Data center campus · West side of Harper Road between 203rd and future 211th streets, Peculiar, Cass County, Missouri
Harper Road Technology Park
Denied
as of Oct. 21, 2024
Diode Ventures' $1.5 billion, roughly 504-acre data center park in Peculiar was blocked in October 2024 when the city took data centers out of its zoning code. Also known as: Project Harper.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site504acres
Who is behind it
ProjectHarper Road Technology ParkAlso: Project Harper
Developer and teamDiode Ventures
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The board reversed its earlier approval by deleting the data center definition from the light industrial zoning ordinance. (DatacenterDynamics, Oct. 23, 2024)
Aldermen sent the rezoning for the park, up to seven buildings of about 300,000 sq ft each, back to the planning commission after resident opposition. (DatacenterDynamics, June 28, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- MW not reported; included on acreage (about 504 acres).
- Meeting date inferred from the agenda file DCD linked (10-21-24).
The full record
- Status note
- Peculiar's aldermen removed 'data center' from the light industrial zoning ordinance, which bars data centers in the city.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)