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Data centers · Franklin County, Missouri

Franklin County

2 projects on record · 3 moratorium or ban actions

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Projects in Franklin County
Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms)Provident Data Centers—ApprovedSept. 15, 202650 MW+
Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center)Beltline Energy—ApprovedSept. 15, 202650 MW+

Moratoriums and bans

  1. Aug. 4, 2026 Pacific: Moratorium. The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a 12-month stay on accepting data center applications of any size, for a land-use study and possible zoning changes; it also required annexation and rezoning requests to be heard together. (The Missourian, Aug. 5, 2026; FOX 2 St. Louis, Aug. 6, 2026)
  2. April 21, 2026 Franklin County: Zoning amendment (recommended). The planning and zoning commission voted 5-4 to recommend amending the Unified Land-Use Regulations on data centers, the same night it reviewed two data center requests. (Spectrum News, April 22, 2026)
  3. Jan. 20, 2026 Franklin County: Pause (tabled). The planning and zoning commission tabled draft data center rules and two rezoning requests for six months instead of a one-year moratorium; the items returned to the agenda by March 2026, and the County Commission adopted new data center rules and rezonings in September 2026 that are now being challenged in court. (St. Louis Magazine, Jan. 21, 2026; Sierra Club, March 16, 2026; Spectrum News St. Louis, Sept. 16, 2026; Spectrum News St. Louis, Oct. 15, 2026)

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 15, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Spectrum reported that the Franklin County Rural Coalition and the Pacific Root Coalition were each suing the county commission and the developers, asking a court to review and set aside four measures passed in September; the county did not respond to Spectrum. (Spectrum News St. Louis, Oct. 15, 2026)
  2. Oct. 15, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · Spectrum reported two citizen coalitions were suing the county commission and the developers, seeking judicial review of the September measures; the county did not respond to Spectrum. (Spectrum News St. Louis, Oct. 15, 2026)
  3. Sept. 15, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · The Franklin County Commission unanimously approved the rezoning for the Beltline project along Highway O. (Spectrum News St. Louis, Sept. 16, 2026)
  4. Sept. 15, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · The County Commission unanimously approved the rezoning for the Gateway Digital Campus. (Spectrum News St. Louis, Sept. 16, 2026)
  5. Aug. 7, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Pacific's mayor said Beltline's subsidiary had withdrawn its rezoning request with the city, two days after Pacific adopted a one-year data center moratorium. (Baxtel, Aug. 12, 2026)
  6. Aug. 4, 2026 Pacific: Moratorium · The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a 12-month stay on accepting data center applications of any size, for a land-use study and possible zoning changes; it also required annexation and rezoning requests to be heard together. (The Missourian, Aug. 5, 2026; FOX 2 St. Louis, Aug. 6, 2026)
  7. April 23, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · A press release for the project promised full funding of grid upgrades, low water use and about 250 permanent jobs. (The Missouri Times (press release), April 23, 2026)
  8. April 21, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · The county planning commission voted 4-5 on the Beltline rezoning, a recommendation of denial; DCD said the request covered 12 parcels totaling about 490 acres near 684 Phelan Road. (Spectrum News St. Louis, April 22, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, April 2026)
  9. April 21, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · The planning commission recommended approval 8-1 for the roughly 575-acre rezoning on Robertsville Road, with one commissioner recused. (Spectrum News St. Louis, April 22, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, April 2026)
  10. April 21, 2026 Franklin County: Zoning amendment (recommended) · The planning and zoning commission voted 5-4 to recommend amending the Unified Land-Use Regulations on data centers, the same night it reviewed two data center requests. (Spectrum News, April 22, 2026)
  11. April 18, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · KMOV, previewing the planning vote, referred to the project south of Pacific as the Meramec Valley Technology Park and put Beltline's plan at $16 billion. (KMOV (First Alert 4), April 18, 2026)
  12. March 27, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Beltline was reported to be moving the project from Pacific to unincorporated county land and seeking to rezone 495 acres of farmland. (Jefferson City News Tribune (Tribune News Service), March 27, 2026)
  13. March 27, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · The News Tribune described a 13-building campus on 613 acres near Highway 100 and I-44. (Jefferson City News Tribune (Tribune News Service), March 27, 2026)
  14. March 17, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · The planning commission held a public hearing of more than 10 hours with 174 speakers on this and the Beltline proposal, and did not vote. (Spectrum News St. Louis, March 20, 2026; Sierra Club, March 16, 2026)
  15. Feb. 20, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Hoodline, drawing on St. Louis Magazine and other outlets, described Beltline's plan, which it calls the Meramec Valley Technology Park, for up to 16 buildings on about 500 acres off Highway O. (Hoodline, Feb. 20, 2026)
  16. Feb. 17, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Pacific aldermen let the city administrator engage specialists for the Feb. 25 session only if a funding agreement with Beltline was in force. (City of Pacific, March 3, 2026)
  17. Feb. 3, 2026 Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek data center) · Pacific aldermen heard residents speak against the Crooked Creek data center, voted to line up outside specialists for a Feb. 25 planning session and asked that Beltline pay for an environmental law specialist. (City of Pacific, March 3, 2026)
  18. Jan. 20, 2026 Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms) · After hours of testimony from opponents, the county planning commission tabled the Diamond Farms rezoning requests (about 39 and 574 acres) and draft data center rules for six months. (St. Louis Magazine, Jan. 21, 2026; KMOV (First Alert 4), Jan. 20, 2026)
  19. Jan. 20, 2026 Franklin County: Pause (tabled) · The planning and zoning commission tabled draft data center rules and two rezoning requests for six months instead of a one-year moratorium; the items returned to the agenda by March 2026, and the County Commission adopted new data center rules and rezonings in September 2026 that are now being challenged in court. (St. Louis Magazine, Jan. 21, 2026; Sierra Club, March 16, 2026; Spectrum News St. Louis, Sept. 16, 2026; Spectrum News St. Louis, Oct. 15, 2026)

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 →