Data center profile · KCI-29 park, Highway 92 and North Winan Road, Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri

Project Kestrel (Kansas City Northland)

Planned six-building hyperscale campus near Kansas City's airport, sold by Port KC as a $100 billion project; Google-linked land purchase and a 35-year tax break.

Land bought, not started. Port KC approved 35-year bonds and tax exemptions in Aug. 2025, and Shenandoah Computing LLC, a company linked to Google, has bought the 430-acre site. No construction start, MW figure or service agreement with Evergy is on record, and Google has not commented.
$100B
investment in Port KC's announcement
headline figure and bond ceiling, not a spending plan
1.8M sq ft
six hyperscale data centers at full build
Port KC; later press describes five 500,000 sq ft buildings
430 acres
bought from Hunt Midwest
44.2 acres go to Evergy for a substation (press)
35 years
property and construction sales tax exemption
granted through Port KC bonds
OperatorShenandoah Computing LLC (Google-linked, per press)
CustomerNot confirmed; Port KC describes a leading global tech company
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2028 (range 2027 to 2031).
Next stepNo construction start date published; Port KC had said the first phase would begin in 2026
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

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

  1. Nov. 14, 2025
    Large-load tariff approved
    Missouri regulators approve Evergy's tariff for customers of 75 MW or more; Google signed the settlement. It is the framework, not a Kestrel contract. Utility regulator · Nov. 2025
  2. 2026
    Substation parcel set aside
    A 44.2-acre section of the site is to go to Evergy for an on-site substation (press). News report · Oct. 2026
  3. Not set
    Service agreement: none found
    No Kestrel-specific state utility docket or service agreement was found as of Oct. 2026. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

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

Approvals on record; note that a staff or commission recommendation is not a final decision.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$100B
Port KC headline and bond ceiling
authorized amount, not committed spending News report · Aug. 2025
35 years
tax exemption on property and construction materials
press account News report · Oct. 2026
$0.25
per sq ft built, paid to area workforce development
Port KC Local government · Aug. 2025
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. July 8, 2024
    Paper trail Shenandoah Computing LLC registered in Missouri
  2. July 11, 2025
    Permits Final plat application filed for 430 acres in the KCI-29 park Local government · Aug. 2025
  3. Aug. 20, 2025
    Permits City staff recommend approving the plat with conditions Local government · Aug. 2025
  4. Aug. 25, 2025
    Money Port KC board approves 35-year bonds for the project News report · Aug. 2025
  5. Aug. 26, 2025
    Site Port KC announces Project Kestrel: six hyperscale data centers and a $100B headline Local government · Aug. 2025
  6. Nov. 14, 2025
    Power State regulators approve Evergy's large-load tariff; Google is a signatory Utility regulator · Nov. 2025
  7. Nov. 2025
    Site Platte County's presiding commissioner says he can't support Kestrel's tax breaks News report · Nov. 2025
  8. 2026
    Site Google-linked Shenandoah Computing buys the 430 acres from Hunt Midwest (press) News report · 2026
  9. Jan. 21, 2026
    Permits City Plan Commission recommends a park-wide plan amendment for KCI-29 Local government · Jan. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since July 2026: 19 FAA filings (July 2026): tallest crane 200 ft (July 2026).

FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 19. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

379 acres
project area within the KCI-29 mega site (Port KC)
Local government · Aug. 2025
6 buildings
hyperscale data centers in Port KC's plan
Local government · Aug. 2025
50 jobs
full-time per construction phase (press)
News report · 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Shenandoah Computing LLC: buyer of the site, linked to Google (press)
  • Hunt Midwest: seller and KCI-29 park owner
Decision-makers
  • Port KC (Port Authority of Kansas City): bonds and tax exemption
  • Kansas City Plan Commission and City Council: plat and park plan
  • Missouri Public Service Commission: Evergy large-load tariff
Power partners
  • Evergy: serving utility, on-site substation
Opponents
  • Scott Fricker, Platte County Presiding Commissioner: opposes the tax breaks
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

