes ~50 MW). Portfolio-level energy
    “the company signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy to acquire the majority of electricity from a restarted Duane Arnold nuclear plant.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Alliant/IPL's proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center (~720 MW gas plant near Fairfax, western Linn County near the Benton County line) is a SYSTEM generation project in an IUC certificate case (hearing Dec 7, 2026) with or
    “A group of area residents, Save Morgan Valley, formed after residents learned of the project at a required IUC meeting in late March.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Clean-energy advocates (Iowa Business for Clean Energy) publicly criticized Alliant's confidential individual customer rate agreements for data centers at the IUC, arguing special rates need only cover marginal costs; Al
    “And if the "projected data center usage does not materialize" then "expenses would show up in public rates paid by Iowa households"”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Data Center Dynamics reports QTS is installing a TEMPORARY power plant for commissioning/test operations at its Cedar Rapids campus (QTS-owned parcel; Google/Heaviside expres
    “At our Cedar Rapids site, temporary generation equipment has been installed on the QTS-owned parcel”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (46)
  • Developer: Heaviside LLC (affiliate of Google LLC)
    “the Development Agreement executed by the City and Heaviside LLC in accordance with Resolution No. 0226-02-24 is an agreement by and between the City and Heaviside LLC, an affiliate of Google LLC”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Announced: Feb. 27, 2024
    “the City Council intends to enter into a Development Agreement ("Agreement") with Heaviside LLC ("Developer") for the development of one or more data centers”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stated capital cost: 576000000 USD
    “Minimum Investment shall mean no less than Five Hundred Seventy Six Million U.S. Dollars ($576,000,000) including acquisition of real property, construction of buildings and other structures, equipment, and related site improvements”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Incentives: HQJ value-added property tax exemption: 70% of actual value added, 20 years (Iowa Code 15.332), estimated at $56M; electric franchise-fee rebate: 75%, 20 annual payments per data center; Community Betterment
    “the Economic Development Exemption shall be 70% of the actual value added by the Improvements of the Project ("Exemption Percentage") and shall extend for a period of 20-years beginning January 1 of the year following the completion”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Land price: not stated
    “the Company intends to acquire certain real property, which real property will be located within one or more urban renewal areas to be established by the City”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Agreement status: Development Agreement executed Feb 27, 2024 and in force; HQJ Contract 24-HQJP-014 executed (City / Google LLC / IEDA); construction commenced within the 3-year window (deadline Feb 27, 2027)
    “the City entered into an Economic Development Assistance Contract with Google LLC and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (contract number 24-HQJP-014) for the project outlined in the Development Agreement”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: minimum investment 576000000 USD
    “Minimum Investment shall mean no less than Five Hundred Seventy Six Million U.S. Dollars ($576,000,000) including acquisition of real property, construction of buildings and other structures, equipment, and related site improvements”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: scope at least one (1) Data Center building + related improvements
    “The Project consists of the construction of at least one (1) Data Center building and related improvements, parking, and landscaping as described in the initial HQJ Contract. The Project requires a total investment of not less than $576,000,000”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition / schedule construction must commence <=3 years from Effective Date (Commencement Date = Feb. 27, 2027); completion per HQJ Contract
    “the Company shall cause the construction of the Project, as described in Exhibit 3.1, to be commenced no later than three (3) years from the Effective Date ("Commencement Date")”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination Company may elect not to commence; Agreement automatically terminates on the Commencement Date; only confidentiality (Sec. 11.17) and indemnification (Article VIII) survive
    “the Company in its sole discretion may elect not to commence construction of the Project in which event the Company shall not be entitled to receive any of the financial incentives set forth herein and this Agreement shall automatically terminate”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: completion guarantee Company guarantees commencement/completion per Sec. 3.3, lien-free construction, legal compliance, costs paid when due (Sec. 5.1(i))
    “By signing this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to comply with all the terms and provision of this Agreement pertaining to the obligations with respect to the construction of the Project.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: jobs covenant employ >= the HQJ Contract FTE count at the Qualifying Wage Threshold by the Employment Date, maintained until the Employment Termination Date (HQJ Maintenance Period Completion Date)
