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Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus

Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 28, 2026

Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Maquoketa, Iowa (Jackson County), operated by Undisclosed developer. The public record puts it at 46 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Undisclosed developer
Facility type
Data center
Location
Maquoketa, Jackson County, IA
Coordinates
42.0500, -90.6650 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
46 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
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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.

  1. July 7, 2026
    Proposed
    An unnamed company plans a small- to mid-sized campus on a 46-acre city industrial park parcel off Highway 61, south of Maquoketa. It is in the pre-development stage. Source: Baxtel

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Several residents opposed the project at the city council meeting.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Several residents opposed the project at the city council meeting.

Source: Baxtel

Notes on the record

Parcel could sell for about $1.15M. The developer is not requesting incentives and will cover infrastructure upgrades. No end user yet, and the site will not be used for crypto. The developer has not been publicly identified.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus in Maquoketa?

Yes. Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Several residents opposed the project at the city council meeting.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus?

No lawsuit over Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus 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 Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus 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 Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

Undisclosed developer is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 46 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Maquoketa Industrial Park Data Center Campus," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/maquoketa-industrial-park-data-center-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/maquoketa-industrial-park-data-center-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. 1.46-acre data center campus planned in Maquoketa, Iowa · Baxtel · retrieved October 28, 2026

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