Atlas / Iowa
Iowa
IA · instruments, facilities, claims and sources, joinedInstruments
Statutes, tariffs, orders, dockets, ordinancesStarts here in this viewEvery statute, tariff, order and docket governing large loads in this state, with the collected text under each one.The rules a project here runs into: what triggers them, what they cost you to leave, what they require up front.The whole regulatory stack in this state, kind by kind.The actual laws, tariffs and orders behind any story about data centers in this state.The regime a project here is underwritten against, instrument by instrument.
Provenance key. two-reviewer a second reviewer checked the record against primary sources with no open disagreement. single-reviewer one careful reviewer built it from primary sources and no second reviewer has re-read it yet. disputed two admissible sources disagree and a re-read did not settle it.
Facilities
6 recordsStarts here in this viewThe projects on the ground here, and which instruments each one is governed by.Who is already building in this state, at what size, and under which utility.The named large loads in this state, with owner, county and status on every row.The data centers themselves: who owns them, which county they sit in, and what was announced.Announced investment and requested megawatts per project, with the status of each one.
| Facility | County | Owner | Utility | Status | Announced investment | MW requested | Governed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Waukee Data Center ia-fac-apple-waukee | Dallas Waukee | Apple Inc. Apple Inc. | MidAmerican Energy Company | operating single-reviewer | $1.3B | ||
| Google Cedar Rapids Data Center (Big Cedar Industrial Center) ia-fac-google-cedarrapids | Linn Cedar Rapids | Google LLC Alphabet Inc. | Interstate Power and Light Company (Alliant Energy) | under-construction single-reviewer | $576M | ||
| Google Council Bluffs Data Center Campus ia-fac-google-councilbluffs | Pottawattamie Council Bluffs | $99 Iowa pass | MidAmerican Energy Company | operating single-reviewer | $99 Iowa pass | $99 Iowa pass | |
| Meta Altoona Data Center ia-fac-meta-altoona | Polk Altoona | $99 Iowa pass | MidAmerican Energy Company | operating two-reviewer | $99 Iowa pass | $99 Iowa pass | |
| Microsoft West Des Moines Data Center Campuses (Project Mountain / Project Alluvion / Project Osmium / Ginger East / Ginger West) ia-fac-microsoft-westdesmoines | West Des Moines | $99 Iowa pass | MidAmerican Energy Company | operating two-reviewer | $99 Iowa pass | $99 Iowa pass | |
| QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus (Big Cedar Industrial Center) ia-fac-qts-cedarrapids | Linn Cedar Rapids | $99 Iowa pass | Interstate Power and Light Company (Alliant Energy) | under-construction single-reviewer | $99 Iowa pass | $99 Iowa pass |
4 of 6 facility records name the instruments that govern them. The rest do not, and the table shows that rather than guessing.
Claims
3 recordsStarts here in this viewWhat parties asserted on the record here, quoted, with the claimant class named.What has been promised publicly in this state about jobs, tax and load.What intervenors and officials said in this state, in their own words.Who said what about data centers in this state, quoted exactly, with the source under each one.Promises made in this market, quoted. We hold what was promised, not what was delivered.
| Type | Claimant | Claim, verbatim |
|---|---|---|
| water | West Des Moines Water Works (WDMWW), per Business Record's direct reporting and a WDMWW spokesperson utility | Microsoft's five West Des Moines data center sites use between 2% to 7% of the water pumped monthly by West Des Moines Water Works; data for 2025 (through September) shows Microsoft used 48,751,325 gallons of water to power its West Des Moines data centers.SourceSource row two-reviewer “Microsoft has five data center sites, each with multiple buildings, in West Des Moines. The sites use between 2% to 7% of the water pumped monthly by West Des Moines Water Works. That compares to about 40% of the water pumped that is used for lawn watering and irrigation during peak usage times ... Data for 2025, which is through September, shows Microsoft used 48,751,325 gallons of water to power its West Des Moines data centers. The water is used in a process called evaporative cooling, according to a spokesperson for West Des Moines Water Works.” article body Business Record - Energy, water use under close watch as data centers expand in Iowa |
| tax_revenue | Iowa Economic Development Authority (per its own released board documents, as reported by Kevin Hardy and Kim Norvell, The Des Moines Register) government | State and local officials awarded Apple Inc. more than $207 million in incentives to build its Waukee data center project: the Iowa Economic Development Authority board unanimously awarded $19.65 million in state investment tax credits (negotiated as a sales tax refund), and the Waukee City Council separately approved a 71 percent property tax abatement over 20 years worth $188,239,943.SourceSource row two-reviewer “The economic development authority board awarded $19.65 million in investment tax credits to Apple at a specially called meeting Thursday morning. State documents say that total is 'negotiated as the amount of sales tax refund.' The appointed board unanimously approved the incentives ... State incentives require matches from local governments. For its part, the Waukee City Council approved a 71 percent property tax abatement over 20 years for Apple - an incentive worth $188,239,943 state records show.” MacDailyNews (republishing The Des Moines Register) - Apple wins more than $207 million in Iowa state, Waukee City incentives |
| community_benefit | Data Center Frontier, reporting on QTS's development agreement with the City of Cedar Rapids press | $99 Iowa pass |
Sources
Ranked highest document type firstStarts here in this viewThe primary documents under this state, each with the pinpoint that makes it checkable.The documents behind every number on this page, if you want to read the filing yourself.The filings this state's records were built from, ranked highest document type first.Every document behind this page, with a page or paragraph pinpoint. These are open on every tier.The evidence file under this state, ranked by document type and review state.