    “it will employ no less than the number of Full Time Equivalent Employees required under the HQJ Contract on or before the date required under the HQJ Contract for the Project (the "Employment Date")”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition employment failure is NOT an Event of Default; governed exclusively by Secs. 6.3 and 6.6 (exemption cessation / rebate forfeiture)
    “Failure by the Company to comply fully with the provisions of this Section 5.2 shall be governed exclusively by Sections 6.3 and 6.6 hereof and shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 10.1.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: incentive - tax exemption 70% of actual value added, 20 years from Jan 1 after first Data Center completion (Iowa Code 15.332); estimated value $56M (Res. 1179-09-24)
    “the Economic Development Exemption shall be 70% of the actual value added by the Improvements of the Project ("Exemption Percentage") and shall extend for a period of 20-years beginning January 1 of the year following the completion”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition precedent exemption requires: timely completion of first Data Center + Minimum Investment; >=1 Data Center assessed commercial/industrial; material compliance; exemption available under s
    “Timely completion of the first Data Center in the Project and satisfaction of the Minimum Investment.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination of exemption if a Sec. 6.2 condition ceases before the 20-year term ends, exemption ceases Jan 1 after the Sec. 10.2 notice/cure period expires
    “the Economic Development Exemption shall cease with respect to the Project as of the January 1 following the expiration of the notice and cure period.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination if a court (affirmed on appeal) holds the exemption unauthorized under state law, either party may terminate the Agreement on written notice (Sec. 6.3(b))
    “there is a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction that is affirmed on appeal by an appellate court that the Economic Development Exemption incentive to the Company is not authorized under the applicable provision of State law”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: incentive - franchise fee rebate 75% of electric franchise fees per Data Center; 20 annual payments per Data Center, starting ~1 year after that Data Center's completion
    “the City agrees to make twenty (20) annual payments to the Company ("Economic Development Rebates") for each Data Center, each rebate consisting of 75% of the electric franchise fee collected pursuant to Iowa Code §364.2(4)(f)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition - non-appropriation rebates payable ONLY from Data Center Franchise Fees; limited to currently budgeted funds; not a general obligation; subject to Council non-appropriation by resolution
    “the obligation of the City to pay any installment of the Economic Development Rebate from the Data Center Franchise Fees shall be an obligation limited to currently budgeted funds, and is not a general obligation”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination if rebates go unpaid due to non-appropriation or court invalidation, Company may terminate the Agreement or withhold CBF payments up to the unpaid amount (Sec. 6.5(d))
    “the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement or to withhold the Community Betterment Fund payment up to the amount of the Economic Development Rebate not paid by the City.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: clawback employment noncompliance in any year: City has no obligation to make the next Economic Development Rebate; no term extension (Sec. 6.6)
    “If the Company or its Affiliate is not in compliance with the employment requirement set forth in section 5.2 with respect to the Project during any year, the City shall have no obligation to make the next Economic Development Rebate”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: community payment 400000 USD/yr per Data Center building
    “The annual amount of Community Betterment Payments shall be Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) per Data Center building constructed on the Development Property”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: community payment - caps 6000000 per building; 36000000 total cumulative USD
    “The total, cumulative, maximum Community Betterment Payments for all Data Centers shall be ThirtySix Million Dollars ($36,000,000).”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: incentive - gray water credit 1.30 USD/ccf, escalating 2.5%/yr, capped at 57% of per-unit sewer discharge rate
    “the City shall provide the Company a credit equivalent to $1.30 per ccf of Gray Wastewater Discharge produced by the Data Center that month (the per unit credit shall escalate at 2.5% annually”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: utility service City commits water/wastewater service up to the Exhibit 7.3 Development Property Capacity; Utilization Lookback 3 years after first-DC completion trues capacity to actual use; Compa
    “The City commits to provide utility service to the Development Property up to the Development Property Capacity amounts, subject to the schedule set forth in Exhibit 7.3”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: assignment no transfer without City written consent (not unreasonably withheld) + transferee assumption; NO consent needed to lease portions to tenants, pledge/assign assets for financing, or assig
