Being built
Google Project Mica campus (Kansas City Northland)
Also called: Project Mica
Google is building a second, larger campus in the Kansas City Northland called Project Mica. Plans call for five big buildings on about 500 acres, about $10 billion of investment, and about 700 megawatts of power. Google says it will pay the full cost of the power it uses.
Where things stand: Google confirmed the campus in February 2026; construction has started.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 12, 2026): Google confirmed a $10 billion, five-building campus on about 500 acres.
What we know
- 📍 Where12701 N Arrowhead Trafficway, northeast of I-435 and U.S. 169, Kansas City, Clay County
- 🏢 CompanyGoogle
- 🏛️ Owned byAlphabet
- 👤 Built forGoogle
- 🌳 Size500 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs700 megawatts (about as much as 560,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromEvergy; Google agreed to cover the full energy costs of powering the campus.
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksPort KC approved up to $10 billion in revenue bonds for the project. Google agreed to give $1.5 million to the Smithville School District workforce program and $250,000 to the Northland career center.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much water will Project Mica use per day? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will new power lines or substations be built for it? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many permanent jobs will it have? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2023Diode Ventures first brought the Project Mica site forward; Google later took it over.
- Feb 12, 2026Google confirmed a $10 billion, five-building campus on about 500 acres.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Google confirms new data center development in Kansas City's Northland · KCTV5 · Feb 12, 2026
- Google confirms $10B Project Mica in KC · Axios Kansas City · Feb 12, 2026
- Google confirms $10B, 500-acre data center in Kansas City's Northland · Yahoo News · Feb 2026
- Google begins construction on second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri · Baxtel · Feb 2026
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