Data Center Construction in Kansas

Digital Realty is preparing a 300-acre hyperscale data center site at Astra Enterprise Park in De Soto, KS, near the Panasonic plant, with construction expected to start in 2027. The company announced a $20 million community fund providing up to $1,000 per household annually for 10 years toward property tax and utility relief. Neighbors have expressed skepticism, with over 400 petition signatures

Topeka's Planning Commission discussed a zoning code text amendment to create a land use category for data centers, including hyperscale facilities. The current zoning code has no data center classification. Compass Datacenters submitted a proposal in late July that Shawnee County staff labeled incomplete. The proposed amendments would establish specific zoning and use standards governing where da

Leavenworth County commissioners voted 3-2 to let a 90-day moratorium on data center applications expire, clearing the path for Project Bluestem, a proposed hyperscale AI data center on more than 1,100 acres south of Tonganoxie. Developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure, through subsidiary Meadowlark, has secured purchase rights to the land but has not filed a formal application. The regional utility Ev