Data center profile · Northeast corner of I-435 and US 169, Kansas City (Clay County), Missouri

Google Project Mica

Google's five-building campus on about 500 acres in Kansas City's Northland, Missouri, planned at nearly 700 MW (Port KC's description); construction reported under way.

Under construction. Port KC approved up to $10B in bonds July 2025; Google said construction began Feb. 2026 (press). No building permit, air permit or campus-specific power contract on record; 700 MW is Port KC's description, not a utility filing.
~700 MW
planned power draw for the full campus
Port KC's project description; no IT-load figure is stated
$10B
cap on Port KC taxable revenue bonds
authorization ceiling, not money spent
5 buildings
1.56 million sq ft in total
Port KC project description
~500 acres
site at I-435 and US 169
Port KC project description
OperatorGoogle (owner-occupier)
CustomerGoogle (self-use)
Planned IT capacity560 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 0.7 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028).
Next stepNo opening date has been published.
Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Evergy Missouri Metro grid service (Nashua Power Station and on-site substations)Planned, agreement reported but terms not public
700 MW
utility-side draw described by Port KC; the campus electric service agreement is not public Local government · Oct. 2026
Proposed

Getting on the grid

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

  1. July 28, 2025
    Bonds authorized
    Port KC approves up to $10B in revenue bonds for Project Mica, unanimously. see Permits
  2. Nov. 13, 2025
    Large-load tariff approved
    The Missouri PSC approves Evergy's large-load tariff framework; Google is a settlement signatory. see Permits
  3. March 9, 2026
    Tariff in effect
    Evergy's Large Load Power Service schedule takes effect: 12-year minimum term, 80% minimum demand, two years of bills as collateral. State agency · March 2026
  4. Not set
    Campus service agreement: terms not public
    Press says Google signed with Evergy and will pay the full energy costs of both Kansas City campuses; no capacity or in-service date is on record. News report · Feb. 2026

What is next door

campus0.98 km · 345 kV+ line1.07 km · 345 kV+ substation9.84 km · gas pipelinecampus123
  1. 10.98 km · 345 kV+ line
  2. 21.07 km · 345 kV+ substation
  3. 39.84 km · gas pipeline

Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026

Permits

Permits checklist

4 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$10B
revenue bond authorization (ceiling)
approved unanimously July 28, 2025 Local government · July 2025
75%
real property tax abatement for 25 years
per the Port KC project page Local government · Oct. 2026
$1.75M
upfront community payments
paid regardless of construction timeline Local government · Oct. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. April 26, 2022
    Site Diode Ventures proposes a 220 MW-plus data-center park next to Meta's Kansas City site (press) News report · April 2022
  2. Nov. 3, 2022
    Permits Kansas City Council rezones about 360 acres for a data-center campus Local government · Nov. 2022
  3. 2023
    Site A major technology company buys the site from Diode in late 2023; the developer's earlier buyer, QTS, had walked away over power timing Company · Dec. 2023
  4. July 28, 2025
    Permits Port KC approves up to $10B in bonds for Project Mica Local government · July 2025
  5. Nov. 13, 2025
    Power Missouri regulators approve Evergy's large-load tariff, which Google signed onto State agency · Nov. 2025
  6. Feb. 13, 2026
    Site Google confirms the campus and says construction has begun (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  7. March 9, 2026
    Power Evergy's Large Load Power Service tariff takes effect State agency · March 2026
  8. Aug. 19, 2026
    Power Press reports a 710 MW Google Kansas City campus among Evergy's signed agreements; which campus is not stated News report · Aug. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since April 2026: 3 OSHA inspections.

