U.S. Energy Secretary Visits QTS Data Center in Cedar Rapids

US Energy secretary, visiting Iowa, says data centers will drive energy production

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke with members of a construction crew currently working to build the QTS Data Center campus in Cedar Rapids at an April 24, 2026 event. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)CEDAR RAPIDS — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday in Iowa that supporting data centers being built in the U.S. was critical to “reindustrialization” efforts touted by the Trump administration. Wright made his comments…

U.S. Energy Secretary visits QTS data center in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited a massive data center under construction in Cedar Rapids.

US Energy secretary says data centers will drive energy production

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke with members of a construction crew currently working to build the QTS Data Center campus in Cedar Rapids at an April 24, 2026 event. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)CEDAR RAPIDS — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday in Iowa that supporting data centers being built in the U.S. was critical to “reindustrialization” efforts touted by the Trump administration. Wright made his comments…

U.S. Energy Secretary tours QTS data center, addresses utility, water concerns

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured the QTS data center construction site in southwest Cedar Rapids on Thursday, addressing concerns about utility rates and water consumption.

Wright touts Midwest role in AI growth during Cedar Rapids stop at QTS site

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was in Cedar Rapids on Friday, taking a tour of the new QTS Data Center. He spoke along with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson a