Clay County

Updates, newest first

1. May 21, 2026 Metrobloks Liberty Data Center · Residents raised concerns about tax abatements, land, water and power; city staff said water flow is capped and the developer pays for its own service upgrades. (KSHB 41, May 21, 2026)
2. March 24, 2026 Metrobloks Liberty Data Center · Missouri's economic development department announced the $1.4 billion, three-building project with at least 30 jobs. (Missouri Department of Economic Development, March 24, 2026; KCTV5, March 24, 2026)
3. March 23, 2026 Metrobloks Liberty Data Center · Liberty officials approved $1.4 billion in bonds and about $202.7 million in 25-year tax abatements for the Metrobloks project. (KSHB 41, March 23, 2026; KCUR (via KXCV), March 25, 2026)
4. Feb. 12, 2026 Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) · Reporting on Google's second campus said this first Missouri campus, begun in 2024, was still under construction. (KCTV5, Feb. 12, 2026)
5. Feb. 12, 2026 Google Project Mica (Northland, I-435 and US 169) · Google confirmed it is the company behind Project Mica, said it will pay the full energy costs under an Evergy agreement, and said it will qualify for Evergy's large-load tariff. (KCTV5, Feb. 12, 2026; Axios Kansas City, Feb. 12, 2026; DCD, Feb. 2026)
6. Aug. 20, 2025 Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park) · Meta announced the $1 billion, 1.4 million sq ft data center was online, its 28th worldwide. (Ingram's, Aug. 20, 2025)
7. July 28, 2025 Google Project Mica (Northland, I-435 and US 169) · The Port KC Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to authorize up to $10 billion in taxable revenue bonds for Project Mica. (Port KC, July 28, 2025; KCTV5, July 29, 2025)
8. April 14, 2025 Google Project Mica (Northland, I-435 and US 169) · Port KC's development committee took up a resolution authorizing bonds for Project Mica and recommended up to $10 billion with a 25-year, 75% property tax abatement. (Port KC, April 14, 2025; DCD, April 15, 2025; Ingram's, April 15, 2025)
9. March 17, 2025 Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park) · A university site tour reported two connected data centers finished, a third (about 500,000 sq ft) under construction by Turner, and a long-term plan for about 14 buildings. (University of Illinois, Global Leaders in Construction Management, March 17, 2025)
10. Dec. 11, 2024 Edged Kansas City data center · A ribbon cutting opened the 26 MW facility, an investment of more than $143 million. (Missouri Department of Economic Development, Dec. 12, 2024; Data Center Frontier, Jan. 16, 2025)
11. March 20, 2024 Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) · Google announced a $1 billion data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center, with Evergy supplying power and a 400 MW solar purchase (Beavertail Solar) for new carbon-free supply. (Hunt Midwest, March 20, 2024; Startland News, March 20, 2024)
12. Jan. 10, 2024 Google Project Mica (Northland, I-435 and US 169) · County records showed a Google affiliate, AG Rose Solutions LLC, bought about 493 acres from Diode Ventures in December 2023; QTS had earlier let its contract on the land lapse over power availability. (DCD, Jan. 10, 2024)
13. Oct. 18, 2023 Edged Kansas City data center · Kansas City had approved a development plan and preliminary plat; site work was under way with an August 2024 target. (Husch Blackwell, Oct. 18, 2023)
14. Oct. 2023 Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) · Google filed plans for up to 1.435 million sq ft of data center space on 315 acres, and later received approval. (DCD, Jan. 10, 2024)
15. July 20, 2023 Edged Kansas City data center · Edged Energy disclosed plans for an 18 MW waterless-cooled facility at 3420 N. Arlington Ave. (DatacenterDynamics, July 20, 2023)
16. Jan. 12, 2023 Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park) · Meta was reported to have bought the remaining roughly 508 acres of the park (278.5 acres in Platte County, 229.8 acres in Clay County) and said it had no plans yet to build there. (DCD, Jan. 12, 2023)
17. April 26, 2022 Google Project Mica (Northland, I-435 and US 169) · Diode Ventures proposed the Rocky Branch Creek Technology Park on 359 acres northeast of US 169 and I-435, with up to nine buildings and about 215-220 MW of IT load. (DCD, April 26, 2022)
18. March 24, 2022 Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park) · Meta confirmed an $800 million-plus, roughly 1 million sq ft data center on more than 375 acres, aiming to open in 2024. (DCD, March 24, 2022)
19. March 16, 2022 Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park) · Reporting identified Meta as the tenant of Project Velvet, a 1.88 million sq ft master plan in Zone 3 of the Golden Plains Technology Park, with a first phase of a 601,995 sq ft data center and a receiving building. (The Platte County Landmark, March 16, 2022)
20. Dec. 20, 2021 Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) · Google, through Shalerock LLC, was reported to have bought 236.4 acres north of Hunt Midwest, adding to 78.9 acres bought in 2019, for a $600 million proposal code-named Project Shale. (DCD, Dec. 20, 2021)

