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Tract Altoona Technology Park

Altoona, Polk County, Iowa · All 15 Tract sites

PermittedSupportedRecord updated August 14, 2026

Tract Altoona Technology Park is a permitted data center in Altoona, Iowa (Polk County), operated by Tract. The public record puts it at announced September 9, 2025, 1 GW planned, 453 acres. It has documented public support and no documented opposition.

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Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Tract
Facility type
Data center
Location
Altoona, Polk County, IA
Coordinates
41.6439, -93.4649 (approximate)
Power capacity
1 GW planned
Land
453 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
September 9, 2025
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Grid
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
Supported
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.

  1. September 9, 2025
    Permitted
    Tract announced acquisition of 453 fully entitled acres, annexation, rezoning and development agreement complete with the City of Altoona. Source: Tract

Opposition and litigation at this site

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Tract Altoona Technology Park in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of August 14, 2026. Altoona Mayor Dean O'Connor described Tract as 'a great partner throughout this process.' The city supported the project through annexation, rezoning and a comprehensive development agreement, and Tract reserved 80 acres for future city growth.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: supported means local officials or residents have expressed public support and no opposition is documented.

Altoona Mayor Dean O'Connor described Tract as 'a great partner throughout this process.' The city supported the project through annexation, rezoning and a comprehensive development agreement, and Tract reserved 80 acres for future city growth.

Source: Tract

Power and water

Tract states the technology park sits on existing 345 kV transmission lines and is expected to support over 1 GW of capacity.

Notes on the record

Master-planned data center land campus, Tract acquires and entitles land, then delivers it to hyperscale and other data center operators rather than operating the halls itself. Fully entitled as of the September 2025 announcement (annexation, rezoning and development agreement complete). No end tenant, investment figure, job count or construction timeline has been published.

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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Tract Altoona Technology Park data center in Altoona?

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Tract Altoona Technology Park in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of August 14, 2026. Altoona Mayor Dean O'Connor described Tract as 'a great partner throughout this process.' The city supported the project through annexation, rezoning and a comprehensive development agreement, and Tract reserved 80 acres for future city growth.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Tract Altoona Technology Park data center?

No lawsuit over Tract Altoona Technology Park 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 Tract Altoona Technology Park use?

No water withdrawal figure for Tract Altoona Technology Park 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 Tract Altoona Technology Park, and how big is it?

Tract is the operator on record. We hold 15 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 1 GW. The site is recorded at 453 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Tract Altoona Technology Park," updated August 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/tract-altoona-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/tract-altoona-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. 1.Tract enters the Des Moines market with the acquisition of 453 acres in Altoona, IA · Tract · retrieved August 14, 2026
  2. 2.Tract Brings 450-Acre Data Center Campus to Altoona, Iowa · Altoona Now (Altoona Area Chamber / economic development) · retrieved August 14, 2026

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