72 records from 10 documents

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

News report 3Local government 3State agency 1Dataset 1Company 1Utility regulator 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 (4)
  • Evergy Large Load Power Service tariff applies at 75 MW or above demand, approved by Missouri PSC in November 2025; Evergy states no customer is currently served on LLPS and no Kestrel-specific service agreement is state
    “This rate, named the Large Load Power Service Tariff (LLPS), applies to any Evergy customer who is expected to have a 75 megawatt or above demand.”
    Company · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Evergy
    “A 44.2-acre section will be delivered to Evergy for the development of an on-site substation.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Substation acres: 44.2 acres
    “A 44.2-acre section will be delivered to Evergy for the development of an on-site substation.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • No MW figure for Kestrel exists in any retrieved source. The 700 MW figure in Kansas City coverage belongs to Project Micah ('The site will total 700MW, according to Port KC'), a separate Shenandoah/Google campus in Clay
    “The site will total 700MW, according to Port KC.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (12)
  • Tenant operator: unnamed by Port KC; described only as one of the world's leading tech companies
    “the campus represents one of the largest technology investments in the region's history by one of the world's leading tech companies.”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • Building sq ft: 1800000 sq ft
    “the project will consist of six hyperscale data centers totaling up to 1.8 million square feet upon full build-out.”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • community / workforce payment: workforce development charge per square foot built 0.25 USD per sq ft
    “With each square foot built, a $0.25 per square foot charge will be collected and distributed to the area's workforce development.”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • tax abatement: 35-year exemption of real and personal property taxes and sales tax on construction material
    “The project has already been awarded a 35-year exemption of real and personal property taxes, as well as sales taxes for construction material.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Google has NOT publicly confirmed Project Kestrel as its own project ('Google has yet to publicly comment on the project'). The link rests on Shenandoah Computing LLC, the same filer behind the confirmed Google projects
    “Shenandoah Computing is the company behind filings for Project Shale and Project Micah, both of which are in the Kansas City area and confirmed to be Google developments.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Shenandoah Computing acquired 430 acres near KCI from Hunt Midwest (Kansas City Business Journal via DCD); current plans described as five 500,000 sq ft buildings in phases; a 44.2-acre section goes to Evergy for an on-s
    “A Google-affiliated company has purchased 430 acres of land near the Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, for a data center campus.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
  • bond financing and tax abatement: 35-year bonds / tax exemption 100000000000 USD authorized ceiling
    “Bonds for the project, which were approved during Port KC's Board meeting on Monday, will be in effect for the next 35 years.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Industrial revenue bond: contract value 100000000000 USD
    “Port KC announced that a $100 billion data center campus is planned to be built in the Northland.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Industrial revenue bond: term 35 years
    “Bonds for the project, which were approved during Port KC's Board meeting on Monday, will be in effect for the next 35 years.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Tax abatement agreement: tax compliance payments (projected, all phases) 110000000 USD
    “The project is expected to generate over $110 million in new tax revenue across all phases over the bond term.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Tax abatement agreement: first payment 2620000 USD
    “The first payment of $2.62 million will be paid during the first five years to the Northland school districts' new Northland Career Center.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Tax abatement agreement: job commitments 50 jobs per phase
    “The data center campus is anticipated to create approximately 50 high-paying jobs per phase, with average annual salaries exceeding $100,000.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (26)
  • Expands KCI-29 MPD boundary by about 167-168 acres to about 2,500 acres for 20 m: Major amendment to KCI-29 MPD - City Plan Commission recommended approval with conditions Jan 21, 2026; ordinance 260213 followed
    “The City Plan Commission heard this application on January 21, 2026 and recommended approval with conditions.”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • Kansas City Plan Commission:
    “The City Plan Commission heard this application on January 21, 2026 and recommended approval with conditions. There was no public testimony at the City Plan Commission.”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade A
  • MoPSC approved the LLPS settlement for Evergy Metro and Evergy Missouri West: cu: Evergy Large Load Power Service (LLPS) Tariff APPROVED - framework governing this campus
    “The Commission accepted an agreement signed by Evergy Metro, Inc., Evergy Missouri West, Inc. the Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri, Google LLC”
    Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • 430 acres at SW corner North Winan Road and Highway 92, 2 lots for industrial de: Final Plat (KCI 29 Logistics Park Third Plat) - staff recommendation approval subject to conditions
