2 data center projects in Kansas City City
Who decides here: the City Council of Kansas City City votes on zoning. The Wyandotte County may review big projects too.
In Kansas City City
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.
ProposedFormer 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
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Residents sued over the rezoning of the south part of the Red Wolf site. A judge refused to dismiss the case in October 2025. We found no final ruling.
🗺️ Zoning change
The planning commission recommended rezoning about 550 acres 4-2 in May 2025. The board's 7-3 vote on the north part fell short of the supermajority needed after neighbors filed a protest petition.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Kansas City 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
City of Kansas City (run by the town).
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 is the end user of the Red Wolf data center?
- What happened in the residents' lawsuit against the Unified Government over the rezoning?
- Is the north half of the site rezoned or not?
- How much water would the campus use per day?
- Who would use the Quindaro data center?
- Has the Unified Government signed the sale to PowerTransitions?
- How much water would it use?