Data center profile · Northwest Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (State St. and Blair High Rd.)

Google Omaha

Google's own two-building campus in northwest Omaha, running on the public utility grid since 2024, with a generator and cooling expansion now before state regulators

Operating, expanding. Buildings 1 and 2 are in service, per Nebraska air-permit records and press, and a July 2026 permit revision adds equipment for more buildings. Google has never published a megawatt figure, and the state's decision on the expansion is not on record.
2
buildings covered by the state operating permit
Buildings 1 and 2; Google has never published a megawatt figure
$750M
investment announced in April 2022 (press)
part of Google's $9.5B 2022 US plan
460 acres
site after the 2023 expansion rezoning request
about 260 acres initially (press)
2.2M sq ft
planned across multiple buildings
city plan as reported in Jan. 2023; 4 buildings and 1.4M sq ft in the first filing
OperatorGoogle (site held through Westwood Solutions LLC)
CustomerGoogle itself (owner-occupied; no outside tenant on record)
Planned IT capacity395 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceIn service since 2024 (about 237 MW of IT capacity live, estimated)
Next stepState decision on the generator and cooling-tower expansion (public comment closed Aug. 24, 2026)
Power

Power and the grid

Energized, size not disclosed

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Sept. 19, 2023
    Utility board takes up a new substation and line
    The Omaha Public Power District board packet covers about 2.5 miles of 161 kV line and a substation at 114th and State Streets. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  2. 2024
    Campus starts operating
    Flatwater Free Press reports the first data center began operating in 2024 while building continued. News report · Oct. 2026
  3. 2024
    Demand-response test with the utility
    Google cut machine-learning power demand during three grid events, including a January winter storm. News report · Oct. 2026
  4. 2027
    Solar and battery project due online
    NextEra's Pierce County project is meant to serve the utility and Google. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

5 pending · 1 draft · 2 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$750M
announced investment, April 2022 (press)
Google's figure at the announcement News report · Oct. 2026
$22.6M
expected 2025 state sales-tax refund (press)
Nebraska Advantage Act, per Westwood's state filing as recovered by a local TV station News report · Oct. 2026
$0
ImagiNE Nebraska incentives received or expected
per the same 2025 filing News report · Oct. 2026
$100,000
prairie mitigation donation
to maintain 43 acres of rebuilt prairie after a native plot was cleared News report · Oct. 2026
$1.2B
Google's 2023 Nebraska-wide investment
covers Lincoln, Omaha and Papillion; no Omaha-only split Company · Oct. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 31, 2021
    Permits Westwood Solutions files the first Omaha application: about 4 buildings and 1.4M sq ft News report · Oct. 2026
  2. April 2022
    Money Google announces the campus and $750M (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  3. Jan. 2023
    Permits Expansion rezoning of 187 more acres goes to the city planning board; $100,000 prairie pledge News report · Oct. 2026
  4. March 2023
    Permits State issues the air construction permit for up to 176 backup engines State agency · Oct. 2026
  5. Sept. 19, 2023
    Power Utility board packet covers a new substation and 161 kV line Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  6. 2024
    Construction First data center starts operating while construction continues (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  7. Aug. 13, 2025
    Permits Draft state operating permit covers Buildings 1 and 2 State agency · Oct. 2026
  8. March 10, 2026
    Construction Photo shows construction still active on site (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  9. July 23, 2026
    Permits State proposes adding 76 backup engines and 24 cooling towers; comment runs to Aug. 24 State agency · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Sept. 2022: 14 building permits (11 issued or finished, 1 pending or open, 2 withdrawn or expired); the largest lists a $13.3M job value; 1 FAA filing (May 2025): a 450 ft crane. Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.

Building permits
FAA filings
’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 3. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

2 buildings
in the operating-permit record (Buildings 1 and 2); the tracker counts 3, unverified
State agency · Oct. 2026
4 buildings
planned in the first city filing, 18 to 24 months of construction
News report · Oct. 2026
14 cooling towers
28 cells installed; 24 more towers proposed in 2026
State agency · Oct. 2026
136 + 40
backup engines the 2023 construction permit allows; 81 plus a hub unit installed
State agency · Oct. 2026
844,550 gal/yr
diesel limit today; the 2026 revision asks for 1.19M
State agency · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Google LLC: developer and sole occupant
  • Westwood Solutions LLC: Google's project company and permit holder
Decision-makers
  • Nebraska Dept. of Water, Energy, and Environment: air permits
  • City of Omaha Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals: land use
  • Omaha Public Power District board: substation and line
Power partners
  • Omaha Public Power District: serving utility
  • NextEra Energy Resources: builds the Pierce County solar and battery project
Other
  • Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District: receives prairie donation
Builders on site
  • MA Mortenson Company: 5 building permits
  • DLR Group: 1 building permit
  • Turner Construction: 1 building permit
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

