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Meta Davenport Data Center
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa · All 28 Meta sites · Every Meta case on our tracker
Meta Davenport Data Center is a proposed data center in Davenport, Iowa (Scott County), operated by Meta. The public record puts it at announced May 21, 2024, 328 acres, a reported $800 million investment. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Meta
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Davenport, Scott County, IA
- Coordinates
- 41.5236, -90.5776 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 328 acres
- Investment
- $800 million
- Announced
- May 21, 2024
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 35 permanent
- Public subsidy
- City of Davenport 20-year, 60 percent property tax exemption (approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board), $161 million, City of Davenport, 2024
- 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.
- May 21, 2024ProposedIowa Economic Development Authority board signed off on Davenport's 20-year, 60 percent property tax exemption; board documents named Meta as the company behind the site. Source: The Gazette
Opposition and litigation at this site
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Meta Davenport Data Center in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Davenport estimates it would receive $50.6 million more in property tax revenue than if the data center were not built.
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.
Davenport estimates it would receive $50.6 million more in property tax revenue than if the data center were not built. Local environmental concerns have been raised, and the parcel sitting empty well past the original groundbreaking target has itself become a local story.
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Davenport 20-year, 60 percent property tax exemption (approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board) | $161 million | City of Davenport | 2024 |
Notes on the record
328-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Hillandale Road and Enterprise Way in northwest Davenport, held through Vemerald LLC, described in a state news release as a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc. State board documents from May 2024 said Meta would evaluate the parcel until Q1 2025, break ground by Q4 2025 and complete the data center by end of 2027. As of March 2026 the land had been purchased but construction had not started, so status is held at proposed rather than under_construction. Job count is 35 at $28.76/hour or more per state board documents; Davenport city documents put it at 50. Distinct site from the tracked Meta Altoona campus.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- South Front Networks IA-Davenport Interconnection Facility · Davenport · South Front Networks3 mi · Operating
- Bluebird Quad Cities Data Center · Bettendorf · Bluebird Network3 mi · Operating
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Meta Davenport Data Center in Davenport?
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Meta Davenport Data Center in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Davenport estimates it would receive $50.6 million more in property tax revenue than if the data center were not built.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Meta Davenport Data Center?
No lawsuit over Meta Davenport Data Center appears in the record we track as of August 14, 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 Meta Davenport Data Center use?
No water withdrawal figure for Meta Davenport Data Center 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 Meta Davenport Data Center, and how big is it?
Meta is the operator on record. We hold 28 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 328 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Meta Davenport Data Center," updated August 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/meta-davenport-ia.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/meta-davenport-ia, retrieved September 14, 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.Meta behind plans for latest Iowa data center · The Gazette · retrieved August 14, 2026
- 2.More than a house, less than a grocery store: how much electricity QCA data centers use (reports Meta's 328 acres purchased, construction not started) · KWQC · retrieved August 14, 2026
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