2 data center projects in De Soto City
Who decides here: the City Council of De Soto City votes on zoning. The Johnson County may review big projects too.
In De Soto City
Beale Infrastructure De Soto data center campus
De Soto, Johnson County
300 acres
🕒 June 18, 2026: Beale held a public open house at De Soto High School.
ProposedDigital Realty De Soto data center campus (Astra Enterprise Park)
De Soto, Johnson County
🕒 Sept 22, 2026: De Soto Planning Commission approved the Phase One site plan (one two-story building).
Nearby (within 15 miles)
QTS data center at New Century Commerce Center
Johnson County
🕒 March 2025: QTS leased the 756,571 sq ft Building B1 for a new data center.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayBeale Infrastructure Gardner data center (withdrawn)
Gardner, Johnson County
300 acres
🕒 May 6, 2026: Beale withdrew its application after the city said no incentives would be given.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayDAMAC Digital data center in Edgerton
Edgerton, Johnson County
🕒 July 16, 2026: City council voted unanimously to override the planning commission and approve the plans…
Stopped or cancelledabout 15 miles awaySpring Hill data center rezoning at 191st and Renner (withdrawn)
Spring Hill, Johnson County
316 acres
🕒 March 2026: Developers withdrew the application; the March 25 planning commission meeting was cancel…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
The planning commission approved Digital Realty's Phase One site plan, one two-story building. Later phases still need city approval.
📌 Other
Residents started a petition to block 'high-impact' data centers by putting the question to a city vote. It could affect later phases of the Digital Realty campus.
✅ Approved
City council approved early plans for Beale Infrastructure's data center campus (four buildings). In April 2026 the planning commission approved a larger plan.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in De Soto City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in De Soto City: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (company) or Evergy Metro (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kansas.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How many megawatts will the Beale De Soto campus use?
- Who is the end user?
- Which utility will supply power, and are new power lines needed?
- How many megawatts will the Digital Realty De Soto campus use?
- Will Digital Realty get tax increment financing (TIF), and how much?
- How big will the full campus be?