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Data centers in Adair County, Iowa: 1 project mapped
Both are true here. A moratorium on new data centers is in force, and one project is still proposed or being built. A pause usually stops new applications; projects filed before it, or outside its reach, can carry on. Each project page says where it stands.
Applied Digital, which already operates a 180-megawatt site in Ellendale, North Dakota, proposed a 200-megawatt data center in Adair County in 2024: two 300,000-square-foot buildings beside a NextEra Energy substation south of Adair, with 40 to 70 employees. After residents objected, the county began drafting a zoning ordinance in April 2024 to set the building back from the road and neighboring properties.
The county adopted a moratorium on data centers, high-density computing and battery storage on March 18, 2026, when the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 for Resolution 2026-26, effective immediately with no set end date. A week later, Supervisor Jodie Hoadley presented an updated draft ordinance, prompted by a planned high-voltage line through the Hebron area, that would set environmental and noise restrictions rather than bar developers outright. She said she had shared the draft with Union and Madison counties, and that Union County planned its own moratorium.
There is no public word yet on whether Applied Digital still wants the Fallow Avenue site, or whether the county has adopted a permanent ordinance since the moratorium took effect.
Data center projects on record in Adair County
Grouped by the town each site sits in. The report above may name projects that have no record here yet.
near Adair1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Digital Adairnear Adair | Applied Digital | Proposed | 200 MW |
Where this comes from
The reporting above was written from these. Open one and check it yourself.
Moratoriums and bans in effect
Pauses on new data centers covering this area.
| Place | Type | Started | Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Moratorium | Mar 18, 2026 | No end date | Record off site ↗ |
Keep going
- Madison Countynext door
- Dallas Countynext door
- Clarke Countynext door
- QTS Cedar Rapids1,050 MW, one of the largest in Iowa
- COPT Van Meter1,000 MW, one of the largest in Iowa
- Google Council Bluffs (East)237 MW, one of the largest in Iowa
- Every project and ban in Iowa
- Where communities wonprojects residents stopped
Every project above is drawn from public records, filings and local reporting. Each row links to what it is based on. Statuses change, so check the source date before you rely on one. Found something wrong? Write to james@floridadatacenters.org and it gets fixed.