94 records from 17 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, public and commercial datasets, utility regulator dockets and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 8State agency 4Dataset 2Utility regulator 2Company 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (25)
  • Developer: Google (site held and permitted via Westwood Solutions LLC)
    “the Department is proposing to issue an air construction permit to Westwood Solutions, LLC (FID 117197), a data processing center (Standard Industrial Classification code 7374), located at 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Owner operator: Westwood Solutions LLC (Google affiliate)
    “the Department is proposing to issue an air construction permit to Westwood Solutions, LLC (FID 117197), a data processing center (Standard Industrial Classification code 7374), located at 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Address: 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, NE
    “the Department is proposing to issue an air construction permit to Westwood Solutions, LLC (FID 117197), a data processing center (Standard Industrial Classification code 7374), located at 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Douglas County, NE (31055)
    “the Department is proposing to issue an air construction permit to Westwood Solutions, LLC (FID 117197), a data processing center (Standard Industrial Classification code 7374), located at 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility: Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
    “Transmission Line Expansion and New Substation at 114th and State Streets to support load growth and reliability in the northern Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Transmission / substation authorization: eminent-domain authorization requested; contract award recommended
    “Transmission Line Expansion and New Substation at 114th and State Streets to support load growth and reliability in the northern Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Grid operator: SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
    “The project will move forward pending the results of a Southwest Power Pool Generator Interconnection Agreement, which is necessary to connect to the larger regional grid”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Regulatory jurisdiction: City of Omaha (land use); Nebraska DWEE (air permits); no Nebraska PSC economic regulation of OPPD (public power)
    “the Department is proposing to issue an air construction permit to Westwood Solutions, LLC (FID 117197), a data processing center (Standard Industrial Classification code 7374), located at 8425 North 114th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “Our data center communities in Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, and Papillion) make the internet better for everyone in the Midwest and beyond”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Transmission Line Expansion and New Substation at 114th and State Streets to support load growth and reliability in the northern Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “Since the Papillion, Nebraska data center was built in 2019, the Omaha, Nebraska data center was built in 2022”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “EUs (51 units): Type 1 Emergency Generator Engines; maximum capacity: 25.5 MMBtu/hr (each engine); permitted fuel: ultra-low sulfur diesel”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Pierce County Energy Center (Pierce County, NE): 420 MW solar plus a 170 MW / 680 MWh battery, owned and operated by a NextEra subsidiary, online 2027; OPPD acquires the capacity and a portion of the energy under the Goo
    “The Pierce County Energy Center in northeast Nebraska will serve both OPPD customers and Google with a 420-megawatt solar array and a 170-megawatt, four-hour-duration battery storage system”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • OPPD expects about 100 MW/yr of load growth for 5-6 years (versus about 4 MW/yr a few years earlier) and is working to add 3,200 MW of power by the end of the decade, the system context in which the Omaha campus's load
    “OPPD expects to see 100 megawatts of electrical load growth each year for the next 5-6 years as new customers, homes, businesses and other users establish service”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: energized, NW Omaha campus (Blair High Road / State Street) operating since 2024, served by Omaha Public Power District (SPP member); SPP's queue covers generation only, so the load carries no IS
    “Google announced plans to build a new data center on a roughly 260-acre site near Blair High Road and State Street in northwest Omaha in 2022. The data center started operating in 2024”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • OPPD system context (not campus-specific): the utility expects about 100 MW of load growth per year for the next five years, up from about 4 MW annually a few years ago
    “OPPD said it expects to see 100MW of electrical load growth each year for the next five years, up from 4MW of growth annually a few years ago.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres initial: 260 acres
    “Google announced plans to build a new data center on a roughly 260-acre site near Blair High Road and State Street in northwest Omaha in 2022. The data center started operating in 2024 even as construction on the site continued”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres total: 460 acres
    “the developer representing Google would control about 460 acres of once rolling agricultural hillside northwest of State Street and Blair High Road”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Buildings planned initial: 4 buildings