    “without having to obtain the consent of the City: (i) May lease any portion of the Project to third party tenants, (ii) May pledge and/or assign any and/or all of their assets and real estate for any financing”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition no transfer to a non-profit or centrally-assessed use that would exempt the property from property tax during the term (Sec. 9.3)
    “the Development Property cannot be transferred or sold to a non-profit entity or used for a purpose that would exempt the Development Property or any Project from property tax liability”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: default Events of Default (Sec. 10.1): failure to perform covenants; failure to commence/complete construction; unconsented transfer; mortgage foreclosure; bankruptcy; knowing misrepresentation
    “Failure by the Company to cause the construction of the Project to be commenced and completed pursuant to the terms, conditions and limitation of this Agreement”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: remedy after 60 days' written notice + cure (except bankruptcy/misrepresentation): City may suspend performance, terminate Sec. 6.1/Sec. 6.4 incentives, terminate Article VII, terminate the Agreeme
    “The City may terminate the provisions of Section 6.1 and Section 6.4 consistent with the terms of Article VI; or (c) The City may terminate the provisions of Article VII hereof; or (d) The City may terminate this Agreement”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination Company's option to terminate if in material compliance with no uncured default, or City material noncompliance uncured 60 days after notice (Sec. 10.6)
    “This Agreement may be terminated by the Company if: (a) the Company is in compliance with all material terms of this Agreement and no Event of Default has occurred which has not been cured”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: termination - effect Agreement void on Sec. 10.6 termination; indemnification + confidentiality survive; accrued amounts recoverable; prevailing-party attorney's fees (Sec. 10.7). Termination Date
    “If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.6, this Agreement shall be from such date forward null and void and of no further effect”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Development Agreement: condition Company must cooperate in and consent to City establishment of urban renewal area(s) covering the Development Property before construction/permits (Sec. 5.5)
    “the Company shall cooperate in and consent to the City's establishment of one or more urban renewal areas which incorporate the Development Property”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Economic Development Assistance Contract (HQJ): incentive contract HQJ award: 70% value-added exemption authorized; $576M capital investment; 31 jobs at $31.44/hr qualifying wage
    “the City entered into an Economic Development Assistance Contract with Google LLC and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (contract number 24-HQJP-014) for the project outlined in the Development Agreement”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Tenants: Google (owner-occupied)
    “without having to obtain the consent of the City: (i) May lease any portion of the Project to third party tenants, (ii) May pledge and/or assign any and/or all of their assets and real estate for any financing”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied by Google; no third-party tenant announced
    “The project in Cedar Rapids is Google's second data center location in Iowa, the first is in Council Bluffs.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Capital cost estimated total: 3500000000 USD
    “Estimated total investment: $3.5 billion+”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Financing: not stated
    “Beyond the project confirmation, Google also announced an additional $7 billion investment in Iowa.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Square feet: not stated
    “Project type: One or more data centers”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Joint Agreement (Urban Renewal): intergovernmental County concurrence in the Google Urban Renewal Area / TIF arrangements
    “did say that they are the City Manager and City Clerk, respectively of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FINDING - HQJ clawback text not retrievable: clawback - PARTIALLY DOCUMENTED (finding) exemption estimated at $56M
    “which included approval of the tax incentive terms of a 20-year, 70% abatement of the actual value added by the Improvements, estimated at $56 million”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FINDING - no lease: lease - MISSING (finding: owner-occupied)
    “without having to obtain the consent of the City: (i) May lease any portion of the Project to third party tenants”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Google publicly confirmed the Cedar Rapids project at a Big Cedar announcement event in late May 2025 (Alliant release Jun 4, 2025) and announced an additional $7B Iowa investment over two years, a STATEWIDE program (Ce
    “Beyond the project confirmation, Google also announced an additional $7 billion investment in Iowa. $6.8 billion has already been invested in the state by the company.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • City estimates ~3,000 new construction jobs in Cedar Rapids through 2030 across the Google + QTS projects combined (~$423M/yr in construction wages), a two-campus figure, not a Google-only commitment.
