Tech One Crossing data center campus (Kearney)
Also called: Project Horizon
A 368-megawatt data center campus is planned on about 112 acres in the Tech oNE Crossing park in northeast Kearney. It will replace a 100-megawatt bitcoin mine. The city approved it in September 2026, but the future user is kept secret. The company says it will use about 3.6 million gallons of water a year when fully built.
Where things stand: Kearney City Council approved the permit 5-0 on September 8, 2026. First phase aimed for late 2027.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 8, 2026): Kearney City Council voted 5-0 to approve the permit and new data center rules.
What we know
- 📍 Whereeast of Antelope Avenue and south of Tech One Boulevard and Global Drive, Tech oNE Crossing park, northeast Kearney (reported as outside city limits), Kearney, Buffalo County
- 🏢 CompanyWorldwide Mission Critical (project representative) with SDV (Starwood Digital Ventures) and MARA
- 👤 Built forunknown (kept secret)
- 🌳 Size112 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs368 megawatts (about as much as 294,400 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromKearney city power system; reuses 100 megawatts now used by a MARA bitcoin mine
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. Developers signed secret deals (NDAs) and cannot say who will use the campus.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the main developer: Worldwide Mission Critical or Starwood Digital Ventures with MARA? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the site inside Kearney city limits or in the city's zoning area outside town? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Aug 2026Kearney adopted rules for data centers, including a 55-decibel noise limit and water studies.
- Aug 2026Kearney Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the permit.
- Sept 8, 2026Kearney City Council voted 5-0 to approve the permit and new data center rules.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
The city council voted 5-0 for Kearney's first data center zoning rules instead of a pause. Data centers need a conditional use permit, water and wastewater studies, and must meet a 55-decibel average noise cap.
✅ Approved
The city council voted 5-0 to approve a conditional use permit for the Tech One Crossing data center campus. It replaces a bitcoin mine and could use 368 megawatts when fully built.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Kearney poised to go all in on data centers even as many Nebraska towns throttle back · WOWT · Sept 8, 2026
- Kearney City Council approves code, permit for massive 'Tech One Crossing' data center · KSNB Local4 · Sept 9, 2026
- Kearney Planning Commission recommends approval of proposed data center · KSNB Local4 · Aug 21, 2026
- Data center project gets approval from Kearney city council, with new stricter regulations · Central Nebraska Today · Sept 9, 2026
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