Updated Aug. 4, 2026

Google Council Bluffs (East)

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Google Council Bluffs (East) is an operational AI data center with AI chips owned by Google and possibly used by Google DeepMind. It hosts an estimated 339k H100-equivalents of compute, supported by 237 MW of IT power at a capital cost of $9.0 B. We estimate that it uses Google TPU v5e, Google TPU v6e, Google TPU v5p, and Google TPU v7 chips.

The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, our cooling equipment power model, chip availability, and chip efficiency.

OWNER Google STATUS Operational USER Google DeepMind (speculative)
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Satellite view of Google Council Bluffs (East)

Satellite imagery

Latest: Jul. 12, 2026 · 2 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

339k H100-eq

6.71e20 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

237 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

237 MW

CURRENT COST

$9.0 B

PROJECTED COST

$9.0 B

HardwareGoogle TPU v5e, Google TPU v6e, Google TPU v5p, Google TPU v7

CoolingEvaporative cooling tower

Buildout

Sep 6, 20220K H100e
Sep 6, 2022

Land clearing begins for east buildings

Nov 19, 2024

Building 1 is operational. Google Earth shows Building 1 had all backup generators and cooling towers installed by the end of August, but construction work was ongoing and there were almost no cars parked. By February 2025, Google Earth shows no construction work and many cars. So our best guess is in the middle, in November 2024. Building 3 roof is complete.

Compute
68kH100-eq
IT Power
79MW
Cost
$3.0B
Jun 15, 2025

Building 2 is operational. Assuming it takes 3 months after generators and cooling towers are finished, similar to Building 1.

Compute
179kH100-eq
IT Power
158MW
Cost
$6.0B
Jul 19, 2025

Land clearing begins in the southwest, suggesting more buildings are planned.

Compute
179kH100-eq
IT Power
158MW
Cost
$6.0B
Jan 11, 2026

Building 3 has all 34 backup generators installed and 4 cooling towers installed, with 3 more cooling towers under construction. There are gaps between cooling towers suggesting that more could be added. Buildings 1 and 2 are running close to full capacity, given that water vapor is coming out of 5 of 7 cooling towers for each building. The land cleared in the southwest appears to be shaped for two more similar buildings, with notches for substations.

Compute
179kH100-eq
IT Power
158MW
Cost
$6.0B
Jul 7, 2026

Building 3 confirmed operational. 7 cooling towers were finally installed despite being more spread out compared to the first two buildings. Cooling towers models vary slightly between buildings. Ground clearing to the southwest seems to be setting up for two more buildings.

Compute
339kH100-eq
IT Power
237MW
Cost
$9.0B

Sources

  1. Construction permit application form with site address
  2. Construction permit application form with backup generator data

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