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QTS Clinton Data Center Campus

Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa · All 41 QTS Data Centers sites · Every QTS and Compass Datacenters case on our tracker

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated October 22, 2026

QTS Clinton Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Clinton, Iowa (Clinton County), operated by QTS Data Centers. The public record puts it at 1,200 acres, a reported $10 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: QTS Data Centers
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: Clinton, Clinton County, IA
Coordinates: 41.8800, -90.2400 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: 1,200 acres
Investment: $10 billion
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Closed loop
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

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. QTS Clinton Data Center Campus in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. ~100 residents packed a May 2026 planning commission meeting opposing the $10B QTS project over water/power impacts, then residents 'swarmed' a July 16, 2026 meeting to protest again; commissioners have twice declined to vote, postponing the decision rather than approving or denying.

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.

~100 residents packed a May 2026 planning commission meeting opposing the $10B QTS project over water/power impacts, then residents 'swarmed' a July 16, 2026 meeting to protest again; commissioners have twice declined to vote, postponing the decision rather than approving or denying.

Source

Notes on the record

North of US Highway 30, near Clinton's airport. QTS has not filed a formal site plan; the city is still drafting a data-center ordinance. No confirmed MW or $ figure exists yet - local coverage describes it only as a potential 'multibillion-dollar investment.' Local TV coverage frames this as an 'AI data center' but QTS's own statements avoid the AI label. Coordinates are approximate.

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
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.
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 QTS Clinton Data Center Campus in Clinton?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the QTS Clinton Data Center Campus?

No lawsuit over QTS Clinton Data Center Campus appears in the record we track as of October 22, 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 QTS Clinton Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for QTS Clinton Data Center Campus is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates QTS Clinton Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

QTS Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 41 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 1200 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QTS Clinton Data Center Campus," updated October 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qts-clinton-clinton-county-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/qts-clinton-clinton-county-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.QTS Clinton, Iowa - In Consideration · QTS Data Centers · retrieved September 21, 2026
2.Clinton residents voice concerns on potential AI data center coming to town · KWQC · retrieved July 9, 2026
3.Radio Iowa, "Clinton residents swarm meeting to protest possible $10B data center" · retrieved July 25, 2026

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