Cloverleaf data center plan in Troy (Project Beacon)
Also called: Project Beacon, Cloverleaf Troy Data Center
Cloverleaf Infrastructure wanted to build a 500-megawatt data center campus in Troy. After strong public pushback, the city rejected the first site and the plan fell apart. Troy paused new data centers and plans a 30-megawatt cap.
Where things stand: The city rejected the first site in Feb. 2026 and local news says the plan is dead. Troy then paused data centers and now plans to cap them at 30 megawatts.
🕒 Latest update (June 11, 2026): City staff said Troy will allow no hyperscale data centers and will cap them at 30 megawatts.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFirst site: between Collinsville Road and Route 162, around Bethel Church. Later looked at farmland off Formosa Road near the Fawn Meadows subdivision., Troy, Madison County
- 🏢 CompanyCloverleaf Infrastructure
- 👤 Built forunknown (Cloverleaf sells ready sites to tech companies)
- ⚡ Power it needs500 megawatts (about as much as 400,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromCloverleaf asked Ameren for 500 megawatts; Ameren was studying whether the grid could handle it.
- 💧 Water32,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (developer)
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Is Cloverleaf still looking at other land near Troy? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Jan 8, 2026A data center concept site was shown at the Troy planning commission.
- Feb 2, 2026Mayor said the city took the site near Bethel Church off the table.
- Feb 11, 2026About 400 people attended a 4.5-hour meeting with the developer at Triad High School.
- Feb 18, 2026Mayor asked the city attorney to draft a data center moratorium.
- March 12, 2026Planning commission backed a six-month data center moratorium; local paper says the Cloverleaf plan is dead.
- June 11, 2026City staff said Troy will allow no hyperscale data centers and will cap them at 30 megawatts.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
After residents pushed back on a Cloverleaf data center plan, Troy started a six-month pause on data centers. The planning commission backed it on March 12, 2026; the council vote was set for March 16. In June, city staff said Troy would not allow hyperscale data centers and would cap them at 30 megawatts.
📜 Data center rules
City council passed data center rules (Ordinance 2025-46). Data centers are allowed only in the heavy industry (I-2) zone with a special permit. Buildings must sit 200 feet from home zones and 100 feet from roads. Noise is capped at 60 dB by day and 55 dB at night next to homes.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Troy City Council denies data center concept site by Bethel Church · Times-Tribune · Feb 4, 2026
- Metro East residents grill Troy developer about data centers · St. Louis Public Radio · Feb 12, 2026
- Metro East city to pause data centers after residents grill developer · St. Louis Public Radio · Feb 20, 2026
- Troy Planning Commission approves six-month moratorium on data processing centers · Times-Tribune · March 13, 2026
- Troy officials provide data center update mid-way through moratorium · Times-Tribune · June 18, 2026
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