Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Sand stated Iowans have been getting a raw deal from data centers.
Data centers in Woodbury County, Iowa
Woodbury County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Woodbury County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: Moratorium vote on data center consideration failed in Salix, Iowa (Salix), September 16, 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 Woodbury 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.
Google Salix Data Center
Salix, Woodbury County · Google
Latest, reported September 10, 2026: Local leaders in Norwalk approved a development agreement for a $12 billion data center project. muscatinejournal.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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1 data center in Woodbury 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 Woodbury County on the record (1)
| City | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Salix | 1 | 1 |
What Woodbury County has decided
1 body, 3 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.
- Salixcity
Moratorium vote on data center consideration failed in Salix, Iowa, reported September 16, 2026.
3 acts on this row
- moratorium rejected
Moratorium vote on data center consideration failed in Salix, Iowa
- ordinance
Salix city leaders discussed data center ordinance and future conversations with Google
Also reported by 1 source
- kttc.com local outlet
- moratorium rejected
Salix City Council voted down a proposed 12 month moratorium on data centers on August 20, 2026
- moratorium rejected
What happened
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· Salix
Moratorium rejected: Moratorium vote on data center consideration failed in Salix, Iowa reutersconnect.com local outlet
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· Salix
Ordinance: Salix city leaders discussed data center ordinance and future conversations with Google 1011now.com local outlet
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· Google Salix Data Center
Now reported: Google announced a website for Salix residents to learn about a potential data center, stating it is in early review process with no final decision made yahoo.com national outlet
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· Salix
Moratorium rejected: Salix City Council voted down a proposed 12 month moratorium on data centers on August 20, 2026 ktiv.com local outlet
What was said
The Winnebago Tribal Council has approved a resolution opposing hyperscale data centers on or near its reservation
Republican candidate Zach Lahn calls for a statewide pause on data center construction.
Democratic candidate Rob Sand issued a standalone policy plan laying out his vision for data centers, calling for transparency, union jobs and setback requirements.
Every Iowa statement, by speaker
4 more statements on this page
Salix City Council member
City Council Member Gene Monk voted for a one year moratorium to allow time for community research before making a decision
Mayor, Salix
Mayor Kevin Nelson confirmed that no moratorium was legally in place following the July meeting, and the moratorium failed to pass at both the July and August 20 meetings
Salix City Council
The moratorium would have suspended all communication with Google as the tech giant explores constructing a data center on land in Salix
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 Woodbury County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Woodbury County is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Woodbury County, Iowa", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ia/woodbury-county, updated September 17, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Woodbury County, Iowa", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ia/woodbury-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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The rows here are part of the Iowa export.
For researchers
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- us/ia/woodbury-county
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- county
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