Updated Jul. 15, 2026

Google Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Google Cedar Rapids is an AI Data Center under construction, projected to host an estimated 854k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 261 MW — at a capital cost of $9.9 B. The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, our cooling equipment power model, regulatory filings, chip availability, chip efficiency, and grid operator data. Permitting suggests Cedar Rapids will use more than twice as many cooling towers per building as Google’s similar New Albany and Omaha sites, even though power per building appears largely unchanged.

OWNER Google STATUS Under construction USER Google DeepMind
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Satellite view of Google Cedar Rapids

Satellite imagery

Latest: Apr. 20, 2026 · 3 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

0 H100-eq

0 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

854k H100-eq

1.69e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

0 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

261 MW

CURRENT COST

$0.0 B

PROJECTED COST

$9.9 B

HardwareUnknown

CoolingEvaporative cooling tower

Buildout

May 1, 20240K H100e
May 1, 2024

Land clearing begins.

Oct 27, 2025

Building 1 cooling towers and generators starting to be put in place. There's a foundation for Building 2 and 3.

Dec 29, 2025

About half of Building 1 generators are in place. Building 2 roofing has started - about where Google Omaha Building 3 was on 2025-03-16.

Apr 16, 2026

Building 1's generators are still only about halfway in place, and ~1/2 the cooling towers are still under construction. Building 2 roofing has been completed, and visible foundations have been built for cooling towers and generators.

Dec 31, 2026

Building 1 is operational. There is still work to be done since April, and Q4 2026 operational estimate was based on visible progress then.

Compute
235kH100-eq
IT Power
87MW
Cost
$3.3B
Feb 22, 2027

Building 2 is operational. Based on Google Omaha Building 3 taking about 14 months from starting the roof to operation.

Compute
541kH100-eq
IT Power
174MW
Cost
$6.6B
May 23, 2027

Building 3 is operational. Earlier satellite images suggest it was about 3 months behind Building 2.

Compute
854kH100-eq
IT Power
261MW
Cost
$9.9B

Sources

  1. MISO new load announcements
  2. Permit application

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