    “Conservative estimates project approximately 3,000 new construction jobs in Cedar Rapids through 2030 associated with the Google and QTS projects.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value 16574000 USD
    “Recorded: May 30, 2024 · Price: $16,574,000 · Grantor: IOWA LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY · Grantee: HEAVISIDE LLC · Parcel number: 20131-51002-00000 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW · City: CEDAR RAPIDS”
    County deed records · May 2024 · grade B
  • Jobs wage threshold: 31.44 USD/hr
    “The project represents a $576 million capital investment and is expected to create 31 jobs incented at a qualifying wage of $31.44 per hour.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • FINDING - no public power agreement: power / ESA - MISSING (finding)
    “Alliant has filings with IUC for individual customer rates with QTS for its Cedar Rapids data center.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (111)
  • Zoning: I-GI (General Industrial)
    “now zoned I-LI (Light Industrial) & AAG (Agriculture), and as shown on the "District Map," be rezoned and changed to I-GI (General Industrial)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • rezoning: approved, rezoned I-LI/AAG to I-GI (General Industrial)
    “now zoned I-LI (Light Industrial) & AAG (Agriculture), and as shown on the "District Map," be rezoned and changed to I-GI (General Industrial)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • development agreement approval: adopted, Development Agreement with Heaviside LLC authorized and executed
    “Council member Olson (Tyler) moved the adoption of the resolution; seconded by Council member Poe. Adopted, Ayes, Council members Maier, Olson (Tyler), Overland, Poe, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor O'Donnell.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • HQJ application sponsorship: approved, City sponsorship of Heaviside's High-Quality Jobs Program application
    “the City has received a request from Heaviside LLC, an affiliate of Google LLC (the "Company") for the City to sponsor an application for state incentives through the High-Quality Jobs Program”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • affiliation clarification: adopted, Heaviside LLC clarified as an affiliate of Google LLC; Resolutions 0226-02-24 and 0284-03-24 amended
    “the Development Agreement executed by the City and Heaviside LLC in accordance with Resolution No. 0226-02-24 is an agreement by and between the City and Heaviside LLC, an affiliate of Google LLC”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • urban renewal area designation: adopted, Google Urban Renewal Area established (~415 acres incl. ROWs) and Urban Renewal Plan approved
    “The Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference, be and the same is hereby approved and adopted as "Google Urban Renewal Plan for the City of Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa"”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tax increment ordinance: passed, division of revenue (TIF) for the Google Urban Renewal Area under Iowa Code 403.19
    “SHALL BE PAID TO A SPECIAL FUND FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON LOANS, MONIES ADVANCED TO AND INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED BY SAID CITY IN CONNECTION WITH URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • air construction permits: issued, construction permits for DC1/DC2 sources
    “Heaviside LLC (Heaviside) owns and operates a data center in Cedar Rapids, IA, and the existing sources at the facility operate under multiple Linn County Public Health (LCPH) collection of air construction permit (CAP) documents, issued January 15, 2025.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • air construction permit application: submitted Nov 2025, DC3-DC6 expansion; issuance not verified as of Oct. 18, 2026
    “Heaviside is submitting this air permit application to install additional emissions sources which will support four (4) additional data center buildings (DC 3, DC 4, DC 5, and DC 6)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • final plat: approved, EWD First Addition final plat (Lot 1 + Lots A/B road dedications)
    “A PLAT OF EWD FIRST ADDITION, CEDAR RAPIDS, LINN COUNTY, IOWA containing one (1) numbered lot, Lot 1, and two (2) lettered lots, Lot A and Lot B”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • air permit (state): documented absence, no DNR construction permit exists for this facility; Linn County permitting is delegated to LCPH
    “Iowa Power and Light Prairie Creek Generating Station (IPL-PCGS), 3300 C St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Ordinance 027-23, rezoning of Big Cedar Industrial Center land to I-GI (General Industrial)
    “Adopted, Ayes, Council members Hoeger, Loeffler, Olson (Scott), Olson (Tyler), Overland, Poe and Mayor O'Donnell. Nay, Council member Vanorny.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Resolution 0226-02-24, Development Agreement with Heaviside LLC (Google unnamed)
    “Council member Olson (Tyler) moved the adoption of the resolution; seconded by Council member Poe. Adopted, Ayes, Council members Maier, Olson (Tyler), Overland, Poe, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor O'Donnell.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Resolution 1179-09-24, clarification that Heaviside LLC is an affiliate of Google LLC; HQJ Contract No. 24-HQJP-014 named
