Google Cloud us-central1 Iowa is a data center operated by Google in Council Bluffs, IA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Council Bluffs data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 14.3-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Council Bluffs — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Council Bluffs — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Council Bluffs operates as a mid-tier regional data center hub with 14 tracked facilities totaling 910 MW, concentrated among three major operators. Google dominates with 6 facilities, followed by CyrusOne with 3 facilities and one operator with 2 facilities, creating a moderately fragmented market. The region has demonstrated growth momentum, with recent construction activity including Edged's multi-building expansion with a second facility topping out in September, signaling continued operator confidence despite overall market constraints. The DCPI verdict of AVOID stems from dual structural weaknesses: excess-power scores of 45/100 indicate insufficient surplus capacity to accommodate hyperscale or AI-intensive workload expansion, while constraint scores of 46/100 reveal tight operational margins that limit flexibility for new entrants or large tenants. For acquisition-focused…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Council Bluffs tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
get_facility slug="google-google-cloud-us-central1-iowa-33db3f7c" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect:
https://dchub.cloud/connect?src=page-onramp&entity=google-google-cloud-us-central1-iowa-33db3f7c