1 data center project in Emporia City
Who decides here: the City Council of Emporia City votes on zoning. The Lyon County may review big projects too.
In Emporia City
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide on Nov. 3, 2026 whether to ban 'high-impact' data centers in Emporia. A judge ordered it onto the ballot. Even if it passes, it takes effect only after the court decides if the petition was legal.
⚖️ Court case
The city asked the court to decide if zoning rules like the data center ban can be made by citizen petition. The judge ordered the question onto the ballot while the case goes on.
🗺️ Zoning change
City commissioners approved a 'Digital Infrastructure Overlay District', water policies and rezoning of 11 tracts for the data center campus.
✅ Approved
City commissioners voted to annex about 1,000 acres west of town for the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Emporia 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 Emporia City: 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. (not available) or Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (company) or Flint Hills Rural Electric Co-op, Inc. (not available).
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
- Who owns and funds Kanza Park Place LLC?
- How many megawatts would the campus use?
- Who would be the end user?
- Will the November ballot ban survive the court case?