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Windstream

Windstream Des Moines Data Center

Polk County, Iowa

Operating

Capacity
2 MWreported
To protected land
20mifrom Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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  • Capacity2 MWreported
  • FootprintSmall and edge

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