Google Papillion data center
Google's first Nebraska data center campus, on 275 acres in Sarpy County, under construction from 2019 and expanded since.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Flatwater Free Press reported Google's self-reported water consumption at its Nebraska data centers rose to about 732 million gallons in 2025. (Flatwater Free Press, July 8, 2026)
Google put its 2024 Nebraska spending at $930 million and its five-year total at about $4.4 billion, saying all three Nebraska sites were still growing. (Nebraska Examiner (via KRVN), Nov. 30, 2024)
At the Papillion site, Google announced at least $750 million more for Nebraska, including additions to the Papillion campus and a new data center in northwest Omaha. (Nebraska Examiner (via KMTV 3 News Now), April 21, 2022)
Google said its $600 million data center at Highway 50 and Schram Road was under construction and should open within 18 to 24 months; OPPD had been discussing power needs with the company for about six years. (KMTV 3 News Now, Oct. 4, 2019)
Conflicts and open questions
- Water figures are Google's own reports for all of its Nebraska data centers together, not for this campus alone.
The full record
- Status note
- Google said in late 2024 that the Papillion campus, its first in Nebraska, was still expanding.
- Power note
- No power figure in the sources reviewed.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)