No project in Shawnee City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Shawnee City votes on zoning. The Johnson County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Red Wolf data center campus west of Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Wyandotte County
548 acres
🕒 Jan 29, 2026: Reported still in early planning, with no signed deal with BPU or the Unified Government.
Proposedabout 9 miles awayQTS 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
Being builtabout 11 miles awayBeale 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.
Proposedabout 11 miles awayDigital 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).
Proposedabout 13 miles awayFormer Quindaro power plant data center (Project Yardbird)
Kansas City, Wyandotte County
85 acres
🕒 Jan 29, 2026: Developer reported still doing due diligence and environmental studies.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Shawnee 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 Shawnee City: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (company) or City of Kansas City (run by the town) 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.