    “Council member Maier moved the adoption of the resolution; seconded by Council member Olson (Tyler). Adopted, Ayes, Council members Hoeger, Maier, Olson (Scott), Olson (Tyler), Overland, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor Pro Tempore Poe.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Resolution 0071-01-25, Google Urban Renewal Area established + Urban Renewal Plan adopted; Ordinance 004-25 (TIF) introduced
    “Council member Poe moved the adoption of the resolution; seconded by Council member Vanorny. Adopted, Ayes, Council members Maier, Olson (Scott), Overland, Poe, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor O'Donnell. Abstain, Council member Olson (Tyler).”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Ordinance 004-25, tax increment division for the Google Urban Renewal Area (Iowa Code 403.19)
    “Council member Olson (Tyler) moved the adoption of the ordinance; seconded by Council member Overland. Adopted, Ayes, Council members Hoeger, Maier, Olson (Tyler), Overland, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor O'Donnell.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cedar Rapids City Council: Resolution 0428-04-26, EWD First Addition final plat approved (campus plat)
    “Council member Todd moved the adoption of the resolution; seconded by Council member Vanorny. Adopted, Ayes, Council members Hoeger, Maier, Olson (Scott), Olson (Tyler), Overland, Todd, Vanorny and Mayor O'Donnell.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Project consists of the construction to complete Google Data Center building number 1 (DC01) with three water tanks being set at an overall height of 842 feet and a number of generators being set at an overall height of 836”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-ACE-2207-OE: Data Center, Building, 50 ft AGL, 828 ft AMSL, 41.918175,-91.72510833, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-04-18”
    FAA · April 2024 · grade A
  • state incentive award: approved, Cedar Rapids authorized to use HQJ value-added property tax exemption for the project
    “March 22, 2024: The High Quality Jobs application was scheduled for consideration by IEDA.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • county joint agreement: executed, County concurrence in the Google URA/TIF arrangements
    “did say that they are the City Manager and City Clerk, respectively of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: PL-003019-2026 · Type: plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $1,375,600 · Effective date: April 29, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · April 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-000667-2026 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $324,000,000 · Effective date: April 6, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · April 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-001769-2026 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $25,811,244 · Effective date: March 25, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · March 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-001770-2026 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $141,851,802 · Effective date: March 25, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1122-OE: MWT 4A - 3, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91413,-91.71808, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1123-OE: MWT 4A - 2, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91398,-91.71808, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1124-OE: MWT 4A - 1, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91383,-91.71807, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1125-OE: MCP 4A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91350,-91.71836, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1126-OE: MCP 4A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91549,-91.71837, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1127-OE: MCP 4A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91547,-91.71864, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1128-OE: MCP 4A- 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91349,-91.71859, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1130-OE: GEN 4A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91533,-91.72056, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1131-OE: GEN 4A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91533,-91.72078, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1134-OE: EWD 4A - 3, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91548,-91.71886, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1135-OE: EWD 4A - 2, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91546,-91.72004, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1137-OE: MWT 3A - 3, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91686,-91.71815, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1138-OE: MWT 3A - 2, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91670,-91.71814, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1139-OE: MWT 3A - 1, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91655,-91.71814, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1140-OE: MCP 3A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91622,-91.71843, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1141-OE: MCP 3A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91821,-91.71843, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1142-OE: MCP 