Meramec Valley Technology Park (Crooked Creek, south of Pacific)
Also called: Crooked Creek data center, Beltline Energy data center
Beltline Energy plans a $16 billion data center campus with 16 buildings on about 495 acres of the Crooked Creek farm south of Pacific, along the Meramec River. The county planning board said no, but the County Commission approved the rezoning on Sept. 15, 2026. State wildlife staff flagged bald eagles, bats and hellbenders near the site.
Where things stand: County commissioners approved the rezoning on Sept. 15, 2026, even though the planning commission had recommended denial. Beltline dropped its separate request with the City of Pacific in August.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 15, 2026): County Commission voted unanimously to rezone the land from farm to industrial use.
What we know
- 📍 WhereCrooked Creek farm around 684 Phelan Road off Highway O, south of Pacific near the city's wastewater plant, Unincorporated Franklin County, Franklin County
- 🏢 CompanyBLE Landholdings LLC (Beltline Energy)
- 🏛️ Owned byBeltline Energy
- 🌳 Size495 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromAmeren Missouri service area (per local tracker).
- 💧 WaterBeltline proposed using treated wastewater from Pacific's plant for cooling.
- 💵 Cost$16 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who will use the data center (which tech company)? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power will it need, and will new power lines be built? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will Pacific agree to sell treated wastewater for cooling, and how much water will it use per day? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will residents sue over the rezoning? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 26, 2026A Pacific city rezoning meeting ended early after the developer withdrew its request.
- April 21, 2026County planning commission recommended denial of the rezoning, 4-5.
- Aug 5, 2026Pacific City Council passed a one-year pause on data center applications.
- Aug 7, 2026Beltline withdrew its zoning application with the City of Pacific but kept its county request.
- Sept 15, 2026County Commission voted unanimously to rezone the land from farm to industrial use.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
County commission voted to rezone farmland to industrial for two big data centers: Gateway Digital Campus near Villa Ridge and Beltline's Meramec Valley Technology Park south of Pacific. The planning commission had backed the first and opposed the second.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Pacific's council voted 4-0 to stop taking applications for data centers of any size for 12 months, to study land use and talk with the community. Three days later Beltline Energy withdrew its city rezoning request.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Data centers approved by Franklin County Commissioners in Tuesday vote · First Alert 4 (KMOV) · Sept 15, 2026
- Franklin County commissioners approve data center developments · Springfield Business Journal · Sept 2026
- Franklin County residents in an uproar after commissioners vote to approve data center developments · KSDK · Sept 16, 2026
- Franklin County planning and zoning recommends data center · Spectrum News · April 22, 2026
- Franklin County data center projects' rezoning faces a key decision · First Alert 4 (KMOV) · April 19, 2026
- $16bn 500-acre Pacific data center campus officially cancelled after intense public pushback · Construction Review Online · Aug 10, 2026
- Beltline withdraws rezoning application, still committed to data center project · The Missourian · Aug 2026
- Franklin County Data Centers · missouridatacenters.org · 2026
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