OSHA visits
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 3. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

1,560,000 sq ft
five hyperscale buildings
Local government · Oct. 2026
~500 acres
site; the 2022 rezoning covered about 360 acres
News report · Oct. 2026
75% / 25 years
real property tax exemption; 100% sales-tax exemption on construction materials
Local government · Oct. 2026
Other data centers within 40 km (44)
This campus (footprint)
258 ac
KCM-01 Kansas City Data Center
16 ac
Kansas City Data Center
15 ac
Kansas City Data Center
15 ac
2121 E 63rd St Data Center
12 ac
KC2 - 7801 Nieman Road Data Center
9 ac
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Google (owner-occupier; land held through Shenandoah Computing LLC, press)
  • Diode Ventures (Black & Veatch subsidiary): original site developer, sold in 2023
  • QTS Realty Trust: earlier prospective developer that withdrew over power timing
Power
  • Evergy Missouri Metro: serving utility
Approvers and financing
  • Port KC: bond issuer and incentive authority
  • Kansas City, MO City Council: 2022 rezoning
  • Smithville R-II School District: affected taxing body
Builders on site
  • Brison Excavating LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348860024; 1 OSHA inspection
  • US Engineering Construction LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348857079; 1 OSHA inspection
  • JE Dunn-GEU A Joint Venture: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348860016
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

