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Data center project · Leavenworth County, Kansas

Project Bluestem (Cloverleaf Infrastructure), near Tonganoxie

Proposed · A land developer's plan to ready more than 1,000 acres near Tonganoxie for a gigawatt-scale campus, the driver of Leavenworth County's moratorium fight. Also known as: Project Bluestem, Tailgate Ranch.

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Status
Proposed · as of Sept. 16, 2026
Location
Tailgate Ranch, south of Tonganoxie Business Park near the I-70 Tonganoxie/Eudora interchange · Leavenworth County
Status note
The Journal-World reported no application had been filed as of mid-August 2026; KCTV later said Cloverleaf had resubmitted plans. Commissioners held a public listening session Sept. 16.
Power
1,200 MW
Up to 1.2 GW is Cloverleaf's planning figure, which it said in April was not yet confirmed with the utility; KCTV reported in September that resubmitted plans seek up to 1.2 GW, about double the original, plus a new on-site gas plant.
Land
1,000 acres
Developer and team
Cloverleaf Infrastructure
End user
None; Cloverleaf prepares sites for other operators
Utility
Evergy
Water
Cloverleaf says it will use closed-loop cooling with a one-time fill.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Sept. 16, 2026 Commissioners met in Tonganoxie to hear residents; KCTV reported the resubmitted plan seeks up to 1.2 GW plus an on-site gas plant. (KCTV5, Sept. 16, 2026)
  2. Sept. 2, 2026 A motion for a countywide vote on the project failed 2-2. (The Mirror (Tonganoxie), Sept. 9, 2026)
  3. Aug. 12, 2026 After an extension failed 3-2 on Aug. 5, commissioners voted 4-1 to revisit a moratorium meant to keep the outgoing board from making data center decisions before new members take office. (Lawrence Journal-World, Aug. 13, 2026)
  4. May 13, 2026 The county commission voted 3-2 for a 90-day data center moratorium. (KSHB 41, May 13, 2026)
  5. May 7, 2026 Cloverleaf told the Journal-World the site could need up to 1.2 GW and that no formal county requests had been filed. (The Mirror (Tonganoxie) / Lawrence Journal-World, May 7, 2026)
  6. March 18, 2026 Cloverleaf representatives answered questions about the project at a county public meeting. (KSHB 41, May 13, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage is reported as about 1,000 and more than 1,000 acres; an opponent cited 1,100 acres.
  • On Aug. 12 commissioners voted 4-1 to revisit a moratorium that would hold off data center decisions until three new commissioners take office in January; whether a new moratorium was then adopted was not found in the sources reviewed.

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