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Google Council Bluffs (East)

OperatingAI campusCampusCouncil Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
70% profile completeness
47 claims from 9 sources
Current facility power
284 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
5[1]
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
$9B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Nov 19, 2024[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
High confidence
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
MidAmerican Energy · MISO
Substation: On-site substation (likely Southland Substation)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
284 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionSep 6, 2022
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Sep 6, 2022 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Sep 6, 2022 · Construction start[1]
    • Sep 6, 2022 · Land clearing begins for east buildings[1]
    • Nov 19, 2024 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationNov 19, 2024
    Satellite imagery
    • Nov 19, 2024 · Building 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 we[1]
    • Jun 15, 2025 · Building 2 is operational. Assuming it takes 3 months after generators and cooling towers are finished, similar to Building 1.[1]
    • Jul 7, 2026 · Building 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 bu[1]
  4. OperationalNov 19, 2024
    Satellite imagery
    • Nov 19, 2024 · Building 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 we[1]
    • Jun 15, 2025 · Building 2 is operational. Assuming it takes 3 months after generators and cooling towers are finished, similar to Building 1.[1]
    • Jul 7, 2026 · Building 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 bu[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Google Council Bluffs (East)
  2. substation
    On-site substation (likely Southland Substation)[1][5]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    4 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps Southland Substation 0.37 km away
  3. transmission
    345 kV line[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.01 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    MidAmerican Energy[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    MISO[4]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: MISO
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
41.17163, -95.79595
Address
10410 Bunge Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503[1]Likely
County
Pottawattamie County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Google[1]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Google DeepMind[1]Speculative
Power supply
Utility:
MidAmerican Energy[2]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Google[1]Confirmed
End user
Utility
MidAmerican Energy[2]Likely

Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
284 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
237 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Estimated annual consumption
1,741 GWh/yr[3]Speculativeestimated

284 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
MISO[4]Likelyderived

Location falls inside overlapping MISO and SPP footprints; chosen by the balancing areas of the overlapping utilities.

Balancing authority
MISO[2]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Southland Substation (345 kV)[5]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
0.4 km[5]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
345 kV[5]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
9.99¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Iowa statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
13.27¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Iowa statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.94 GW[8]Confirmedderived

11 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
200 MW[6]Confirmedderived

1 active generation interconnection requests in Pottawattamie County: Wind 200 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
345 kV lineTransmission line0.01 km345 kV[5]
69 kV line · MidAmerican EnergyTransmission line0.41 km69 kV[5]
161 kV line · MidAmerican EnergyTransmission line0.47 km161 kV[5]
Walter Scott Jr Energy Center · MidAmerican Energy CoPower plant (Coal)3.9 km1.51 GW[8]
Jones Street · Omaha Public Power DistrictPower plant (Petroleum)13.8 km124 MW[8]
Sarpy County · Omaha Public Power DistrictPower plant (Natural Gas)14.6 km316 MW[8]
North Omaha · Omaha Public Power DistrictPower plant (Coal)21.5 km564 MW[8]
Cass County · Omaha Public Power DistrictPower plant (Natural Gas)28.6 km324 MW[8]
Fort Calhoun Community Solar · DG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLCPower plant (Solar)36.2 km5 MW[8]
Elk City Station · Omaha Public Power DistrictPower plant (Biomass)45 km6 MW[8]
Platteview Solar LLC · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Solar)48.9 km81 MW[8]
Southland Substation · MidAmerican EnergySubstation0.37 km345 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.37 km345 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.51 km345 kV[5]
MidAmerican Energy substation · MidAmerican EnergySubstation0.64 km345 kV[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.71 km345 kV[5]
Bunge Substation · MidAmerican EnergySubstation1.84 km161 kV[5]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
J2990 at Overland - J1859 POI 345kV Line TapMISO J2990WindIn study · proposed 2025-06200 MW[6]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Sep 6, 2022[1]
  5. First operational
    Nov 19, 2024[1]
  6. Expected completion
    —
Buildings (planned)
5[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
3[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational95 MWNov 19, 2024[1]
Building 2operational95 MWJun 15, 2025[1]
Building 3operational94 MWJul 7, 2026[1]
Buildings 4–5planned—Outlines traced on imagery; no completion date projected yet[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$9B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Chip types
TPU v5e, TPU v6e, TPU v5p, TPU v7[1]Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents)
255,700[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Current IT capacity
    79 MWNov 19, 2024[1]→158 MWJun 15, 2025[1]→237 MWJul 7, 2026[1]
  • Current facility power
    95 MWNov 19, 2024[1]→190 MWJun 15, 2025[1]→284 MWJul 7, 2026[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0Sep 6, 2022[1]→1Nov 19, 2024[1]→2Jun 15, 2025[1]→3Jul 7, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionSep 6, 2022[1]→Operating + expandingNov 19, 2024[1]→OperatingJul 7, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Sep 6, 2022[1]
First operational: Nov 19, 2024[1]
  1. Sep 6, 2022[1]