137 records from 22 documents

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

State agency 5News report 5Local government 4Dataset 4SEC filing 3Company 1Court filing 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 (26)
  • Stormwater coverage: ROCKY BRANCH CREEK DATA CENTER, 12701 N US 169 HWY, Kansas City, MO 64165 (Clay County) - Missouri land disturbance / construction stormwater coverage MORA26968 under general permit MORA00000 in EPA
    “CWPName: ROCKY BRANCH CREEK DATA CENTER; NPDESIDs: MORA26968; MasterExternalPermitNmbr: MORA00000; CWPStreet: 12701 N US 169 HWY KANSAS CITY”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Rate class: Schedule LLPS - Large Load Power Service (Evergy Missouri Metro, P.S.C. MO. No. 7, Original Sheets 76-82)
    “SCHEDULE LLPS - LARGE LOAD POWER SERVICE ... Effective March 9, 2026”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Stated campus size: 700 MW
    “The development is planned to offer as much as 700 MW of power from a nearby power station as well as onsite substations.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.98 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 1.07 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 9.84 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Stated campus size: 700 MW
    “The development is planned to offer as much as 700 MW of power from a nearby power station as well as onsite substations.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 700 MW
    “The full development will draw nearly 700 MW of power, supplied by the adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “No IT-load figure is stated in the Port KC project description”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Available to any Customer with a minimum monthly peak demand at a single premises of at least 75,000 kW (LLPS availability clause; no campus figure stated)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “supplied by the adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Evergy Missouri Metro (Evergy Metro, Inc.)
    “Two of Missouri's three regulated electric utility companies, Ameren Missouri and Evergy, have approved large-load tariffs”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Substation: Nashua Power Station (adjacent) with onsite substations
    “supplied by the adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “The full development will draw nearly 700 MW of power, supplied by the adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: not stated
    “PSC Approves Agreement in Evergy Large Load Tariff Case (PR-26-38): signatories include Google LLC”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • large load interconnection request: LLPS settlement approved November 14, 2025; Google LLC is a settlement signatory; Project Mica takes Evergy service under this tariff per the company/press record - no campus-specific
    “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 B
  • large-load tariff framework approval: settlement approved
    “Two of Missouri's three regulated electric utility companies, Ameren Missouri and Evergy, have approved large-load tariffs”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Diode's original Rocky Branch Creek program (up to 9-12 buildings, 1.96-4.3M sq ft, 215-220 MW critical IT / 270 MW site load) was superseded by the current 5-building / 1.56M sq ft / ~700 MW-draw program after the 2023
    “Planned development for the data center campus includes five data center buildings totaling 1.56 million square feet”
    Company · April 2022 · grade B
  • Utility: Evergy
    “Power for the project will be provided by Evergy, though Google has said it will cover the "full energy costs associated with powering both of the Google data center campuses."”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Developer: Google LLC
    “We're thrilled to confirm we are continuing our growth with another data center campus in Kansas City. - Trystine Payfer, Google's regional head of data center public affairs”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Grid operator: Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
    “Evergy's second-quarter report shows that Google's massive Kansas City data center - 710 MW and in the works since 2024 - is one of five that have signed energy service agreements under Evergy's large load tariff”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: Evergy service under an agreement signed pursuant to Missouri's Large Load Power Service (LLPS) rate - long-term contract with heavy early-cancellation penalties; Google covers the full energy cos
    “Power for the project will be provided by Evergy, though Google has said it will cover the "full energy costs associated with powering both of the Google data center campuses."”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Latitude Media reports a Google Kansas City data center at 710 MW, 'in the works since 2024', among Evergy's signed ESAs. The figure is close to Mica's 700 MW Port KC draw, but the campus (Mica vs Campus 1) is not identi
    “Google's massive Kansas City data center - 710 MW and in the works since 2024 - is one of five that have signed energy service agreements under Evergy's large load tariff”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Evergy disclosed five signed data-center electric service agreements totaling ~2,600 MW of projected steady-state peak demand (Q2 2026), service starts 2026-2028 - a portfolio figure only; NOT attributable to this campus
    “Evergy disclosed that it had signed electric service agreements ('ESA') covering approximately 2,600 megawatts (MW) of projected peak steady-state data center demand”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Google's $1B Kansas City announcement and 400 MW solar PPA (Ranger Power / D.E; some aggregator c
    “Google to build $1bn data center in Kansas City, Missouri - Will also work with Evergy to add 400MW of carbon-free energy to grid (DCD, Mar 21, 2024)”
    News report · March 2024 · grade C
  • Announced: April 26, 2022
    “Diode Ventures looks to develop another 220MW+ campus next to Meta's Kansas City site (DCD, Apr 26, 2022)”
    News report · April 2022 · grade C
Money and contracts (27)
  • Minimum bill terms: Minimum Demand = 80% of Contract Capacity; demand charge $21.038/kW (summer) / $19.038/kW (winter); energy $0.02988/kWh
    “MINIMUM DEMAND: ...the greater of (1) 80% of the Contract Capacity for the current year”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Collateral terms: Collateral equal to 2 years of Minimum Monthly Bills; rating-based discounts of 60/50/40/25% with caps of $175M/$150M/$125M/$75M
