Kansas has 5 data center sites, 0 buildings where disclosed on the record: 1 running and 4 proposed. Most are in Johnson County (2) and Barber County (1), and records are in 4 of 105 counties. The largest proposal is Data Center Edgerton in Johnson County; it is reported.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
| Facility and county | Stage | Operator | Power (MW) | Latest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Center Edgerton Edgerton, Johnson County | Proposed | |||
| Data Center El Dorado El Dorado, Butler County | Proposed | |||
| Data Center Leavenworth Leavenworth, Leavenworth County | Proposed | |||
| Google Barber County Data Center Barber County | Proposed | |||
| TierPoint Kansas City - Lenexa Data Center Lenexa, Johnson County | Running | TierPoint |
A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file. Power is the developer's figure or a permit's, each linked on the record. All 5 Kansas projects.
| Record | Place | Stage | Operator | MW | Basis | Located | Tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Data Center C | Olathe, Johnson | Not yet verified | EPA registry | 2 | 2026-10-20 | |||
| Netrality Data Centers, KC2 (air) | Shawnee, Johnson | Not yet verified | EPA registry | 2 | 2026-10-20 | |||
| TierPoint Kansas City - Lenexa Data Center | Lenexa, Johnson | Running | TierPoint | centroid | 2 | 2026-10-20 | ||
| Databank LTD Mci 3 (air) | Lenexa, Johnson | Not yet verified | DataBank | EPA registry | 2 | 2026-10-03 | ||
| Data Center Edgerton | Edgerton, Johnson | Proposed | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 | |||
| Data Center El Dorado | El Dorado, Butler | Proposed | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 | |||
| Data Center Leavenworth | Leavenworth, Leavenworth | Proposed | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 | |||
| Google Barber County Data Center | Barber | Proposed | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 |
Tier 1: an official or company source. Tier 2: a news report resolving to the outlet's own page. Located: a site coordinate from a permit, a parcel or an address, or the county or town centroid. Verified: the last day a person read the source. A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file.
| County | Census GEOID | Projects | Rules | How it treats data centers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 20091 | 0 | ||
| Barber County | 20007 | 1 | ||
| Butler County | 20015 | 2 | ||
| Leavenworth County | 20103 | 0 | ||
| Franklin County | 20059 | 1 | ||
| Lyon County | 20111 | 2 | ||
| Pottawatomie County | 20149 | 1 | ||
| Sedgwick County | 20173 | 1 |
A blank rating cell means no person has set one for the county. A county without a record is listed, not linked.
What the state and its counties and cities have decided. Each row is rated by what it has decided, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never by whether that is good or bad.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | state | Kansas enacted Senate Bill 98 in 2025 providing data centers with 20 year exemption from state and local sales taxes. hutchpost.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Sep 9, 20268 acts on this rowEvery act on the Kansas row
| 8 | 2026-09-23 | ||
| Independence | city | not rated | Independence voters ousted 3 of 5 council members who backed data center funding. kansascity.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 21 act on this rowEvery act on the Independence row
| 1 | 2026-09-02 | |
| El Dorado | city | not rated | Butler County District Judge declared El Dorado initiative petition as legislative; city commissioners voted to place proposed ordinance on November ballot on Tuesday after August 21, 2026. kshb.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Aug 264 acts on this rowEvery act on the El Dorado row
| 4 | 2026-08-26 | |
| Edgerton | city | not rated | Judge Stephanie Goodenow granted a Motion to Strike and ruled the ordinance was legislative, allowing the data center ballot petition to proceed. heartlandernews.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet Reported Sep 164 acts on this rowEvery act on the Edgerton row
| 4 | 2026-09-23 | |
| Barber County | county | Barber County commissioners approved a 1.7 million square foot Google data center. kake.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Aug 31, 20263 acts on this rowEvery act on the Barber County row
| 3 | 2026-09-23 | ||
| Butler County | county | not rated | Butler County residents gathered over 200 signatures on a petition to require a vote before approving future data centers. foxkansas.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 112 acts on this rowEvery act on the Butler County row
| 2 | 2026-09-23 | |
| Emporia | city | not rated | Emporia summer public hearing on 1,000 acre hyperscale data center zoning proposal; commissioners approved zoning plan despite resident opposition. prospect.org (opens in a new tab) national outlet Reported Sep 212 acts on this rowEvery act on the Emporia row
| 2 | 2026-09-21 | |
| Lyon County | county | not rated | Court hearing held on temporary orders regarding citizen initiative petition about high impact data centers. wibw.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Aug 202 acts on this rowEvery act on the Lyon County row
| 2 | 2026-08-20 |
| Ottawa | city | not rated | Ottawa City Commission votes 5-0 to terminate data center sales contract with Lightfield Energy. kshb.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Sep 253 acts on this rowEvery act on the Ottawa row
| 3 | 2026-09-25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottawatomie County | county | not rated | Pottawatomie County planning commission held public comment meeting on data center overlay district. wibw.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Aug 201 act on this rowEvery act on the Pottawatomie County row
| 1 | 2026-08-20 | |
| Rose Hill | city | Rose Hill adopted data center regulations in 2017. kake.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Sep 22, 20262 acts on this rowEvery act on the Rose Hill row
| 2 | 2026-09-22 | ||
| Sedgwick County | county | not rated | Sedgwick County extended moratorium on data centers while working on rules. kansas.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 21 act on this rowEvery act on the Sedgwick County row
| 1 | 2026-09-02 |
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.
