Project Meridian data center campus (about 550 acres)

Latest

2026-10-22

Google laid out a $14 billion campus of up to six buildings at a packed open house; it still needs Palo to annex the land and zone it for data centers, and the Planning and Zoning Commission reviews it Nov. 9

Notes: Site is at Palo Marsh and Power Plant roads, just south of the Duane Arnold nuclear plant, which Google calls the anchor power supply; the Cedar River would be the main water source. Google has not said how much power or water the campus would use, or whether it owns the land. It says it wants no tax breaks and projects $170 million in property taxes over 20 years and about 180 permanent jobs. The City Council is expected to vote in December.

Upcoming hearings

• 2026-11-09: Palo Planning and Zoning Commission, Review of Google's Project Meridian annexation and EU-1 data center zoning request; City Council vote expected in December