    “Customer shall provide financial assurance in the form of collateral equivalent to two (2) years of MMBs”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): term 12 years minimum + optional ramp up to 5 years
    “The initial term of service under this schedule shall be no less than twelve (12) years (144 months), plus, if applicable, a ramp period of up to five (5) years”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): extension automatic 5-year extensions; 36 months' notice of non-extension
    “the Electric Service Agreement will automatically extend for periods of five (5) years unless either party notifies the other of its intent not to extend at least thirty-six (36) months before expiration”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): termination 36 months' notice; Exit Fee = Minimum Monthly Bill x months remaining in term (up to 12 months)
    “Customer or Company may terminate service under this schedule by giving written notice at least thirty-six (36) months prior to requested termination date”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): early termination Early Termination Fee = 2 x MMB x (36 minus months of notice), in addition to the Exit Fee
    “two (2) times the MMB multiplied by the number of months for which notice was not provided (36 minus months of notice provided)”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): minimum bill Minimum Demand = 80% of Contract Capacity
    “MINIMUM DEMAND: ...the greater of (1) 80% of the Contract Capacity for the current year”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): collateral 2 years of Minimum Monthly Bills; discounts 60/50/40/25% by rating tier, caps $175M/$150M/$125M/$75M
    “Customer shall provide financial assurance in the form of collateral equivalent to two (2) years of MMBs”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): capacity reduction after month 60: reduction up to the lesser of 25 MW or 10% of Contract Capacity with 24 months' notice; larger/short-notice reductions incur a Capacity Reduction Fee
    “The permissible reduction is limited to the lesser of 25 MW or 10% of Contract Capacity”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • Bond authorization: 10000000000 USD
    “a motion was made by Commissioner Bough and seconded by Commissioner Oropeza to approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of Port KC Taxable Revenue Bonds (Project Mica) in an amount not to exceed $10 billion. The motion carried unanimously”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • bond authorization (Port KC): scope not to exceed 10000000000 USD
    “approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of Port KC Taxable Revenue Bonds (Project Mica) in an amount not to exceed $10 billion. The motion carried unanimously”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • Square feet: 1560000 sq ft
    “five hyperscale data center buildings, totaling 1.56 million square feet of critical IT infrastructure”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 10000000000 USD
    “Port KC has authorized up to $10 billion in taxable revenue bonds to finance the project”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Incentives summary: 75% real property tax exemption for 25 years; 100% local and state sales tax exemption on construction materials and equipment
    “These include a 25-year, 75% exemption on property taxes, as well as 100% exemptions on local and state sales taxes for construction materials and equipment”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Community payments: $1.5M to Smithville School District workforce development and $250,000 to Northland Career Center, payable upfront regardless of construction timeline
    “a commitment to contribute $1.5 million to the Smithville School District's workforce development program and $250,000 to the Northland Career Center. Both of these payments will be made upfront, regardless of the construction timeline”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): abatement real property 75 % exemption, 25-year term
    “These include a 25-year, 75% exemption on property taxes”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): sales tax exemption 100 % exemption on construction materials and equipment (local and state)
    “100% exemptions on local and state sales taxes for construction materials and equipment”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): community payments 1500000 + 250000 USD
    “contribute $1.5 million to the Smithville School District's workforce development program and $250,000 to the Northland Career Center. Both of these payments will be made upfront, regardless of the construction timeline”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): jobs floor FINDING: no jobs floor located
    “the project is expected to generate hundreds of construction and trade jobs (the only jobs statement in Port KC's public description)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): termination FINDING: no termination/clawback terms located in opened public sources
    “The motion carried unanimously (minutes state no terms; the bond resolution text, any ground lease, and any clawback/recapture provisions are not published in the minutes or project page, and no Project Mica official statement was located on EMMA)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • tariff framework (Evergy LLPS): scope LLPS framework approved in MO PSC Case EO-2025-0154 under Senate Bill 4 (2025); Google LLC a settlement signatory
    “In 2025, Senate Bill 4 was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Kehoe. It required the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) to adopt rates for large load customers”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • bond authorization (Port KC): abatement personal property 100 % exempt
    “the parcel would be 100% exempt from personal property taxes; for real estate, the owner pays 25% of taxes”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade B
  • Aliases: Project Micah; Rocky Branch Creek Technology Park (former site name)
    “Superintendent Justin Moss briefed the board on Project Micah (a proposed hyperscale data center, client described as Google)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenants: Google (owner-occupied)
    “Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri. Dubbed 'Project Mica,' Google has long been linked to the project but only officially confirmed its involvement this week”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Paper or real: real-leaning: the paper authorization is backed by a land closing, an approved utility tariff framework, and observed construction; no primary construction or campus ESA record yet