    “According to documents filed with the City of Omaha for a data center on Blair High Road under the name Westwood Solutions, LLC, the site will span around four data center buildings, totaling more than 1.4 million square feet”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Power plan: grid, OPPD retail service; on-site OPPD switchyard plus dedicated 114th & State substation; no public electric service agreement
    “Operations are to be located within multiple buildings totaling more than 2.2 million gross square feet in floor area, with various equipment yards and parking areas throughout”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: 2024
    “Google announced plans to build a new data center on a roughly 260-acre site near Blair High Road and State Street in northwest Omaha in 2022. The data center started operating in 2024 even as construction on the site continued”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google demonstrated ML-workload demand response with OPPD during three 2024 grid events (including a January winter storm); the demonstration preceded binding demand-response agreements with I&M and TVA (Aug 2025) and Go
    “Last year, Google completed a successful demonstration project with Omaha Public Power District. During the project, Google was able to reduce the power demand associated with ML workloads during three grid events”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google-OPPD procurement framework: Google supplies OPPD with capacity from NextEra's 600 MW High Banks Wind Energy Center (online Dec 2023), retaining the energy and attributes. OPPD-SYSTEM portfolio, not campus-dedicat
    “Google has previously signed a deal to procure energy from 600MW of wind capacity from NextEra Energy Resource's High Banks Wind Energy Center in Nebraska”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction was still active at the Blair High Road / State Street site in March 2026 (Flatwater photo dated Mar 10, 2026), build-out continues alongside operations.
    “Construction at a Google data center near Blair High Road and State Street in northwest Omaha on March 10”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: April 22, 2022
    “The company this week announced plans to build a data center near State Street and Blair High Road to the northwest of the city”
    News report · April 2022 · grade C
Money and contracts (16)
  • Tenants: Google
    “Our data center communities in Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, and Papillion) make the internet better for everyone in the Midwest and beyond”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied; no third-party tenant
    “Our data center communities in Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, and Papillion) make the internet better for everyone in the Midwest and beyond”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service, OPPD: scope
    “Transmission Line Expansion and New Substation at 114th and State Streets to support load growth and reliability in the northern Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service, OPPD: termination
    “Development of this substation supports load growth in the Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Google announced $1.2B of new Nebraska investment supporting growth in Lincoln, Omaha and Papillion (statewide figure; no Omaha-only split published).
    “Google announces $1.2 billion in new investment across Nebraska to support our data center growth in Lincoln, Omaha, and Papillion”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Gross sq ft planned: 2200000 sq ft
    “Operations are to be located within multiple buildings totaling more than 2.2 million gross square feet in floor area, with various equipment yards and parking areas throughout”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Capital cost announced: 750000000 USD
    “Google said it plans to invest $750 million in the new facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • First announced: April 2022
    “Google said it plans to invest $750 million in the new facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: not stated
    “Google said it plans to invest $750 million in the new facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Incentive expected refund 2025: 22558881 USD
    “Westwood Solutions LLC in Omaha expecting $22,558,881. The filings attributed these amounts to sales-and-use-tax exemptions under the Nebraska Advantage Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • State incentive, Nebraska Advantage Act: scope 22558881 USD
    “Westwood Solutions LLC in Omaha expecting $22,558,881. The filings attributed these amounts to sales-and-use-tax exemptions under the Nebraska Advantage Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • State incentive, Nebraska Advantage Act: termination
    “Westwood Solutions LLC in Omaha expecting $22,558,881. The filings attributed these amounts to sales-and-use-tax exemptions under the Nebraska Advantage Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • State incentive, ImagiNE Nebraska Act: scope 0 USD
    “No incentive payments under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act had been received or were expected, according to the same documents”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Demand-response demonstration: scope
    “Last year, Google completed a successful demonstration project with Omaha Public Power District. During the project, Google was able to reduce the power demand associated with ML workloads during three grid events”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Prairie mitigation commitment: condition 100000 USD
    “Records outlining the growth plan also revealed that Google's developer has agreed to donate $100,000 to make up for the destruction of a coveted virgin prairie plot from the development site”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Westwood's 2025 DCR report to DWEE claimed its electricity and water figures as trade secrets (Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1527 and 84-712.05; NAC Title 115 Ch. 2); a redaction failure exposed other filers' figures, but no Omaha
