Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That

The state with the highest wind power share in the nation has attracted more than $17 billion in capital investments from cloud computing companies. Experts say rising energy costs could slow that growth.

By Anika Jane Beamer
July 29, 2025
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Anika Jane Beamer

Anika Jane Beamer is an Outrider fellow at Inside Climate News and a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

 
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