Data Center Registry

Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City)

Central City, Linn County, Iowa

ProposedMixed receptionRecord updated October 28, 2026

Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) is a proposed data center in Central City, Iowa (Linn County), operated by Aurum Capital Ventures. The public record puts it at 4 MW planned, 3 acres. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Aurum Capital Ventures
Facility type: Data center
Location: Central City, Linn County, IA
Coordinates: 42.2039, -91.5243 (approximate)
Power capacity: 4 MW planned
Land: 3 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Mixed reception
Source confidence: Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

September 16, 2026
Proposed
Council supports a proposed facility of about 18,500 sq ft. No building plan has been submitted, and the property has not yet been purchased. Source: KCRG

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) in Central City, Linn County, Iowa appear in the record, with no clear majority position. The city council supports the project and is drafting an ordinance.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

The city council supports the project and is drafting an ordinance. Residents filled a public meeting with questions and criticized the company's silence.

Source: KCRG

Notes on the record

About 18,000 sq ft on about 3 acres within city limits near the Linn County Fairgrounds. Reported draw is 4 MW. The city is drafting an ordinance under a moratorium.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Google Palo Data Center Campus · Palo · Google17 mi · Proposed · Contested
Oppidan Cedar Rapids Data Center · Cedar Rapids · Oppidan20 mi · Permitted · 10 MW · Mixed reception
Simple Mining Manchester · Manchester · Simple Mining20 mi · Permitted
Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus · Cedar Rapids · Google21 mi · Under construction · Supported
QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus · Cedar Rapids · QTS Data Centers21 mi · Under construction · 1.1 GW · Supported
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Simple Mining Cascade (Dubuque County) · Cascade · Simple Mining27 mi · Proposed

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) in Central City?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City)?

No lawsuit over Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) appears in the record we track as of October 28, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City), and how big is it?

Aurum Capital Ventures is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 4 MW. The site is recorded at 3 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City)," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/aurum-elk-data-center-central-city-ia.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/aurum-elk-data-center-central-city-ia, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Central City council supports proposed data center · KCRG · retrieved October 28, 2026
2.Data center company stays silent at public meeting · KCRG · retrieved October 28, 2026

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