    “Google-affiliated entities cited Neb. Rev. Stat. sections 81-1527 and 84-712.05, along with NAC Title 115, Chapter 2, to claim electricity and water figures as trade secrets”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (30)
  • Buildings permitted operating: 2 buildings
    “Emission Point ID#: B1CT1 -B1CT7, B2CT1 - B2CT7 Process Cooling Towers (14 units) in Buildings 1-2; two (2) cells per tower, 28 total; 5,160 gpm per cell”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Construction stage: operating, Buildings 1-2 in service; expansion construction continuing
    “This operating permit, OP25S2-008 approves the operation of an existing electronic data center which includes diesel-fired emergency generators equipped with belly tanks”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: operating
    “This operating permit, OP25S2-008 approves the operation of an existing electronic data center which includes diesel-fired emergency generators equipped with belly tanks”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Generator set fleet installed: 67 Type 1 + 14 Type 2 + 1 hub + 1 fire pump engines (Buildings 1-2)
    “CP22-003 permits 136 Type 1 emergency generator engines, and 40 Type 2 emergency generator engines. This OP has 67 Type 1 emergency generator engines, and 14 Type 2 emergency generator engines”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Generator set fleet authorized: 136 Type 1 + 40 Type 2 engines (CP22-003)
    “CP22-003 permits 136 Type 1 emergency generator engines, and 40 Type 2 emergency generator engines. This OP has 67 Type 1 emergency generator engines, and 14 Type 2 emergency generator engines”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Air construction permit: issued
    “Date Issued Number Status 03/31/2023 CP22-003 Active TBD OP25S2-008 Active”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Air operating permit (Class II synthetic minor): draft fact sheet received; issuance TBD
    “This operating permit, OP25S2-008 approves the operation of an existing electronic data center which includes diesel-fired emergency generators equipped with belly tanks”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Air construction permit revision: proposed issuance, public comment Jul 23 to Aug 24, 2026
    “The Department proposes to issue a construction permit with specific conditions, based on Title 129, which permits the addition of seventy-two (72) Type 1 and four (4) Type 2 emergency generator engines”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • OPPD Board of Directors, All-Committee meeting: Transmission Line Expansion and New Substation at 114th and State Streets (eminent-domain authorization request); RFP No. 6054 substation foundations/ductlines award
    “Development of this substation supports load growth in the Douglas County area”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Filing due to large temporary mobile cranes required to build permanent structure. the previous crane location has been moved thus changing the elevation and causing a need for a new permit.”
    FAA · May 2025 · grade A
  • Gov. Pillen's EO 26-17 created the DWEE Data Center Task Force (17 appointees announced Aug 19, 2026, including OPPD CEO Javier Fernandez) and the annual data-center (DCR) reporting regime under which Westwood files (rep
    “Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of 17 members to the state's newly created Data Center Task Force. Authorized by the Governor's executive order (EO 26-17) and overseen by the Nebraska Department of Water, Environment and Energy (DWEE)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: New building: issued
    “Permit number: BLD-26-01729 · Type: New building · Status: issued · Job value: $8,711,388 · Effective date: Aug. 6, 2026 · Business: Turner Construction · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Data center - 189378 sf - original description: data center for confidential client at the southeast corner of the interse”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Shell only: complete
    “Permit number: BLD-23-00700 · Type: Shell only · Status: complete · Job value: $13,272,380 · Effective date: Feb. 6, 2025 · Business: MA Mortenson Company · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Bluesky-2 - 288530 sf - original description: this is for site utilities and the data center shell package”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Fences: complete
    “Permit number: BLD-23-02220 · Type: Fences · Status: complete · Job value: $1,060,344 · Effective date: Jan. 30, 2025 · Business: MA Mortenson Company · Address: 11110 State St”
    Local building-permit records · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems: complete
    “Permit number: MEC-24-01091 · Type: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems · Status: complete · Job value: $712,000 · Effective date: Dec. 20, 2024 · Business: Wendell R Basel · Address: 11110 State St · Description: 11110 state street (gate 1) - alphabet inc. Uno-2a 10 - exhaust fans - 250 - 1060”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Additions: canceled
    “Permit number: BLD-24-01387 · Type: Additions · Status: canceled · Job value: $862,494 · Effective date: Dec. 16, 2024 · Business: DLR Group · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Uno hub1 - 10029 sf - original description: addition is the second phase to a single-story pre-engineered office building. Primary use”
    Local building-permit records · Dec. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: New building: complete
    “Permit number: BLD-23-01768 · Type: New building · Status: complete · Job value: $1,019,788 · Effective date: Sept. 4, 2024 · Business: MA Mortenson Company · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Hub - 11858 sf - original description: 11 500 square foot admin building to support multiple data hall buildings”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems: complete
