Aureon

OperatingEst.UnclassifiedBuildingDes Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Aureon is an operating data center in Des Moines, Iowa. Power capacity has not been disclosed or collected yet. Verification: unverified. 6 cited sources.

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16 claims from 6 sources

Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Aureon.” /facilities/aureon-des-moines-ia. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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@misc{datacentersource_aureon_des_moines_ia_2026,
  title = {{Aureon}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/aureon-des-moines-ia}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

Not yet sourced

Planned capacity

Not yet sourced

Floor area

22,600 sq ft[1]

Est.Unverifiedestimated

Buildings (planned)

Not yet sourced

Capital cost / investment

Not yet sourced

First operational

Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection

Time to power

Operating (community-mapped, unverified)

Low confidence

Project verification

Unverified

Evidence is limited to community map.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

MidAmerican Energy · MISO

Substation: MLK Substation (161 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced

No record

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

No record

Operational

No record

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
Permittingimplied by a later stage

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionimplied by a later stage
Energizationimplied by a later stage
OperationalOct 12, 2026
Community map
- Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.

Grid path

facility
Aureon
→
substation
MLK Substation (161 kV)[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Nearest mapped substation, 0.88 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
→
transmission
161 kV line[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.73 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
MidAmerican Energy[2]
Service territoryLikely
Retail service territory containing the site
→
ISO / RTO
MISO[3]
Service territoryLikely
Balancing authority: MISO

Substation capacity:: not published
Required upgrades:: not yet sourced
Congestion:: not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

River Hills (Natural Gas, 113 MW) is 1 km away[6]
EIA plant within 1.5 km; proximity does not establish that it supplies the facility
Natural gasCo-located113 MWConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Unverified

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits1

River Hills (Natural Gas, 113 MW) is 1 km away113 MW[6]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Natural gas · Co-located

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for a large-load tariff or commission docket for MidAmerican Energy. Know one? Add a source

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 41.58800, -93.63106
Address: 616 10th Street, Des Moines, IA[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely
County: Polk County

Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Not identified
2. Owner / developer
Not identified
3. Operator
Not identified
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Not identified

Power supply

Utility:

MidAmerican Energy[2]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence

Utility: MidAmerican Energy[2]Likely
Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: Not yet sourced
Planned capacity: Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO: MISO[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
Balancing authority: MISO[2]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Control area of the containing utility territory.
Nearest mapped substation: MLK Substation (161 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.9 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 161 kV[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 9.99¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Iowa statewide average, July 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 13.27¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Iowa statewide average, July 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 1.21 GW[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
23 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 340 MW[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmedderived
2 active generation interconnection requests in Polk County: Storage 340 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
161 kV line · MidAmerican Energy	Transmission line	0.73 km	161 kV	[1]
69 kV line · MidAmerican Energy	Transmission line	0.83 km	69 kV	[1]
River Hills · MidAmerican Energy Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	1 km	113 MW	[6]
Greater Des Moines · MidAmerican Energy Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	9.2 km	504 MW	[6]
Pleasant Hill · MidAmerican Energy Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	9.5 km	154 MW	[6]
Sycamore (Ia) · MidAmerican Energy Co	Power plant (Natural Gas)	10.1 km	141 MW	[6]
Indianola · Indianola Municipal Utilities	Power plant (Petroleum)	26 km	42 MW	[6]
Ames Electric Services Power Plant · City of Ames - (IA)	Power plant (Natural Gas)	48.7 km	109 MW	[6]
Iowa State University · Iowa State University	Power plant (Natural Gas)	48.9 km	40 MW	[6]
Ames Gt · City of Ames - (IA)	Power plant (Petroleum)	49 km	41 MW	[6]
MLK Substation · MidAmerican Energy	Substation	0.88 km	161 kV	[1]
16th & Wabash Substation · MidAmerican Energy	Substation	0.98 km	161 kV	[1]
River Hills Gas Plant · MidAmerican Energy	Substation	1 km	161 kV	[1]
Des Moines Water Works · MidAmerican Energy	Substation	1.62 km	69 kV	[1]
Forest & Vermont Substation · MidAmerican Energy	Substation	2.22 km	161 kV	[1]
Unnamed substation	Substation	2.31 km	—	[1]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
J2653 at Army Post 161kV SubstationMISO J2653	Storage	In study · proposed 2027-05	170 MW	[4]
J2655 at Army Post 161 kV SubstationMISO J2655	Storage	In study · proposed 2026-05	170 MW	[4]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

Announced
—
Land acquired
—
Permitting
—
Construction start
—
First operational
—
Expected completion
—

Real estate

Official assessments

Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions

Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates

Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Annual property tax: Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area: 22,600 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Unverifiedestimated
Estimated as footprint × 2 mapped floors; gross, not leasable, area.
Building footprint: 11,300 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
Floors: 2[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely

What changed (last 3 years)

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Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Aureonway/104082694 name=Aureon	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Status	Operating	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Address	616 10th Street, Des Moines, IA	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Utility	MidAmerican Energyterritory 12341: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO (INVESTOR OWNED, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERG	[2] derived	Likely	2022	Shown
ISO / RTO	MISOMIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC..	[3] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Balancing authority	MISO	[2] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	MLK Substation (161 kV)way/46145919	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.9 km	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	161 kV	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	340 MW	[4] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
State avg. industrial price	9.99¢/kWh	[5]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
State avg. commercial price	13.27¢/kWh	[5]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
Generation within 50 km	1.21 GW	[6] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Floor area	22,600 sq ft	[1] estimated	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Building footprint	11,300 sq ft	[1] derived	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Floors	2building:levels=2	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown

Sources

[1]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-10-12 · ODbL 1.0
[2]
Electric Retail Service Territories (HIFLD, from EIA-861)
DHS HIFLD / U.S. EIA (via Esri Living Atlas) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[3]
Independent System Operators (HIFLD)
DHS HIFLD (via PNNL ArcGIS) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[4]
MISO Generator Interconnection Queue
Midcontinent ISO · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public
[5]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (July 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[6]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain

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