How much data centre capacity does Des Moines have?

DC Atlas tracks 15 data centres in the Des Moines data centre market. 1,473 MW is live, 471 MW is under construction, for 1,943 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in Des Moines?

9 operators run facilities in the Des Moines data centre market. Meta is the largest by total potential, with 1 site and 1,401 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in Des Moines?

MidAmerican Energy, Indiana Michigan Power and MidAmerican serve the most data centre sites in the Des Moines data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 93% of the facilities it tracks here.

Des Moines: 15 sites, 9 operators, 1,473 MW live

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There are 15 data centres in Des Moines, United States, spanning 2 sub-markets, 9 operators, 11 operational, 1,473 MW live (2% modelled), 1,943 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Meta (1 site), then Microsoft.

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Live

1,473MW

2% modelled

Under construction

471MW

Planned

0MW

Total potential

1,943MW

17% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

93% of the data centres we track in the Des Moines market have a named power supplier

MidAmerican Energy12sites
Indiana Michigan Power1site
MidAmerican1site

Who is building in Des Moines

The 9 largest operators here by total potential, of 9 tracked in this market.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
Meta	1	1,401 MW	1,401 MW
Microsoft	4	8 MW	465 MW
Apple	1	25 MW	25 MW
Edged Energy	1	—	13 MW
LightEdge	2	12 MW	12 MW
Lumen	2	10 MW	10 MW
IP Pathways	1	5 MW	5 MW
Aureon	1	1 MW	1 MW
Cologix	1	0.6 MW	0.6 MW

Only 45% of the live facilities here carry a commissioning date across too few years, which is too thin to chart as a build history.

Who is hiring in Des Moines

1 open data centre role at 1 operator we track

T5 Data Centers is the only operator recruiting in Des Moines, with 1 role open across 1 discipline. The single role is critical facilities, which runs an estate rather than builds one. It was posted in the last 30 days.

T5 Data Centers1role

The mix

critical facilities1

The roles behind those numbers

Critical Infrastructure Manager1

Most recently opened

T5 Data Centerscritical facilities3 Sept 2026

Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.

Questions about Des Moines

How many data centres are in Des Moines?: There are 15 data centres in Des Moines, United States, spanning 2 sub-markets, 9 operators, 11 operational, 1,473 MW live (2% modelled), 1,943 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Meta (1 site), then Microsoft.
How much data centre capacity does Des Moines have?: DC Atlas tracks 15 data centres in the Des Moines data centre market. 1,473 MW is live, 471 MW is under construction, for 1,943 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in Des Moines?: 9 operators run facilities in the Des Moines data centre market. Meta is the largest by total potential, with 1 site and 1,401 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in Des Moines?: MidAmerican Energy, Indiana Michigan Power and MidAmerican serve the most data centre sites in the Des Moines data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 93% of the facilities it tracks here.