Statewide

Missouri's data storage center exemption (RSMo 144.810, enacted by S.B. 149 in 2015, revised 2018) waives state and local sales and use tax on utilities, equipment and construction materials for new centers investing $25 million and adding 10 jobs at 150% of the county average wage within 36 months (up to 15 years), or for expansions of $5 million and 5 jobs (up to 10 years), capped at the projected 10-year net fiscal benefit. The revisor shows no amendment since 2018. (Missouri Revisor of Statutes, Aug. 28, 2018; Missouri Independent, June 29, 2026) S.B. 4 (2025) added RSMo 393.130.7, effective Aug. 28, 2025: utilities with more than 250,000 customers must file tariffs for customers expected to reach 100 MW peak demand (50 MW for smaller utilities) so those customers pay their share and other classes do not bear unjust costs; the PSC may extend this to smaller loads. (Missouri Revisor of Statutes, Aug. 28, 2025; Missouri Public Service Commission, 2026) PSC File No. EO-2025-0154 (Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West): the order issued Nov. 13, 2025, effective Dec. 13, 2025, approved the Large Load Power Service plan for loads of 75 MW or more, with a 12-year minimum term plus an optional ramp of up to 5 years, collateral of two years of minimum bills and exit fees; a separate proposal from PSC staff and the Public Counsel was not adopted. (Missouri Public Service Commission (EFIS), Nov. 13, 2025; Missouri Public Service Commission, Nov. 14, 2025; Missouri Independent, Nov. 14, 2025) PSC File No. ET-2025-0184 (Ameren Missouri): the commission unanimously approved a large-load rate plan on Nov. 24, 2025 for customers of 75 MW or more, with a 12-year minimum term, exit fees and optional clean-energy subscription programs; the Consumers Council of Missouri sought rehearing Dec. 3, 2025. (Missouri Public Service Commission (EFIS), Dec. 3, 2025; St. Louis Public Radio, Nov. 24, 2025; Missouri Public Service Commission, 2026) PSC File No. ET-2026-0184 (Liberty Utilities): the large-load tariff case was still in progress, per the PSC fact sheet. (Missouri Public Service Commission, 2026) 2026 session: no data center bill passed. HB 3362 and HB 3364 (large-load cost recovery and DNR permits for water use above 2 million gallons a day) got a House committee hearing in March 2026 (HB 3362 on March 30) but no vote; HB 3390 (hyperscale limits, Rep. Cupps) and HB 2239 (low-water cooling for 100 MW centers, Rep. Murray) got no hearing. Missouri has no state data center moratorium or siting law. (Missouri House of Representatives, March 30, 2026; St. Louis Public Radio, Feb. 26, 2026; Missouri Independent (from Columbia Missourian), June 5, 2026; St. Louis Public Radio, June 29, 2026; Missouri Coalition for the Environment, May 20, 2026) Missouri data centers →