3A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91819,-91.71871, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1143-OE: MCP 3A - 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91621,-91.71866, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1144-OE: GEN 3A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91612,-91.72058, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1145-OE: GEN 3A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91806,-91.72062, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1146-OE: GEN 3A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91805,-91.72085, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1147-OE: GEN 3A - 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91612,-91.72080, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1148-OE: EWD 3A - 4, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91578,-91.71886, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1149-OE: EWD 3A - 3, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91820,-91.71892, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1150-OE: EWD 3A - 2, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91818,-91.72011, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1151-OE: EWD 3A - 1, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91577,-91.72005, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1152-OE: MWT 2A - 3, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91958,-91.71821, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1153-OE: MWT 2A - 2, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91943,-91.71821, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1154-OE: MWT 2A - 1, Other, 64 ft AGL, 864 ft AMSL, 41.91927,-91.71821, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1155-OE: MCP 2A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91894,-91.71849, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1156-OE: MCP 2A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.92094,-91.71850, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1157-OE: MCP 2A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.92091,-91.71877, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1158-OE: MCP 2A - 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 860 ft AMSL, 41.91894,-91.71872, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1159-OE: GEN 2A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91884,-91.72064, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1160-OE: GEN 2A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.92078,-91.72069, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1161-OE: GEN 2A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.92077,-91.72091, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1162-OE: GEN 2A - 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 858 ft AMSL, 41.91884,-91.72086, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1163-OE: EWD 2A - 4, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91851,-91.71893, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1164-OE: EWD 2A - 3, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.92092,-91.71898, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1165-OE: EWD 2A - 2, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.92091,-91.72017, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1166-OE: EWD 2A - 1, Other, 38 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91849,-91.72012, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1167-OE: MWT 1A - 3, Other, 64 ft AGL, 842 ft AMSL, 41.91847,-91.72645, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1168-OE: MWT 1A - 2, Other, 64 ft AGL, 842 ft AMSL, 41.91863,-91.72645, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1169-OE: MWT 1A - 1, Other, 64 ft AGL, 842 ft AMSL, 41.91862,-91.72667, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1174-OE: MCP 1A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91730,-91.72590, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1175-OE: MCP 1A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91894,-91.72594, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1176-OE: MCP 1A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 838 ft AMSL, 41.91894,-91.72617, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1178-OE: GEN 1A - 4, Other, 60 ft AGL, 836 ft AMSL, 41.91711,-91.72375, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1179-OE: GEN 1A - 3, Other, 60 ft AGL, 836 ft AMSL, 41.91921,-91.72380, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1180-OE: GEN 1A - 2, Other, 60 ft AGL, 836 ft AMSL, 41.91921,-91.72402, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1181-OE: GEN 1A - 1, Other, 60 ft AGL, 836 ft AMSL, 41.91710,-91.72397, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1182-OE: EWD 1A - 4, Other, 38 ft AGL, 816 ft AMSL, 41.91698,-91.72448, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1183-OE: EWD 1A - 3, Other, 38 ft AGL, 816 ft AMSL, 41.91939,-91.72454, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1184-OE: EWD 1A - 2, Other, 38 ft AGL, 816 ft AMSL, 41.91938,-91.72573, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1185-OE: EWD 1A - 1, Other, 38 ft AGL, 816 ft AMSL, 41.91696,-91.72567, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-1186-OE: Data Center, Other, 38 ft AGL, 816 ft AMSL, 41.91696,-91.72567, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-23”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-ACE-5314-OE: EWD2A Cranes, Mobile Crane, 170 ft AGL, 970 ft AMSL, 41.91829,-91.72114, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-03-02”
