1 data center project in Independence City
Who decides here: the City Council of Independence City votes on zoning. The Jackson County may review big projects too.
In Independence City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Edged Kansas City data center
Kansas City, Clay County
🕒 Dec 2024: Edged opened its $143 million data center in Kansas City.
Built & runningabout 11 miles awayPatmos AI campus (former Kansas City Star printing plant)
Kansas City, Jackson County
🕒 Nov 12, 2024: Patmos announced it will turn the old Kansas City Star printing plant into a 100+ megawa…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayMetrobloks data center campus (Liberty)
Liberty, Clay County
30 acres
🕒 March 2026: Liberty City Council approved $1.4 billion in bonds and $202.7 million in tax breaks ove…
Being builtabout 12 miles awayGoogle data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center (Kansas City Northland)
Kansas City, Clay County
for Google
🕒 Feb 2026: Google said its first Missouri campus, started in 2024, is still under construction.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayGoogle Project Mica campus (Kansas City Northland)
Kansas City, Clay County
500 acres · for Google
🕒 Feb 12, 2026: Google confirmed a $10 billion, five-building campus on about 500 acres.
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 miles away20-story data center tower (Western Newspaper Union building, Quality Hill)
Kansas City, Jackson County
🕒 Aug 5, 2026: City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to deny the 384-foot data center tower; 475 letters oppos…
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
City council voted 6-0 for new rules for future data centers. Reported rules: a buffer from homes, schools, parks and hospitals, closed-loop or other low-water cooling, generator tests only on weekday business hours (max 10 hours a month), and sound control on generators.
🗳️ Election
Voters in the 1st District recalled a city council member (about 68% yes) after he voted for tax breaks for the Nebius AI data center. Two other council members who backed the deal lost their seats in April.
⚖️ Court case
A resident group sued the city and the developer in Jackson County court. It says the March approvals broke zoning law, the Sunshine Law and the city charter, and asks to stop construction over noise, truck traffic and dust.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council voted 7-0 to pause new data center and big battery storage applications for 180 days to update its codes. It does not apply to projects already approved, like Nebius.
🗳️ Public vote
Residents filed a petition to put the Nebius tax deal to a public vote. The city refused to certify it, and residents sued. A judge ruled for the city on March 25, 2026: the bond ordinance took effect right away under the city charter, so it could not go to a vote.
✅ Approved
City council voted 5-2 for a 20-year, 90% tax break and a revenue bond deal for the Nebius AI data center in the Little Blue Valley. A court later described the bond limit as up to $150.6 billion; some news reports said $150 million.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Independence 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 Independence City: Evergy Missouri West (company) or City of Independence (run by the town) or 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 Missouri.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Who will build and run the private power plant, and what fuel will it use?
- How much water will it use per day?