Nebius AI Data Center Independence
A multibillion dollar Nebius AI data center was proposed in Independence, Missouri, prompting a tax break vote and subsequent recall of Councilman John Perkins, as well as a lawsuit filed to stop the project. It is reported; the record holds no sourced date for when it reached that stage.
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
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- Nebius
- as stated by the source
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nebius | as stated by the source | September 17, 2026 | |
| 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 |
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.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Jackson County and Independence about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | In Independence Missouri, voters recalled a City Council member who supported tax breaks for a proposed data center | latimes.com | |
| Independence | Independence, MO residents held a recall vote related to a data center decision | dailykos.com | |
| Independence | Missouri voters recalled councilman over Nebius data center tax break | yahoo.com | |
| Independence | An Independence councilman was recalled by voters in his district after his vote for data center tax incentives | kshb.com | |
| Independence | John Perkins, Independence councilman, was recalled after voting to approve a multibillion dollar data center | kmbc.com | |
| Independence | Independence councilman faces recall over data center vote | kctv5.com |
2 earlier decisions on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | An Independence council member faced a recall election after voting for a data center | kshb.com | |
| Independence | Bly Road residents filed a 52 page lawsuit to stop the Independence AI data center project | kshb.com |
What happened
No dated entry is on the record yet.
20 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
The site
Where in Jackson 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: 17 other published records in Missouri
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
- Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
- 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.
Questions about this project
4 questions answered from the record
Who is building Nebius AI Data Center Independence?
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Nebius is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Nebius AI Data Center Independence 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 Nebius AI Data Center Independence stand today?
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It is reported; the date it reached that stage is not sourced, only the day a page was read. No dated entry is on the record yet.
What has Independence or Jackson County decided about it?
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Independence: In Independence Missouri, voters recalled a City Council member who supported tax breaks for a proposed data center (reported September 14, 2026, source); and Independence: Independence, MO residents held a recall vote related to a data center decision (reported September 3, 2026, source). 8 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- Almost 70% of voters in Missouri city vote to recall council member who said yes to AI data center tax breaks — councilor said disagreement over an issue shouldn’t be enough to unseat him - Tom's Hardware, Tom's Hardware, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- Missouri voters recall councilman over Nebius data-center tax break - Blockspace Media, Blockspace Media, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- The Growing Opposition to AI Data Centers — Independence, MO Recall Vote - Daily Kos, Daily Kos, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- He Voted for a Massive AI Data Center, Got Recalled by 68% of Voters - Gadget Review, Gadget Review, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- After voting for Independence data center, council member faces recall election next week - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, August 25, 2026, local outlet
- Independence hits pause on data centers as Nebius construction moves forward, www.kctv5.com, July 8, 2026, local outlet
- Voters in Missouri City Overwhelmingly Vote to Recall Councilman Who Approved Data Center - commondreams.org, commondreams.org, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Independence Councilman John Perkins recalled after voting to approve multibillion-dollar data center - KMBC, KMBC, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Independence voters recall councilman tied to data center tax vote - kctv5.com, kctv5.com, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Independence voters decide recall of councilman tied to data center tax vote - kctv5.com, kctv5.com, September 1, 2026, local outlet
- Anger over planned AI data center drives Missouri city’s voters to recall council member - NBC News, NBC News, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Missouri Officials Ousted For Approving Massive Data Center - Newsweek, Newsweek, September 2, 2026, local outlet
9 more sources
- Independence councilman faces recall over data center vote - kctv5.com, kctv5.com, August 26, 2026, local outlet
- New lawsuit attempting to stop multi-billion data center project in Independence - KMBC, KMBC, August 13, 2026, local outlet
- Independence neighbors sue to stop construction of $150 billion AI data center - kansascity.com, kansascity.com, August 15, 2026, local outlet
- Independence group files lawsuit to block Nebius' AI data center - Spectrum News, Spectrum News, August 13, 2026, local outlet
- Bly Road residents file 52-page lawsuit to stop Independence AI data center project - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, August 13, 2026, local outlet
- Independence’s AI data center deal cost another council member his seat. What happens next? - kcur.org, kcur.org, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- Independence looks to add more regulations, guidelines for future data center development - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, August 17, 2026, local outlet
- Independence councilman recalled by voters in his district after his vote for data center tax incentives - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Independence Councilman John Perkins to learn recall vote fate after data center support - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, September 1, 2026, local outlet
21 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Nebius AI Data Center Independence", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/nebius-ai-data-center-independence-mo, last verified September 17, 2026.
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For researchers
- Slug
- nebius-ai-data-center-independence-mo
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/mo/jackson-county/independence
- Coordinates
- 39.0925, -94.41389
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Independence), 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