Lightedge Des Moines 2 is a data center in Altoona, IA, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Altoona data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 18.4-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Altoona — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Altoona — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Altoona's data center market comprises 13 tracked facilities totaling 506 MW, anchored by Meta's seven-facility footprint that dominates local supply. The market's power positioning is severely constrained: an excess-power score of 46/100 signals tight available capacity for incremental load, while a constraint rating of 45/100 reflects binding infrastructure limitations that restrict expansion velocity. This dual squeeze places Altoona squarely in the category of mature, supply-limited markets where growth potential is capped by physics and permitting, not demand. The DCPI verdict of AVOID applies directly to acquisition-focused investors seeking entry or portfolio scaling. A market scoring below 50 on constraint metrics indicates that power grid interconnection, transmission availability, or cooling infrastructure will impose hard ceilings on facility expansion within a 3–5 year…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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