    FAA · March 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-000926-2026 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $158,000 · Effective date: Feb. 16, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: PL-000599-2026 · Type: plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $1,717,170 · Effective date: Feb. 16, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-000764-2026 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $6,787,507 · Effective date: Feb. 11, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-ACE-7034-OE: EWD3, Mobile Crane, 177 ft AGL, 978 ft AMSL, 41.91567,-91.72079, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-02-03”
    FAA · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-007918-2025 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $324,000,000 · Effective date: Jan. 8, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-008398-2025 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $200,000,000 · Effective date: Jan. 5, 2026 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Tallest structure filed with the FAA (ft): 44 ft
    “ASN 2025-ACE-6195-OE: EWD 3A, Building, 44 ft AGL, 844 ft AMSL, 41.91577,-91.72005, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-12-01”
    FAA · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-ACE-6195-OE: EWD 3A, Building, 44 ft AGL, 844 ft AMSL, 41.91577,-91.72005, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-12-01”
    FAA · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA filings evidence construction at Google's Cedar Rapids campus (Heaviside LLC, Big Cedar Industrial Center): the 'EWD 3A' building filed Dec. 1, 2025 and the campus equipment-yard filing family (generator, mechan
    “ASN 2025-ACE-6195-OE: EWD 3A, Building, 44 ft AGL, 844 ft AMSL, 41.91577,-91.72005, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2025-12-01”
    FAA · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-009495-2025 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $210,000 · Effective date: Nov. 14, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: PL-009192-2025 · Type: plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $188,132 · Effective date: Nov. 6, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • construction air permit application (six CAPs, DC3-DC6): application pending (filed Nov 2025)
    “144 Type 1 Emergency Generators for DC 3 – DC 6”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-008874-2025 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $8,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 28, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Building (commercial) / Foundation only: issued
    “Permit number: BLDC-009191-2024 · Type: Building (commercial) · Status: issued · Job value: $1,500,000 · Effective date: Oct. 23, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-006002-2025 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $1,000,000 · Effective date: Oct. 23, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-007845-2025 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $350,000 · Effective date: Oct. 22, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: PL-007626-2025 · Type: plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $1,961,965 · Effective date: Sept. 24, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-007586-2025 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $145,000,000 · Effective date: Sept. 19, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Mechanical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: ME-006209-2025 · Type: Mechanical · Status: issued · Job value: $8,925,907 · Effective date: Sept. 18, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: EL-006805-2025 · Type: Electrical · Status: issued · Job value: $6,557,978 · Effective date: Sept. 12, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical (commercial) / Building permit: issued
    “Permit number: ELEC-006064-2025 · Type: Electrical (commercial) · Status: issued · Effective date: Aug. 4, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: PL-005722-2025 · Type: plumbing · Status: issued · Job value: $2,673,827 · Effective date: July 23, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · July 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Building / Commercial: issued
    “Permit number: BP-002854-2025 · Type: Building · Status: issued · Job value: $200,000,000 · Effective date: July 8, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · July 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Plumbing (commercial) / Building permit: issued
    “Permit number: PLMC-001191-2025 · Type: plumbing (commercial) · Status: issued · Job value: $2,600,220 · Effective date: March 10, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · March 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Electrical (commercial) / Building permit: issued
    “Permit number: ELEC-001128-2025 · Type: Electrical (commercial) · Status: issued · Effective date: March 3, 2025 · Address: 5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW”
    Local building-permit records · March 2025 · grade B
  • Generator fleet permitted: 68 Type 1 + 14 Type 2 emergency generators + 3 ancillary units (fire pump, guard house, HUB) + 32 cooling towers (DC1 + DC2)
    “The Type 1 emergency generators and cooling towers will be identical to those already installed at Buildings 1 and 2.”
