Patmos AI campus (former Kansas City Star printing plant)
Patmos is turning the old Kansas City Star printing plant downtown into an AI data center. The 400,000-square-foot building could reach more than 100 megawatts. The company said the first small part would go online in late 2024.
Where things stand: Patmos said its first 5 MW would go online in late 2024 and it is adding more power in phases.
🕒 Latest update (Nov 12, 2024): Patmos announced it will turn the old Kansas City Star printing plant into a 100+ megawatt data center.
What we know
- 📍 Whereformer Kansas City Star printing press building, downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County
- 🏢 CompanyPatmos
- ⚡ Power it needs100 megawatts (about as much as 80,000 homes)
- ❄️ Coolingliquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers and immersion cooling (per company)
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much power is the Patmos building using today? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did the project get tax breaks? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Nov 12, 2024Patmos announced it will turn the old Kansas City Star printing plant into a 100+ megawatt data center.
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down
City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to deny a 20-story, 384-foot data center tower at 10th and Central in Quality Hill, in a historic building. 475 letters opposed it. The developer could still ask the City Council to overrule.
📜 Data center rules
City council voted unanimously for new zoning rules. Data centers are now treated as industrial, can only go in certain zones, and big ones need a council vote plus letters from KC Water and Evergy saying they can serve them.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Patmos to Convert the Iconic Kansas City Star Building into a State of the Art 100 MW Data Center · Business Wire · Nov 12, 2024
- Patmos to convert the iconic Kansas City Star building · Patmos · Nov 14, 2024
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