No official summary on file for any of these 5 measures; each row links to the legislature's page for the text.
S.B. 531 In committee
S.B. 526 In committee
Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption.
S.B. 400 In committee
5 bills tracked, 0 signed · LegiScan, CC BY 4.0
| Number | Session | Status | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.B. 92 | 2025-2026 Regular Session | Sent to the governor | 2026-04-09 | Extending the expiration date for provisions that authorize an electric utility to not offer parallel generation service to certain large load customers and exempt certain large load customers from the determination of the utility's peak demand. |
| S.B. 531 | 2025-2026 Regular Session | In committee | 2026-03-10 | Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency management act within the preceding three years. |
| S.B. 526 | 2025-2026 Regular Session | In committee | 2026-03-04 | Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers. |
| S.B. 400 | 2025-2026 Regular Session | In committee | 2026-01-28 | Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumption. |
| S.B. 98 | 2025-2026 Regular Session | Sent to the governor | 2025-04-11 | Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements. |
5 bills tracked in Kansas; 2025-2026 Regular Session, legislature adjourned; last checked October 26, 2026. The last check found no bill not already tracked; the 5 tracked bills stand. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
Bill data from LegiScan (opens in a new tab), licensed CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). The record chooses the bills, writes each stage in its own words and cites the legislature's own page for every bill.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Davids (KS) | D | Yea |
| Estes | R | Yea |
| Mann | R | Yea |
| Schmidt | R | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall (R-KS) | R | Yea |
| Moran (R-KS) | R | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
Positions as the clerk records them. How bills and votes are recorded.
Scorecard eventOttawa
Ottawa City Commission votes 5-0 to terminate data center sales contract with Lightfield Energy
ReferendumRose Hill
ApprovalBarber County
LitigationEdgerton
ReferendumButler County
does not approve a digital campus or authorize construction
Shawnee County Commissioner Kevin Cook addressed data center debate at county level
Every Kansas statement, by speaker (31)
Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst, said the people are speaking in opposition to data center infrastructure
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: HPPR (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: News Radio KMAN (opens in a new tab) news outlet .
Reinhold said Congress should listen to experts and called for environmental protections, while saying local communities should closely review proposed data centers.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: hayspost.com (opens in a new tab).
"approve the zoning request and get to the next step"
Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Setting: Emporia City Commission meeting.
Primary source: Emporia Gazette (opens in a new tab).
Mark Deter, city administrator, says Rose Hill does not have sufficient water resources to sustain a data center, noting El Dorado has a lake providing 10 million gallons of water a day.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KAKE (opens in a new tab).
Cindy Holscher called for statewide moratorium on new giant corporate data centers
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: The American Prospect (opens in a new tab).
Ty Masterson said he would not put data centers across state to suck up water, rebutting Holscher
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: The American Prospect (opens in a new tab).
Parker Thompson is posting one video every day until Coffeyville passes a legal moratorium on data center development.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Yahoo (opens in a new tab).
Parker Thompson, YouTuber, is campaigning for a 12 month moratorium on data center development in Coffeyville, Kansas, citing concerns about uncontrolled AI models and risks to the power grid.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Yahoo (opens in a new tab).
Dan Golding, Iron Mountain vice president of data center operations, said underground data centers have limited access points and armed guards, unlike aboveground facilities.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: TechTarget (opens in a new tab).
Max McCoy will speak on data center opposition in rural America and Kansas at Lawrence Arts Center on September 21, 2026
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: lawrencekstimes.com (opens in a new tab).
McCoy claims data centers rush to rural America involves secrecy, vast power and water consumption, environmental risk, job loss, and existential AI threat
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: lawrencekstimes.com (opens in a new tab).
Linus Baker, the defendants' attorney, stated that citizens should not have to defend themselves in court for exercising First Amendment rights regarding political activity
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Heartlander News (opens in a new tab).
Gary Pinkston testified he had no interest in project and received no compensation
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Kansas Reflector (opens in a new tab).
Masterson wants to cede to local control when it comes to data center development, saying some places they do not make sense and some places they do
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KCUR (opens in a new tab).