    “Professional Staff Recommendation Docket #C10 Approval Subject to Conditions”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3316-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 01 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1184 ft AMSL, 39.35278,-94.70111, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3315-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 01 SE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1185 ft AMSL, 39.35056,-94.70111, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3311-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 01 NW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1182 ft AMSL, 39.35278,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3320-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 02 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1160 ft AMSL, 39.35000,-94.70417, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3313-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 01 SW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1183 ft AMSL, 39.35056,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3317-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 02 NW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1159 ft AMSL, 39.35000,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3319-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 02 SE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1160 ft AMSL, 39.34639,-94.70417, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3324-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 03 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1160 ft AMSL, 39.34639,-94.70417, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3318-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 02 SW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1161 ft AMSL, 39.34639,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3321-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 03 NW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1161 ft AMSL, 39.34639,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3323-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 03 SE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1160 ft AMSL, 39.34389,-94.70417, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3332-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 05 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1170 ft AMSL, 39.34278,-94.70111, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3322-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 03 SW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1161 ft AMSL, 39.34389,-94.70750, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3328-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 04 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1168 ft AMSL, 39.34278,-94.70389, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3329-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 05 NW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1168 ft AMSL, 39.34278,-94.70389, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3325-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 04 NW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1167 ft AMSL, 39.34278,-94.70833, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3331-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 05 SE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1170 ft AMSL, 39.34056,-94.70111, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3327-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 04 SE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1171 ft AMSL, 39.34056,-94.70389, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Reevaluating
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3330-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 05 SW Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1171 ft AMSL, 39.34056,-94.70389, Reevaluating, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA filings evidence vertical construction at Project Kestrel (KCI-29 Hyperscale Campus, Kansas City Northland): nineteen 200-ft cranes filed under the campus's own project name for Buildings 01 through 05, all su
    “ASN 2026-ACE-3316-OE: Project Kestrel - Building 01 NE Crane, Crane, 200 ft AGL, 1184 ft AMSL, 39.35278,-94.70111, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-07-14”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade B
  • IRB/abatement ordinance, Port KC Board of Commissioners approved the Project Ke: approved
    “Bonds for the project, which were approved during Port KC's Board meeting on Monday, will be in effect for the next 35 years.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Port KC Board of Commissioners:
    “Bonds for the project, which were approved during Port KC's Board meeting on Monday, will be in effect for the next 35 years.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker spoke out in Nov 2025 against the 35-year tax exemption, saying he 'can't support Project Kestrel'; no lawsuit, moratorium or denial found for this campus
    “Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker has said he "can't support Project Kestrel" because it will give "massive property and sales tax subsidies"”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (10)
  • County code: 29165
    “"County":{"FIPS":"29165","name":"Platte County"}”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site acres: 430 acres
    “The applicant seeks to gain approval of a Final Plat in District MPD on about 430 acres generally located at the southwest corner of North Winan Road and Highway 92”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • Project identity: Project Kestrel / KCI-29 Hyperscale Campus, Kansas City Northland, Platte County, MO
    “Planned on 379 acres of land within an existing industrial mega site, KCI-29, the project will consist of six hyperscale data centers”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • Project area acres: 379 acres
    “Planned on 379 acres of land within an existing industrial mega site, KCI-29”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • Port KC states Kestrel will use a minimum 50% carbon-free energy and replace above the amount of water it consumes; DCD restates at least 50% carbon-neutral sources
    “is committed to utilizing a minimum of 50% of all energy from carbon-free resources.”
    Local government · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • Project status: announced; site acquired by Shenandoah Computing LLC from Hunt Midwest; no construction timeline provided in latest report
    “No timeline for construction has been provided as yet, but local officials have suggested it could start sometime this year.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Developer: Shenandoah Computing LLC
    “the site has been officially acquired by Shenandoah Computing LLC, a Delaware company known to be associated with Google.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus expected to bring 50 full-time jobs per phase of construction; at least 50 percent of energy from carbon-neutral sources (DCD, from project reporting)
    “The campus is expected to bring 50 full-time jobs per phase of construction, and will use at least 50 percent of its energy from carbon-neutral sources.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
  • Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker spoke out in November 2025 against the Kestrel tax breaks, saying they benefit a large rich corporation at residents' expense
    “Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker has said he “can’t support Project Kestrel””
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Project status: land acquired by Shenandoah Computing LLC; Port KC announced Aug 2025 with 35-year tax abatement; first-phase construction was set to begin in 2026, no confirmed construction start found
    “The operator behind Project Kestrel hasn't been named, but has been described by Port KC as a leading global technology company.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C