    State agency · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • construction air permits: issued
    “The Type 1 emergency generators and cooling towers will be identical to those already installed at Buildings 1 and 2.”
    State agency · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • Before its May 2025 confirmation, Google's public position (Nov 2024) was that it was 'currently evaluating the potential for a data center site in the Cedar Rapids area' even though the DA was executed in Feb 2024 and c
    “We are always planning for future capacity needs and are currently evaluating the potential for a data center site in the Cedar Rapids area.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Iowa Economic Development Authority Board: HQJ award for Google LLC Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids authorized to use the HQJ value-added property tax exemption
    “When Google announced a massive data center planned near Cedar Rapids, the city needed access to the state's High Quality Jobs Program and the use of tax abatements. The IEDA board voted unanimously to assist the project.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (16)
  • Operator: Heaviside LLC
    “Heaviside LLC (Heaviside) owns and operates a data center in Cedar Rapids, IA”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Owner companies: Heaviside LLC
    “HEAVISIDE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County: Linn County
    “ALL BEING IN TOWNSHIP 82 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, LINN COUNTY, IOWA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Linn County, IA (19113)
    “CONTAINING 419.69 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF WHICH 5.35 ACRES IS SUBJECT TO RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENTS FOR EDGEWOOD ROAD SOUTHWEST AND 76TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Acres: 419.69 acres
    “CONTAINING 419.69 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF WHICH 5.35 ACRES IS SUBJECT TO RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENTS FOR EDGEWOOD ROAD SOUTHWEST AND 76TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Water source: City of Cedar Rapids municipal water/wastewater (alluvial wells along the Cedar River); gray-water reuse credit under DA §6.8
    “The City commits to provide utility service to the Development Property up to the Development Property Capacity amounts, subject to the schedule set forth in Exhibit 7.3”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Wastewater discharge mgd: 0.1-1.5 MGD per data center
    “shall have flow at greater than 0.1 MGD and less than 1.5 MGD, with 40 mg/l or less of TSS, 5 mg/l or less of TKN, and 5 mg/l or less of CBOD”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cooling: evaporative cooling towers (32 towers / 64 cells for DC1-DC2; 64 towers / 128 cells proposed for DC3-DC6)
    “32 Cooling Towers (2 cells per tower) for DC 1 and DC 2”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Name: Google Cedar Rapids (Big Cedar)
    “Google is building a data center campus in the Big Cedar Industrial Center area, along Edgewood Road SW and 76th Avenue SW.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs incented: 31 jobs
    “At least 31 new full-time employees at or above the State's High-Quality Wage Rate”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Water mgd: not stated
    “Combined capacity: >60 mgd, sufficient for current and planned growth.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Generator fleet pending: 144 Type 1 emergency generators + 64 cooling towers + 1 fire pump genset + 2 booster pump gensets + 1 CLC genset (DC3-DC6) units
    “144 Type 1 Emergency Generators for DC 3 – DC 6”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • County code: 19113
    “Two data centers will now occupy space at Big Cedar Industrial Center with both Google and QTS locating at the site.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: 2026
    “A third Google data center project is under construction in southwest Cedar Rapids.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google's proposed Palo campus (545 acres near Palo, IA; public meeting Oct 22, 2026; unverified); Do no
    “A third Google data center project is under construction in southwest Cedar Rapids.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Linn County supervisors commissioned an independent water resources study, funded by Google, to assess whether local supplies can meet data-center demand (expected complete by spring 2027); driven by cumulative Cedar Rap
    “Google is funding the independent study, expected to be completed by spring.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: County deeds and building permits: ATTOM.