State AI economy · published evidence
Iowa
Data centers, planned capacity, power economics, grid emissions, and AI workforce signals—each tied to a published source and methodology.
- Datasets
- 4
- Latest evidence
- Sep 11, 2026
- Coverage
- Project-level
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#7Planned AI capacity
Latest future-milestone AI data-center facility MW in Epoch AI aggregated by explicit source-provided U.S. state, with facility count, estimated capex, H100e, and owner breadth.
- Published value
- 1,901 MW
- Evidence N
- 6
- Confidence
- 60%
- As of
- Sep 10, 2026
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#18Industrial electricity economics
Monthly statewide commercial and industrial retail electricity prices for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Published value
- 8.48¢/kWh
- Evidence N
- 3
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- Jun 30, 2026
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#18Grid carbon intensity
Generation-based state power-sector CO2e intensity with capacity, generation, and resource-mix context for all 50 states and DC.
- Published value
- 634.156 pounds_per_megawatt_hour
- Evidence N
- 7
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- Dec 31, 2023
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#26AI workforce
State employment, concentration, and pay for the exact BLS SOC 15-2051 Data Scientists occupation.
- Published value
- 2,300 jobs
- Evidence N
- 5
- Confidence
- 100%
- As of
- May 15, 2026
Project-level evidence
Planned AI data centers
| Project | Owner | Planned MW | 2025 CapEx estimate | Milestone | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cedar Rapids5800 EDGEWOOD RD SW CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52404 | 314 MW | $9.9B | May 23, 2027 | 60% confidenceEvidence noteBuilding 3 is operational. Earlier satellite images suggest it was about 3 months behind Building 2. | |
| QTS Cedar Rapids6200 76th Ave SW, Fairfax, IA 52228 | Undisclosed | 1.6K MW | $42.9B | Nov 15, 2027 | 60% confidenceEvidence noteBuildings 4-7 are operational. Based on the expected completion date reported by [local news](https://corridorbusiness.com/scope-of-qts-data-project-in-cedar-rapids-continuing-to-grow/): “A QTS spokesperson said in July [2025] that [...] The second phase is expected to be completed in late 2027." |
Planned capacity is estimated, not metered utility load. Planned does not mean permitted, financed, constructed, or energized. Open each project and methodology before using these figures.
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