    Land clearing begins for east buildings

  2. Nov 19, 202495 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 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 2025, Google Earth shows no construction work and many cars. So our best guess is in the middle, in November 2024. Building 3 roof is complete.

  3. Jun 15, 2025190 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

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

  4. Jul 19, 2025190 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Land clearing begins in the southwest, suggesting more buildings are planned.

  5. Jan 11, 2026190 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 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 2 are running close to full capacity, given that water vapor is coming out of 5 of 7 cooling towers for each building. The land cleared in the southwest appears to be shaped for two more similar buildings, with notches for substations.

  6. Jul 7, 2026284 MW facility power· 3 buildings operational[1]

    Building 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 southwest seems to be setting up for two more buildings.

Buildings on this campus

16
  • GoogleOperating · 76,100 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 319,200 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 258,500 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 211,700 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 131,600 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 129,900 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 132,200 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 132,400 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 130,900 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 129,700 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 134,600 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 174,400 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 174,700 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 158,400 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 295,000 sq ft footprint
  • GoogleOperating · 297,100 sq ft footprint

All claims (provenance audit)

47
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameGoogle Council Bluffs (East)[1] Likely2026-07-07Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2022-09-06Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2024-11-19Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-06-15Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-07-19Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-01-11Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating[1] derivedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Address10410 Bunge Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503[1] Likely2026-07-07Shown
OwnerGoogleOwner: Google[1] Confirmed2026-07-07Shown
End usersGoogle DeepMindUsers: Google DeepMind[1] Speculative2026-07-07Shown
UtilityMidAmerican Energyterritory 12341: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO (INVESTOR OWNED, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERG[2] derivedLikely2022Shown
Current facility power284 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Current facility power95 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current facility power190 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-15Superseded / alternative
Current facility power190 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-07-19Superseded / alternative
Current facility power190 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-11Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity237 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Current IT capacity79 MW[1] estimatedLikely2024-11-19Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity158 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-15Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity158 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-07-19Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity158 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-11Superseded / alternative
Estimated annual consumption1,741 GWh/yr[3] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOMISOMIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC.. | SOUTHWEST POWER P[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityMISO[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationSouthland Substation (345 kV)way/545122717[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.4 km[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby345 kV[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county200 MW[6] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
State avg. industrial price9.99¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price13.27¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.94 GW[8] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)5[1] derivedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Buildings operational3[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2022-09-06Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2024-11-19Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-15Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2025-07-19Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-11Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$9B[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)255,700[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-07Shown
Chip typesTPU v5e[1] Confirmed2026-07-07Shown
Chip typesTPU v6e[1] Confirmed2026-07-07Shown
Chip typesTPU v5p[1] Confirmed2026-07-07Shown
Chip typesTPU v7[1] Confirmed2026-07-07Shown
Construction startSep 6, 2022[1] derivedLikely2026-07-07Shown
First operationalNov 19, 2024[1] derivedLikely2026-07-07Shown