White Cloud Acres AI data center and gas plant (south of Maryville)
Also called: White Cloud Acres
Scale Microgrids wants to build a $6.3 billion AI data center with its own 600-megawatt gas power plant south of Maryville. The county paused all data centers for six months in July 2026 to study the issue. A local group, Nodaway Says No, opposes it.
Where things stand: County passed a six-month pause on data centers July 21, 2026. Developer has an option on the land but has not bought it.
🕒 Latest update (July 21, 2026): County commissioners unanimously passed a six-month pause on data centers in unincorporated areas.
What we know
- 📍 Wherealong U.S. Highway 71, about 8 miles south of Maryville, unknown, Nodaway County
- 🏢 CompanyScale Microgrids (formerly ReLoad)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNew 600-megawatt natural gas power plant on site.
- 💧 Water100,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (1.5 million gallon initial fill)
- 💵 Cost$6.3 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will Scale Microgrids go ahead after the moratorium? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who would use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- Where would its water come from? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which township is the site in? (Sources only say along U.S. 71 about 8 miles south of Maryville, in unincorporated land.) 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 16, 2025ReLoad representatives met with Nodaway County commissioners about a possible data center.
- July 21, 2026County commissioners unanimously passed a six-month pause on data centers in unincorporated areas.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners voted unanimously for a 6-month pause on building or running data centers in unincorporated areas, including substations, power lines, water systems and backup generators for them.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- White Cloud Acres project details · KQ2 · 2026
- With little public notice, data center developers consider Nodaway County · KXCV · March 11, 2026
- Nodaway County commissioners approve a six-month moratorium on data centers · KXCV · July 21, 2026
- Scale Microgrids Nodaway County data center · Cleanview · 2026
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