Lightedge Des Moines 1

Lightedge Des Moines 1 is a data center in Altoona, IA, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Des Moines
City
Altoona
State
IA
Country
US

Source: OpenStreetMap · Verified against OpenStreetMap · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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Market context

Lightedge Des Moines 1 is one of 14 facilities DC Hub’s Altoona brief counts on the MISO grid. The closest tracked facility is LightEdge Des Moines 1 (DSM1), under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 5 km. Read the Altoona market brief →

Location

Area Altoona, IA, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationAltoona, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Lightedge Des Moines 1 in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Beck's Superior HybridsFDIX-PUBLICJ2 TechnologyKey CooperativeLightEdge SolutionsLightEdge Solutions AS 10970MidWest Internet Exchange - Route Servers

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 28 operating generating units totalling 2,334 MW within about 50 km of Altoona, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,975 MW · 13 units · 85%
Wind297 MW · 10 units · 13%
Hydropower55 MW · 1 unit · 2%
Utility-Scale Solar7 MW · 4 units · 0%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

Nearest first, by distance from this site.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP get_facility slug="lightedge-des-moines-1-lightedge-des-moines-1-9bc71036" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: https://dchub.cloud/connect
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