Google Council Bluffs Data Center is a data center operated by Google in Council Bluffs, IA, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 350.0 MW and 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 AVOID, with an estimated 29.4-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
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Council Bluffs hosts 910 MW across 8 tracked facilities, anchored by Google's five-site footprint and CyrusOne's two-facility presence, but faces acute infrastructure headwinds. The market's DCPI excess-power score of 40/100 signals chronic undersupply relative to demand, while the constraint score of 52/100 indicates moderate-to-severe limitations in grid interconnection and transmission capacity. This dual compression—too little power available, too much friction to bring more online—creates a structural bottleneck that hampers immediate expansion potential. For investors and operators, the DCPI "avoid" verdict translates to a clear risk calculus: greenfield or expansion-stage projects face material delays and cost overruns in power procurement and grid interconnection. Buyers seeking existing stabilized assets may find value in Google's established facilities, which benefit from…
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