Kearney Data Center
Kearney approved the first step to bring a data center to town and its Planning Commission discussed code amendments related to data centers. It is reported, as reported August 18, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
- Not disclosed
- Reported by others: 368 MW (knopnews2.com, Central Nebraska Today); 100 MW (KHGI). Their figure, not the record's.
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Reported by others: 1,200 gallons per day (Central Nebraska Today); 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 gallons a year (KHGI), and 3 more under Comparisons. Their figure, not the record's.
- Who leads it
- Not disclosed
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Not disclosed | |||
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
How much power it needs, also reported: 368 MW, 2026 (knopnews2.com: Tech One Crossing data center campus will consume 368 megawatts of power when fully built out, Central Nebraska Today: Proposed data center electrical demand will be 368 megawatts, KHGI: Expanded facility would run on 368 megawatts of electricity); 100 MW, 2026 (KHGI: Current facility runs on 100 megawatts of power) .
How much water it would use, also reported: 1,200 gallons per day, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today: Data center uses closed loop chilled water systems with one time fill requiring 1,200 gallons per day plus 2 million gallons annually for landscaping); 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 gallons a year, 2026 (KHGI: Data center would use 2 million to 5 million gallons of water per year through closed loop cooling); 2,240,073 gallons per year, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today: Phase 3 projected water usage of 2,240,073 gallons per year); 911,200 gallons per year, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today: Phase 2 projected water usage of 911,200 gallons per year); 455,600 gallons per year, 2026 (Central Nebraska Today: Phase 1 projected water usage of 455,600 gallons per year) .
Jobs once it runs, also reported: 59 jobs, 2026 (KHGI: Project expected to create 59 jobs) .
Tax it would pay each year, also reported: 20,000,000 USD, 2026 (KHGI: Project expected to bring $20 million per year in property taxes) .
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
- Who is behind itA land record, a zoning application or a company's own announcement.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What happened
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Project will replace existing cryptocurrency mining operation at Tech One Crossing [1]
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Construction could start November or December 2026 with phase one operational in spring 2028 [3]
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Proposed facility will have 368 megawatts electrical demand with 100 megawatts existing capacity being repurposed [6]
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Existing cryptocurrency mining facility will be decommissioned following completion of phase one [2]
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Sound Study indicates facility will meet maximum sound level of 55 dBA at property lines [2]
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· Status: rumored (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Existing 100 megawatts of capacity from cryptocurrency operation will be repurposed for first phase [2]
The full Kearney Data Center timeline, in order
12 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Mayor Jonathan Nikkila said the city is trying to get ahead of data center development with great laws and high standards
The site
Where in Buffalo County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 11 other published records in Nebraska
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Comparisons
5 metrics with more than one figure
Capacity at full buildout
2 figures, 3 sourcesShow each source's words
- 368 MW, Central Nebraska Today: Proposed data center electrical demand will be 368 megawatts
- 368 MW, knopnews2.com: Tech One Crossing data center campus will consume 368 megawatts of power when fully built out
- 368 MW, KHGI: Expanded facility would run on 368 megawatts of electricity
- 100 MW, KHGI: Current facility runs on 100 megawatts of power
Permanent jobs
1 figure, 1 sourceShow each source's words
- 59 jobs, KHGI: Project expected to create 59 jobs
Water a day
1 figure, 1 sourceShow each source's words
- 1,200 gallons per day, Central Nebraska Today: Data center uses closed loop chilled water systems with one time fill requiring 1,200 gallons per day plus 2 million gallons annually for landscaping
Water a year
4 figures, 2 sourcesShow each source's words
- 2,240,073 gallons per year, Central Nebraska Today: Phase 3 projected water usage of 2,240,073 gallons per year
- 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 gallons a year, KHGI: Data center would use 2 million to 5 million gallons of water per year through closed loop cooling
- 911,200 gallons per year, Central Nebraska Today: Phase 2 projected water usage of 911,200 gallons per year
- 455,600 gallons per year, Central Nebraska Today: Phase 1 projected water usage of 455,600 gallons per year
Tax each year
1 figure, 1 sourceShow each source's words
- 20,000,000 USD, KHGI: Project expected to bring $20 million per year in property taxes
Questions about this project
7 questions answered from the record
How big is Kearney Data Center?
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Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.
Who is building Kearney Data Center?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.
Who will use Kearney Data Center?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Kearney Data Center say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Kearney Data Center stand today?
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It is reported, as reported August 18, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 9, 2026: Project will replace existing cryptocurrency mining operation at Tech One Crossing [1].
What has Kearney or Buffalo County decided about it?
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No decision by Kearney or Buffalo County about data centers is on the record. The Buffalo County page and the Nebraska scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.
What is still unknown about Kearney Data Center?
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Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is building it, who is constructing it, how much land, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
Sources
Reporting
- Kearney City Council unanimously approves Project Horizon data center - Metro News Channel Nebraska, Metro News Channel Nebraska, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Data center conditional use permit to be discussed at Kearney Planning Commission meeting - Central Nebraska Today, Central Nebraska Today, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Kearney City Council approves Project Horizon data center - KHGI, KHGI, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Kearney OKs first step to bring data center to town - KHGI, KHGI, August 21, 2026, local outlet
- Kearney Planning Commission to discuss data center code amendments at upcoming meeting - Central Nebraska Today, Central Nebraska Today, August 17, 2026, local outlet
- Data center conditional use permit to be discussed by Kearney city council tonight - Central Nebraska Today, Central Nebraska Today, September 8, 2026, local outlet
- Council OKs data center in Kearney, Omaha World-Herald, September 11, 2026, local outlet
- 368 megawatt AI data center approved in Kearney - Omaha World Herald, Omaha World-Herald, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Kearney OKs first step to bring data center to town - KHGI, KHGI, August 21, 2026, local outlet
9 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Kearney Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/kearney-data-center-ne, last verified September 17, 2026.
Cite this page
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For researchers
- Slug
- kearney-data-center-ne
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/ne/buffalo-county/kearney
- Coordinates
- 40.7, -99.08333
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Kearney), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Not disclosed
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Last verified
- 2026-09-17