Fairfax, Iowa

QTS Cedar Rapids

Under construction checked 1 Nov 2026

0power online now
1.6 GWpeak planned or projected
n/aestimated capital cost, built so far
IAIowa

Facts

Owner
Meta
Main user
Meta
Power suppliers
Alliant Energy

Timeline

2025-01-17

Land clearing begins for Building 1-3.

2025-10-27

Building 1 roof complete, with air-cooled chillers in place. Building 2 and 3 roofs are partly completed. Building 4 and 5 have a foundation.

2026-04-16

Based on satellite imagery, the Buildings 1-3 shells look complete. Buildings 4-6 are far along, with roofs largely in place, while the eastern Building 7 foundation is well underway. No buildings operational yet.

2026-05-07

Similar to April, Buildings 1-3 shells look complete. Buildings 4-6 are still far along, and the eastern Building 7 foundation is still underway.

2026-10-23

Buildings 1–3 look externally complete, with the air-cooled chillers fully installed, and surrounding yard work cleared. The many cars and trucks parked beside the buildings suggest commissioning is still underway, so we’re not counting any buildings operational yet. Buildings 4-6 shells appear complete, and Building 7 is nearly 90% roofed. This is based on high-resolution satellite imagery from this date.

2026-12-01 (projected)

Buildings 1-3 are operational. Based on the visible progress in the October satellite image, and 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 first phase of the project was expected to be completed in late 2026."

627 MW
2027-11-15 (projected)

Buildings 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."

1.6 GW

Past entries are observations; entries marked projected are estimates and can change.

Data: Epoch AI, AI data centers dataset, licensed CC BY 4.0. We selected fields, cleaned location names, and added the status label.