    “Permit number: MEC-23-08742 · Type: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems · Status: complete · Job value: $160,800 · Effective date: Aug. 14, 2024 · Business: Wendell R Basel · Address: 11110 State St · Description: 11110 state street (gate 1) - alphabet inc. Uno-1a 14 - vav boxes - 50-885 cfm 1”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Refrigeration/walk-in coolers and freezers/ammonia: complete
    “Permit number: MEC-23-08745 · Type: Refrigeration/walk-in coolers and freezers/ammonia · Status: complete · Job value: $414,740 · Effective date: Aug. 7, 2024 · Business: Daniel L Christensen · Address: 11110 State St · Description: 11110 state street (gate 1) - alphabet inc. Uno hub 1 - dedicated outdoor air unit”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Fences: complete
    “Permit number: BLD-22-14991 · Type: Fences · Status: complete · Job value: $2,707,793 · Effective date: May 16, 2024 · Business: HDR · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Undefined - 0 sf - original description:”
    Local building-permit records · May 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: New building: complete
    “Permit number: BLD-22-16031 · Type: New building · Status: complete · Job value: $144,432 · Effective date: April 18, 2024 · Business: MA Mortenson Company · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Modular electrical building & low voltage modular electrical building - 45752 sf - original description: modular electri”
    Local building-permit records · April 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Retaining walls (6 foot or over): complete
    “Permit number: BLD-22-14992 · Type: Retaining walls (6 foot or over) · Status: complete · Job value: $220,000 · Effective date: Feb. 28, 2024 · Business: MA Mortenson Company · Address: 11110 State St”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems: expired
    “Permit number: MEC-23-03468 · Type: Commercial air conditioning and air distribution systems · Status: expired · Job value: $155,000 · Effective date: May 23, 2023 · Business: Wendell R Basel · Address: 11110 State St · Description: 11110 state street (gate 1) - alphabet inc. Uno-1a 7 - air handling units 7 - exha”
    Local building-permit records · May 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: Fire sprinkler or chemical controls system: issued
    “Permit number: MEC-23-00509 · Type: Fire sprinkler or chemical controls system · Status: issued · Job value: $2,666,685 · Effective date: Feb. 6, 2023 · Address: 11110 State St”
    Local building-permit records · Feb. 2023 · grade B
  • building permit: New building: triage
    “Permit number: BLD-22-16610 · Type: New building · Status: triage · Effective date: Sept. 28, 2022 · Business: HDR · Address: 11110 State St · Description: Modular electrical building & low voltage modular electrical building - 45752 sf - original description: modular electrical buildings - 2 buildi”
    Local building-permit records · Sept. 2022 · grade B
  • Rezoning (initial campus): application filed
    “According to documents filed with the City of Omaha for a data center on Blair High Road under the name Westwood Solutions, LLC, the site will span around four data center buildings, totaling more than 1.4 million square feet”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Rezoning (expansion): requested, Planning Board, week of Jan 5, 2023
    “City documents show that Westwood Solutions LLC, representing the California-based global tech giant, has asked the city to rezone the additional land to allow for more light industrial use”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Omaha Zoning Board of Appeals: Layover case: waivers of Sections 55-716, 55-717 and 55-734 to allow for a data center northwest of State St. and Blair High Rd.
    “Variance to the minimum bufferyard requirement between AG and GI from 60' to 0', to the screening requirement, and to the required off-street parking stalls from 4,470 to 761 to allow for a data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Omaha Planning Board: Expansion rezoning: additional 187 acres AG to light industrial for the Westwood / Google campus
    “Operations are to be located within multiple buildings totaling more than 2.2 million gross square feet in floor area, with various equipment yards and parking areas throughout”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Omaha Planning Board: Initial data-center application for the Blair High Road site (Westwood Solutions LLC)
    “According to documents filed with the City of Omaha for a data center on Blair High Road under the name Westwood Solutions, LLC, the site will span around four data center buildings, totaling more than 1.4 million square feet”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Water use 2025: not stated
    “Google-affiliated entities cited Neb. Rev. Stat. sections 81-1527 and 84-712.05, along with NAC Title 115, Chapter 2, to claim electricity and water figures as trade secrets”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (4)
  • Diesel fuel limit: 844550 gal/yr
    “The facility requested a fuel limit in CP22-003 for all diesel-fired engines”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cooling towers installed: 14 towers / 28 cells (Buildings 1-2)
    “Emission Point ID#: B1CT1 -B1CT7, B2CT1 - B2CT7 Process Cooling Towers (14 units) in Buildings 1-2; two (2) cells per tower, 28 total; 5,160 gpm per cell”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Name: Google Omaha
    “Our data center communities in Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha, and Papillion) make the internet better for everyone in the Midwest and beyond”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Source record
    “The scope of the company's proposal, as outlined in the documents obtained by Flatwater, is massive”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: Building permits: ATTOM.