Ty Masterson, Republican gubernatorial candidate, stated the Kansas legislature did put guardrails in place for data center construction, including ensuring the centers pay for their own electricity.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: The University Daily Kansan (opens in a new tab).
Cindy Holscher stated AI data companies spent close to 1 million dollars in advertising supporting Ty Masterson in the Republican primary for governor.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: The University Daily Kansan (opens in a new tab).
Holscher voted for data center tax breaks but has since changed her position
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KCUR (opens in a new tab).
Cindy Holscher, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, stated she would not put data centers across the state without appropriate guardrails in place prior to construction.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: The University Daily Kansan (opens in a new tab).
Butler County officials stated no data centers are currently planned
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: foxkansas.com (opens in a new tab).
Butler County officials say no data centers are currently in the works
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KAKE (opens in a new tab).
Coalition demands state and local policies prioritizing health, safety, welfare of Kansas communities with guardrails on water, energy, air, land, transportation, health
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: sentineltimes.com (opens in a new tab).
Legislation was being developed to repeal the data center tax incentive
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Hutch Post (opens in a new tab).
Stacy Goss proposed a temporary moratorium on data center proposals that did not receive support
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Hutch Post (opens in a new tab).
Water use and environmental effects ranked as leading community concerns
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Hutch Post (opens in a new tab).
Mike Murphy voted against Senate Bill 98 because he opposed special tax incentives to data center industry
Not on the record: the record holds S.B. 98 and no roll call on it. Read from the statement's words: Mike Murphy voted against Senate Bill 98. The record holds the bill and no roll call on it.
Bill data from LegiScan (opens in a new tab), licensed CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). The record chooses the bills, writes each stage in its own words and cites the legislature's own page for every bill.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Hutch Post (opens in a new tab).
Mike Turner, Loudoun County official, outlined 15 best practices for data center approvals covering sound, power, water, emissions, setback and appearance
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: HPPR (opens in a new tab).
Kathryn Kline Tyndall, Bipartisan Policy Center, stated state task forces might help communities negotiate data center deals
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: HPPR (opens in a new tab).
Edward Wilson, a resident of El Dorado, started the Protect the Heartland group dedicated to preventing high impact data centers from being built in the town
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KWCH (opens in a new tab).
On the November 3, 2026 ballot in Kansas: Governor (2), U.S. Senate (3), U.S. House, District 1 (3), U.S. House, District 2 (3), U.S. House, District 3 (3), U.S. House, District 4 (3); 3 of 17 candidates with a statement on data centers on the record. Every candidate.
1 site is serving load, 1 of them in Johnson County.
5 projects are on the record in Kansas: 4 reported, 1 running and 3 not yet verified. Each is listed under Projects with its status history and sources. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveRecords are in 4 counties: Johnson County (2), Barber County (1), Butler County (1) and Leavenworth County (1). The county table lists every county with its count, zero included. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 5 records on file for Kansas states a power figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 5 records on file for Kansas states a water figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above3 developers are named on the record: DataBank, Google and TierPoint. 2 records name no developer; each name above opens the record, where the developer's source is listed. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above11 county and city rows are on the record, 2 of them rated: Barber County is rated case by case: Barber County commissioners approved a 1.7 million square foot Google data center, August 31, 2026, source (opens in a new tab), Rose Hill is rated case by case: Rose Hill adopted data center regulations in 2017, September 22, 2026, source (opens in a new tab) and Independence has no rating yet: Independence voters ousted 3 of 5 council members who backed data center funding (reported September 2, 2026, source (opens in a new tab)). The state's own row is rated open, with 8 dated acts listed under the scorecard. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above4 records are not yet running. Barber County: Google Barber County Data Center (reported); Butler County: Data Center El Dorado (reported); Johnson County: Data Center Edgerton (reported); and Leavenworth County: Data Center Leavenworth (reported). A county name opens its page with the map and every record there. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNo bill on data centers has been signed into law in Kansas yet. 5 bills are tracked under Laws: 2 moving and 3 in committee. The state's own scorecard row carries 8 dated acts, the newest reported September 10, 2026. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows abovesummed only where a record disclosed the figure
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 5 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 5 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 5 |
A blank cell means no record in Kansas disclosed the figure. Third party figures on the same metrics are listed apart below; a figure a project disclosed about itself is never mixed with them.
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 5 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 5 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 5 |
A blank total means no record disclosed the figure; the count without one says how many.
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
The disclosed totals are in the table above.
No source on file states what any of the 5 tracked facilities in Kansas are for. 3 sites not yet verified are named apart and are not in that number.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stated use | 5 |
A blank cell means no record with that use disclosed the figure.
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
No source on file states how any of the 5 tracked facilities in Kansas are cooled. 3 sites not yet verified are named apart and are not in that number.
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