Nothing reported in Unincorporated Cass County yet
Who decides here: the Cass County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
Commissioners said the county will not allow very large 'hyperscale' data centers (at least 100,000 square feet and 25 megawatts or more). Draft rules split data centers into three sizes and ban the largest. The full rules were still being finished.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Commissioners voted 5-0 for a 12-month pause on data center permits after a packed hearing. Residents worried about water, farmland and a reported Google and Tenaska plan in southeast Nebraska. The pause does not cover land zoned by villages like Nehawka.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Cass County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Omaha Public Power District (public).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Nebraska.