As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 35 local government actions on data centers in Iowa, across 32 jurisdictions in 28 counties: 32 moratoria and 3 zoning exclusions. By status: 27 in force, 5 enacted, 2 expired, and 1 replaced.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Iowa in this snapshot.
Data centers in Iowa used about 7.9 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 17.0 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in Iowa
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto County | Palo Alto County | Moratorium | in force | July 8, 2026 |
| Linn County | Linn County | Moratorium | in force | July 1, 2026 |
| Linn County Board of Supervisors | Linn County | Moratorium | enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| Ida County | Ida County | Moratorium | in force | June 30, 2026 |
| Peosta | Dubuque County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| Woodbury County | Woodbury County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| Woodbury County Board of Supervisors | Woodbury County | Moratorium | enacted | June 23, 2026 |
| Lee County | Lee County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Plymouth County | Plymouth County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Sioux County | Sioux County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Palo | Linn County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | June 15, 2026 |
| Cedar County | Cedar County | Moratorium | in force | May 26, 2026 |
| Dubuque County | Dubuque County | Moratorium | in force | May 26, 2026 |
| Des Moines County | Des Moines County | Moratorium | in force | May 19, 2026 |
| Henry County | Henry County | Moratorium | enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| Dickinson County | Dickinson County | Moratorium | in force | May 12, 2026 |
| Taylor County | Taylor County | Moratorium | in force | May 7, 2026 |
| Audubon County | Audubon County | Moratorium | in force | May 5, 2026 |
| Madison County | Madison County | Moratorium | in force | May 2026 |
| Franklin County | Franklin County | Moratorium | in force | March 31, 2026 |
| Union County | Union County | Moratorium | in force | March 25, 2026 |
| Adair County | Adair County | Moratorium | in force | March 18, 2026 |
| Shelby County | Shelby County | Moratorium | in force | March 17, 2026 |
| Linn County | Linn County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | March 1, 2026 |
| Clinton County | Clinton County | Moratorium | in force | December 8, 2025 |
| Mitchell County | Mitchell County | Moratorium | in force | November 25, 2025 |
| Tama County | Tama County | Moratorium | in force | November 10, 2025 |
| Johnson County | Johnson County | Moratorium | in force | November 6, 2025 |
| Clarke County | Clarke County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2025 |
| Story County | Story County | Moratorium | in force | June 17, 2025 |
| Jones County | Jones County | Moratorium | expired | May 13, 2025 |
| Clayton County | Clayton County | Moratorium | in force | February 25, 2025 |
| Jones County | Jones County | Moratorium | replaced | October 15, 2024 |
| Jackson County | Jackson County | Moratorium | expired | September 17, 2024 |
| Adair County | Adair County | Zoning exclusion | in force | April 24, 2024 |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Iowa that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.