survey respondents
Approximately 60% of Peosta residents see no benefit to data center development
Data centers in Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. Dubuque County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Dubuque County Zoning Commission agreed to use citizen created regulations as framework for data center ordinance, September 24, 2026.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
The data center in Dubuque County
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
Drag with one finger to move the map, pinch to zoom. Tap a pin for the data center, a county for its rules
1 data center in Dubuque County: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Dubuque County on the record (1)
| City | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Peosta | 1 | 1 |
What Dubuque County has decided
2 bodies, 4 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own.
- Dubuque Countycounty
Dubuque County Zoning Commission agreed to use citizen created regulations as framework for data center ordinance, reported September 24, 2026.
3 acts on this row
- ordinance
Dubuque County Zoning Commission agreed to use citizen created regulations as framework for data center ordinance
- hearing
Dubuque County Zoning Commission held a work session on the county's data center ordinance at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta on September 22, 2026.
- hearing
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors held a work session to discuss potential pollution issues from data centers as the county works to create a new ordinance
- ordinance
- Peostacity
Peosta City Council work session held on data center ordinance and moratorium extension, reported September 17, 2026.
1 act on this row
- moratorium
Peosta City Council work session held on data center ordinance and moratorium extension
- moratorium
What happened
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· Dubuque County
Ordinance: Dubuque County Zoning Commission agreed to use citizen created regulations as framework for data center ordinance telegraphherald.com local outlet
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· Dubuque County
Hearing: Dubuque County Zoning Commission held a work session on the county's data center ordinance at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta on September 22, 2026. telegraphherald.com local outlet
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· Peosta
Moratorium: Peosta City Council work session held on data center ordinance and moratorium extension kcrg.com local outlet
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· Dubuque County
Hearing: Dubuque County Board of Supervisors held a work session to discuss potential pollution issues from data centers as the county works to create a new ordinance kwwl.com local outlet
What was said
87% of residents surveyed oppose any data center development in Peosta
Every Iowa statement, by speaker
1 more statement on this page
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 1 record
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 1 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Dubuque County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Dubuque County is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Dubuque County, Iowa", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ia/dubuque-county, updated September 24, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Dubuque County, Iowa", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ia/dubuque-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
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- county
- Census GEOID
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- Rating value
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- Scale word
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