Artist's concept of Apple's planned data center.

Apple plans to build a $1.3 billion, 400,000-square-foot data center in Waukee, Iowa, to support users of iMessage, Siri, the App Store and other Apple services.

The company says it will work to invest in renewable energy projects from wind and other sources to power the data center. Apple has pledged to power all of its operations with renewable energy.

Construction on the data center is expected to start early next year and Apple plans to bring it online in 2020. The Washington Post says that Iowa officials agreed to as much as $208 million in tax incentives to bring the facility to the state. The paper says the facility could create 50 full-time jobs when it opens.