68 source rows sit under this state. Every one carries an exact quote and a pinpoint. Twelve are shown here, ranked by document type and review status; the rest are on the record pages they belong to. Every source document and every pinpoint is open, on every tier.
- Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 80 tariff two-reviewer
“Current Customer with an estimated future demand increase of 25,000 kW or greater resulting from an expansion or growth and that can substantiate an increased demand of 25,000 kW or greater to the satisfaction of the Company. Prospective Customer for electric service with an estimated demand of 25,000 kW or greater that can substantiate a demand of 25,000 kW or greater to the satisfaction of the Company.”
Sheet No. 80 (Substitute Sixth Revised), Eligibility
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf
Fetched directly via curl (Chrome UA) from alliantenergy.com; 5-page born-digital PDF, PyMuPDF-extracted, no OCR needed. Located via the utility's own public Iowa electric rates page (alliantenergy.com/account-and-billing/understanding-bill-rates/iowa/electric), which links every tariff sheet PDF by predictable slugified filename. - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 81 tariff two-reviewer
“The term of any Service Agreement or extension shall not be less than five (5) years. A longer initial service term may be required based on the Company's evaluation of the Customer's operation and the expected impacts to the Company and existing retail customers. Service Agreements, extensions, and new service terms require approval by the Iowa Utilities Board.”
Sheet No. 81 (Substitute Fifth Revised), Term
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf
Same fetch as prior source row. - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 83 tariff two-reviewer
“In the event a Customer's ICR-eligible load drops below 25,000 kW for 12 consecutive months, such Customer shall be ineligible for this tariff, and the Company shall terminate the Customer's Rate ICR contract effective the following billing period. The Customer shall be required to elect an alternate rate for which the Customer is qualified to take electric service from the Company.”
Sheet No. 83 (Substitute Fourth Revised), Additional Terms and Conditions
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf
Same fetch as prior source row. - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 83.1 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 485 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 83.1 (Original), Service Agreement Documentation
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - MidAmerican Energy Company Electric Tariff No. 2 - Rate ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 215 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 361 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
PDF p.161 of 413, Original Sheet No. 215, Available
https://www.midamericanenergy.com/media/pdf/iowa-electric-tariffs.pdf - MidAmerican Energy Company Electric Tariff No. 2 - Rate ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 219 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 296 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
PDF p.165 of 413, Original Sheet No. 219, Term and Termination
https://www.midamericanenergy.com/media/pdf/iowa-electric-tariffs.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 83 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 357 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 83 (Substitute Fourth Revised), Additional Terms and Conditions
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 82 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 307 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 82 (Substitute Fifth Revised), Penalty for Insufficient Load Control
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 82 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 114 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 82 (Substitute Fifth Revised), Penalty for Insufficient Load Control
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 80 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 231 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 80 (Substitute Sixth Revised), Availability
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 80 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 234 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 80 (Substitute Sixth Revised), Eligibility, second condition set
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf - Interstate Power and Light Company Electric Tariff - Rider ICR (Individual Customer Rate), Sheet No. 80 tariff two-reviewer
$99 Iowa pass quote, 143 characters as extracted. The document, the pinpoint and the review state are open below.
Sheet No. 80 (Substitute Sixth Revised), Eligibility, second condition set, alternative (3)
https://www.alliantenergy.com/-/media/alliant/documents/accountandbilling/ratesandtariffs/iowaelectricrates/electricindividualcustomerrate.pdf