Red Wolf data center campus west of Kansas Speedway
Also called: Project Red Wolf, Red Wolf DCD Properties
A developer wants to build six big data center buildings on about 548 acres west of Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. It would cost about $12.6 billion and use up to 600 megawatts of power. The company that would use it has not been named. Neighbors filed a protest petition and a lawsuit, and the project has stalled.
Where things stand: Rezoning partly passed in 2025, but the north half failed a needed supermajority vote and residents sued. No final deal with the city utility as of January 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Jan 29, 2026): Reported still in early planning, with no signed deal with BPU or the Unified Government.
What we know
- 📍 WhereBoth sides of Parallel Parkway, several miles west of Kansas Speedway, western Wyandotte County (Piper school district), Kansas City, Wyandotte County
- 🏢 CompanyRed Wolf DCD Properties LLC
- 🌳 Size548 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs600 megawatts (about as much as 480,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromKansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) grid; developer agreed to pay for two new substations. 600 MW is more than BPU's whole current system (about 500 MW).
- 💵 Cost$12.6 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who is the end user of the Red Wolf data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- What happened in the residents' lawsuit against the Unified Government over the rezoning? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the north half of the site rezoned or not? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would the campus use per day? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- May 2025Unified Government planning commission voted 4-2 to recommend rezoning about 550 acres for six large data center buildings.
- July 31, 2025Rezoning of the north side got a 7-3 vote, short of the supermajority required after neighbors filed a protest petition.
- Oct 29, 2025A district judge refused to dismiss residents' lawsuit over the south side rezoning.
- Jan 29, 2026Reported still in early planning, with no signed deal with BPU or the Unified Government.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Residents sued over the rezoning of the south part of the Red Wolf site. A judge refused to dismiss the case in October 2025. We found no final ruling.
🗺️ Zoning change
The planning commission recommended rezoning about 550 acres 4-2 in May 2025. The board's 7-3 vote on the north part fell short of the supermajority needed after neighbors filed a protest petition.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Kansas City, Kansas, planning commission advances proposed $12.6B data center · Kansas Reflector via Route Fifty · May 30, 2025
- Lawsuit delays $12 billion Kansas City, Kansas, data center after community concerns · Kansas Reflector via HPPR · Nov 10, 2025
- Wyandotte County data centers would require a lot of power. Will that raise your energy bill? · The Beacon via KCUR · Jan 29, 2026
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