GrowingUnited StatesIowa · Midwest Wind Corridor
The American wind belt. Iowa generates over 60% of its electricity from wind, the highest share of any US state. Meta operates its largest global data center campus in Altoona. Microsoft, Google, and Apple all have major facilities. Wind PPAs here are among the cheapest in the world, and the flat terrain means excellent wind capacity factors.
Power mix
Grid composition · 70% carbon-free · 28% fossil
Key operators
4 operators · 830 MW tracked capacity
Grid challenges
3 infrastructure constraints identified
- Wind intermittency requires grid-scale batteries
- Transmission constraints to major population centers
- Severe weather (tornadoes, ice storms) risk
Energy deals in region
Nuclear, renewable, and geothermal deals
No major energy deals tracked in this region.
This does not mean no deals exist. BenchGecko tracks publicly announced datacenter energy deals above 100 MW.
Water footprint
Cooling water consumption · stress level · source
Construction pipeline
Planned and under construction capacity
Sources
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