Power availability in Des Moines: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 31.6 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.
Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 266 words · generated 2026-11-08 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12
Des Moines has 815 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Meta (500 MW), Microsoft (300 MW) and Involta (15 MW).
| Status | MW |
|---|---|
| Operational | 815 |
| Total listed | 815 |
Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.
DC Hub does not hold a lease-rate figure for this market yet.
The market is dominated by hyperscale and regional colocation operators, reflecting established competitive positioning. The presence of multiple top-tier operators signals sustained infrastructure investment in the region, though facility distribution remains concentrated among three players.
Together, these scores indicate that operators seeking to expand or deploy new capacity in Des Moines will encounter friction in securing additional power allocations, making the market unattractive for power-dependent growth strategies.
No recent deals are tracked in Des Moines' transaction registry, leaving current operator M&A activity and capacity expansion intentions opaque. Microsoft's publicly announced plans for regional facility development create localized infrastructure signals, yet this has not translated into tracked deal activity in Des Moines proper. Cologix's three-site footprint and Meta's seven-site presence establish established operational scale, but no visible consolidation, divestiture, or expansion transactions are documented at this time.
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Des Moines Data Center | Microsoft | Operational | 300 |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 1 | Meta | Operational | 100 |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 | Meta | Operational | 100 |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 3 | Meta | Operational | 100 |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 4 | Meta | Operational | 100 |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 5 | Meta | Operational | 100 |
| Involta Des Moines | Involta | Operational | 15 |
| Altoona Meta Data Center | Meta | Operational | |
| Aureon | Operational | ||
| Aureon Downtown | Aureon Network Services | Operational | |
| Azure Central US Iowa | Microsoft | Operational | |
| Cologix DES1 Des Moines | Cologix | Operational | |
| Cologix DSM1 | Cologix, Inc. | Operational | |
| Lightedge Des Moines 2 | Operational | ||
| Meta | Operational | ||
| Project Osmium | Microsoft | Operational |
Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.
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