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Within 25 miles of

Van Meter, IA 50261

19 data centers within 25 miles, 3 under construction, 7 proposed, 8 operating, 1 stopped. 10 small sites are on record but not on the map. The closest to protected land is Facebook Altoona Data Center 1, 11 miles from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.

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Closest to you

  1. COPT Van Meter CampusCOPT Defense Properties · Dallas County · Proposed · Campus2.7 mi
  2. Microsoft Van Meter Data CenterMicrosoft · Dallas County · Proposed · Campus, inferred2.7 mi
  3. Microsoft West Des Moines Campus IVMicrosoft · Polk County · Under construction · Large8.7 mi
  4. Apple Waukee Data CenterApple · Dallas County · Operational · Large, inferred8.7 mi
  5. Apple WKE-03 Data CenterApple · Dallas County · Proposed · Campus, inferred9.1 mi
  6. Microsoft West Des Moines Core CampusMicrosoft · Dallas County · Operational · Large, inferred9.8 mi
  7. Microsoft Osmium Data Center (Project Osmium)Microsoft · Warren County · Operational · Large, inferred10 mi
  8. Microsoft West Des Moines Campus IMicrosoft · Polk County · Operational · Large, inferred10 mi
  9. Microsoft West Des Moines Campus Phase 3Microsoft · Polk County · Proposed · Campus, inferred11 mi
  10. Madison County Data Center MoratoriumMadison County Board of Supervisors · Madison County · Blocked by moratorium11 mi
  11. Microsoft West Des Moines CampusMicrosoft · Dallas County · Under construction · Campus, inferred11 mi
  12. Microsoft West Des Moines IIIMicrosoft · Dallas County · Operational · Large, inferred12 mi
  13. Project West (Tract, Norwalk)Tract · Warren County · Proposed · Unsized, inferred12 mi
  14. Microsoft North Des MoinesMicrosoft · Polk County · Proposed · Campus, inferred17 mi
  15. Cielo Des Moines Data CenterCielo Digital Infrastructure · Polk County · Proposed · Large17 mi
  16. Microsoft Des Moines Iowa CampusMicrosoft · Polk County · Operational · Large, inferred17 mi
  17. Wells Fargo Des Moines Technology CampusMeta Platforms · Polk County · Operational · Large, inferred18 mi
  18. Edged Energy Des Moines/Ankeny Data CenterEdged Energy · Polk County · Under construction · Mid-size24 mi
  19. Facebook Altoona Data Center 1Meta · Polk County · Operational · Large, inferred25 mi
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Near protected land

  1. Facebook Altoona Data Center 111 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  2. Wells Fargo Des Moines Technology Campus~16 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Cielo Des Moines Data Center16 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  4. Microsoft Des Moines Iowa Campus16 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  5. Edged Energy Des Moines/Ankeny Data Center18 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
  6. Project West (Tract, Norwalk)21 mi from Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

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