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	"author_name": "Heart of Iowa DSA",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/heart-of-iowa-dsa",
	"title": "Don&#x27;t Build Data Centers in Ames!",
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	"description": "The Ames City Council is considering a proposal to build a new data center on public land within Ames, adjacent to the Ames Regional Airport and the ISU Research Park (near Sam’s Club). On June 12, 2026, the City of Ames released a Staff Report with more details about this data center proposal: https://publicdocs.cityofames.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=607379&amp;amp;dbid=0&amp;amp;repo=COA According to these public documents, the proposed data center would be ~100,000 square feet in size, bigger than the old City Hall and over 2/3 the size of Jack Trice Stadium. If built, it would be the largest data center anywhere in Story County. At its full capacity, this proposed data center would require ~25 MW of new electrical power: this would be a 15% increase in the city&#x27;s total consumption. It would use more electrical power than 18,000 average houses in Ames combined. 25 MW is also significantly more than the net gain of 21 MW that the Ames Municipal Energy Center project is optimistically expected to produce once completed (in 2031). In addition to the disruptive construction of the data center facility itself, the proposed project would also require a 69 kV extension of transmission lines from South Duff Avenue under the airport runways, and the construction of a power substation to step down the voltage. If completed, the proposed data center would employ fewer than ten people to work regularly on site. No estimate has been shared for the anticipated cost of the project, either during the construction phase or as an ongoing cost to everyone paying utility bills in the City of Ames.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-build-data-centers-in-ames"
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