Flint Hills Digital Campus (Emporia)
Also called: Emporia data center, Kanza Park Place
A company called Kanza Park Place wants to build a gigawatt-scale data center campus on about 1,000 acres west of Emporia. The city annexed and rezoned the land in summer 2026, but no tenant has been found. Residents put a data center ban on the November 2026 ballot.
Where things stand: Land annexed and rezoned in summer 2026, but no development agreement or tenant yet. A ban is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, with a court case pending.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 2026): A judge ordered a citizen ban on high-impact data centers onto the November ballot.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 1,000 acres on Emporia's west edge (Industrial Park IV area), Emporia, Lyon County
- 🏢 CompanyKanza Park Place LLC
- 🌳 Size1,000 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDeveloper says a mix of dedicated grid power and on-site power generation.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who owns and funds Kanza Park Place LLC? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many megawatts would the campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who would be the end user? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will the November ballot ban survive the court case? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 2, 2026Project announced as a gigawatt-scale data center campus.
- June 3, 2026City commission voted to annex about 1,000 acres west of town for the project.
- July 22, 2026City commission approved a Digital Infrastructure Overlay District, water policies and rezoning of 11 tracts.
- Aug 2026A judge ordered a citizen ban on high-impact data centers onto the November ballot.
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide on Nov. 3, 2026 whether to ban 'high-impact' data centers in Emporia. A judge ordered it onto the ballot. Even if it passes, it takes effect only after the court decides if the petition was legal.
⚖️ Court case
The city asked the court to decide if zoning rules like the data center ban can be made by citizen petition. The judge ordered the question onto the ballot while the case goes on.
🗺️ Zoning change
City commissioners approved a 'Digital Infrastructure Overlay District', water policies and rezoning of 11 tracts for the data center campus.
✅ Approved
City commissioners voted to annex about 1,000 acres west of town for the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Flint Hills Digital Campus proposed for Emporia and Lyon County · WIBW · June 2, 2026
- Emporia data center petition question to be placed on November ballot pending court ruling · WIBW · Aug 20, 2026
- Lyon County judge orders Emporia data center ban on ballot · KSN · Aug 2026
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