Project Bluestem data center campus south of Tonganoxie
Also called: Project Bluestem, Bluestem Data Center
Cloverleaf Infrastructure wants to build a 1,000-acre data center campus south of Tonganoxie, with its own gas power plants. It could use up to 1.2 gigawatts of power. The company says it would set aside 330 acres for conservation. Many residents oppose it.
Where things stand: No approval yet. The county's 90-day moratorium ended in August 2026; county data center rules are still being written.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 2026): Cloverleaf updated its plan, doubling the power estimate to up to 1.2 gigawatts and adding a second gas plant.
What we know
- 📍 WhereUnincorporated Leavenworth County, south of Tonganoxie near the Tonganoxie Business Park, Leavenworth County
- 🏢 CompanyCloverleaf Infrastructure
- 🌳 Size1,000 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,200 megawatts (about as much as 960,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlan includes gas power plants on site (updated plan added a second plant).
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who is the end user of Project Bluestem? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would the campus and gas plants use? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will the county vote on data center zoning rules? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which township is the site in? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 2026Cloverleaf first presented the project to county commissioners.
- Aug 5, 2026County commission voted 3-2 not to extend its data center moratorium, letting it expire.
- Aug 12, 2026About 100 opponents filled a county planning meeting.
- Sept 2026Cloverleaf updated its plan, doubling the power estimate to up to 1.2 gigawatts and adding a second gas plant.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Residents gave the city council a petition asking for an 18-month pause on data centers, aimed at Project Bluestem south of town. We found no council vote.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners voted 3-2 for a 90-day pause on data centers. On Aug. 5, 2026 a plan to extend it to Jan. 31 failed 3-2, so the pause ended in August. Three new commissioners take office in January 2027.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Leavenworth County farmers concerned proposed data center may threaten business · KSHB 41 · Sept 2026
- Tonganoxie vows to defeat proposed Project Bluestem's hyperscale data center · KSHB 41 · Oct 2026
- Leavenworth County Commission lifts moratorium on data center by 3-2 vote · Tonganoxie Mirror · Aug 12, 2026
- Data center backlash unites some Missouri and Kansas towns against lawmakers and big tech · KCUR · Sept 2, 2026
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