Google Council Bluffs (East) · Council Bluffs, IA

Last change recorded — · Last checked 2026-10-05

OwnerGoogle

UsersGoogle DeepMind

IT power, end of 2026237 MW

Planned end state237 MW

First power2024-11-19

Build-out completeno further build-out tracked

Power pathNo data yet

Binding stepNo data yet

First power vs announcedNo announced date on record

Full build-out vs announcedNo announced date on record

Utility / power partnersMidAmerican Energy (verify)

Recorded readiness — 0 of 5 applicable milestones have a dated public record

○ Land○ Permits○ Grid supply· Generation○ Water· Financing○ Construction

Gate to first power — target 2024-11-19 (estimate) · path: unknown, generic steps assumed · each step must finish its lead time before the target

0 of 0 required steps have a public date. Red = recorded date past the rule-based deadline · grey "no public date" = required step without a record · green = on record in time · context steps never colour.

No dated steps on record.

This site is energized; lights only show how its recorded steps compared with the lead times.

Lead-time assumptions

Site secured 15 months before first power — Land under control and campus announced. Rarely binding; shown for context.
Permits in hand 0 months before first power — Final air and siting permits. Operators often energize on standard or temporary authorisations and receive the major permit later; flagged only when the permit lands more than 6 months after first power or is missing for an on-site plant.
Grid supply agreed 9 months before first power — Interconnection or large-load agreement approved. Observed median 7 months before first power; the physical works (substation, lines) run in parallel with construction.
Substation and lines energized 2 months before first power — Utility delivery point live; final tests before the load is taken.
New generation online 1 months before first power — Utility plant or on-site plant generating; needed just before energization when the grid cannot carry the load alone.
Major equipment on site 6 months before first power — Turbines, transformers, switchgear delivered; installation and commissioning take the remaining months.
Construction started 24 months before first power — Groundbreaking of the building that gives first power. Observed 4-26 months for recent AI campuses; Meta's redesigned campuses took 35-58.
Building ready for IT 0 months before first power — First building ready for IT. 'Complete' or 'opened' is usually reported after first power; flagged only beyond 3 months.
Full build-out complete -12 months before first power — All announced buildings operational. Comes after first power by design; context only.
Water supply secured 12 months before first power — Water rights, municipal agreement or desalination contract in hand. Context only; one of the feasibility items.
Financing closed 12 months before first power — Project financing, anchor lease or committed capital announced. Context only; not applicable when the owner is a hyperscaler building on its balance sheet.

Dated steps (from the sources; later dates are plans)

2024-11-19 First powerFirst power (Epoch) · ◐

Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)

2022-09-06—Land clearing begins for east buildings

2024-11-1979 MWBuilding 1 is operational. Google Earth shows Building 1 had all backup generators and cooling towers installed by the end of August, but construction work was ongoing and there were almost no cars parked. By February 20

2025-06-15158 MWBuilding 2 is operational. Assuming it takes 3 months after generators and cooling towers are finished, similar to Building 1.

2025-07-19158 MWLand clearing begins in the southwest, suggesting more buildings are planned.

2026-01-11158 MWBuilding 3 has all 34 backup generators installed and 4 cooling towers installed, with 3 more cooling towers under construction. There are gaps between cooling towers suggesting that more could be added. Buildings 1 and

2026-07-07237 MWBuilding 3 is operational. 7 cooling towers were finally installed despite being more spread out compared to the first two buildings. Cooling towers models vary slightly between buildings. Ground clearing to the southwes

Recorded fact The site is energized.

Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.

Sources (Epoch AI selection): Construction permit application form with site address · Construction permit application form with backup generator data

Epoch AI, 'AI data centers', epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers (CC BY 4.0); coordinates from GeoNames cities500 (CC BY 4.0) and hand-entered places; overrides in tools/project_overrides.csv with their own sources. Campuses outside the Epoch dataset come from tools/campuses.csv (public reporting, source per row). Data retrieved 2026-10-05. Report a correction to contact@ailoadmap.com (campus id google-council-bluffs-east; include the row and a source link).