    “The Port of Kansas City authorized up to $10 billion in tax breaks for the project in July 2025”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • electric service agreement (reported): scope covers full energy costs for both Google Kansas City campuses; campus capacity not stated
    “Google has said it will cover the 'full energy costs associated with powering both of the Google data center campuses'”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • electric service agreement (reported): termination FINDING: campus ESA terms not public; the governing LLPS tariff imposes 36-month notice / Exit Fee / Early Termination Fee
    “The company signed an agreement with Evergy under a rate that requires data centers to sign long-term contracts with heavy early cancelation penalties, as well as to pay 'all direct costs' for service to the centers”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (10)
  • Land disturbance / construction stormwater general permit coverage (MO-RA): active (ECHO-listed)
    “CWPName: ROCKY BRANCH CREEK DATA CENTER; SourceID: MORA26968; MasterExternalPermitNmbr: MORA00000”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tariff sheets filed (Schedule LLPS): issued Feb. 5, 2026; effective March 9, 2026
    “Issued: February 5, 2026 ... Effective: March 9, 2026”
    State agency · March 2026 · grade A
  • bond issuance authorization: approved unanimously
    “approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of Port KC Taxable Revenue Bonds (Project Mica) in an amount not to exceed $10 billion. The motion carried unanimously”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • Port KC Board of Commissioners: Action item C - Resolution authorizing issuance of Port KC Taxable Revenue Bonds (Project Mica), not to exceed $10 billion
    “approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of Port KC Taxable Revenue Bonds (Project Mica) in an amount not to exceed $10 billion. The motion carried unanimously”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • Missouri Public Service Commission: Case EO-2025-0154 - approval of the settlement establishing Evergy's large-load (LLPS) tariff framework; Google LLC among the signatories
    “In its approval of large load tariffs, the PSC adopted provisions designed to protect residential and small-business customers from costs related to data centers”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Rezoning date: Nov. 3, 2022
    “Rezoning an area of about 360 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Highway 169 and I-435 ... to District MPD ... to allow for the construction of a data center campus. (CD-CPC-2022-00058)”
    Local government · Nov. 2022 · grade B
  • rezoning / development plan approval: passed
    “Rezoning an area of about 360 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Highway 169 and I-435 ... to District MPD ... to allow for the construction of a data center campus. (CD-CPC-2022-00058)”
    Local government · Nov. 2022 · grade B
  • Kansas City, MO City Council: Ordinance 220949 - rezone ~360 acres at NE corner of Hwy 169 & I-435 to MPD and approve development plan/preliminary plat for a data center campus (Diode Ventures' Rocky Branch Creek Technol
    “11/3/2022 | Council | Passed | Pass (File #220949 action history)”
    Local government · Nov. 2022 · grade B
  • Opposition: Smithville R-II School District flagged valuation and tax-exemption concerns (Jul 17, 2025)
    “Board follows Project Micah (Google) data-center proposal; district flags valuation and tax-exemption concerns”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Smithville R-II Board of Education: Superintendent briefing on Project Micah (Google): valuation (~$200/sq ft vs ~$473/sq ft neighboring) and tax-exemption concerns ahead of the Port KC vote
    “Board follows Project Micah (Google) data-center proposal; district flags valuation and tax-exemption concerns”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade C
Site and other (24)
  • Alphabet filing record: not stated
    “Alphabet CIK full-text totals: Mica 0”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Name: Project Mica
    “Project Mica is a transformative development located in Kansas City's Northland, set to be led by one of the world's leading tech companies”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Code names: Project Mica (also rendered Project Micah)
    “Project Mica”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • City: Kansas City
    “located in Kansas City's Northland”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County: Clay County, MO
    “Spanning nearly 500 acres at the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Location: Northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169, Kansas City Northland
    “at the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Acres: 500 acres
    “Spanning nearly 500 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings: 5
    “the project will include the construction of five hyperscale data center buildings”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Sq ft first building: 208000 sq ft
    “with the first 208,000 square foot facility built within 18 months of groundbreaking”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: not stated
    “the first 208,000 square foot facility built within 18 months of groundbreaking (Diode's pre-acquisition plan)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs construction: hundreds of construction and trade jobs expected
    “the project is expected to generate hundreds of construction and trade jobs”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Conditions of approval: not stated
    “Section B. That a development plan for the area legally described above is hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: [text not read]”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Water use stated: not stated
    “No water use or cooling figure is stated in the Port KC project description”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Arlington Ave) - all separate Google-linked Northland sites
    “Project Mica is a transformative development located in Kansas City's Northland”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Land control date: 2023
    “In late 2023, a major technology company acquired the site from Diode Ventures”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Site acres: 500 acres
    “It is set to be on a 500-acre site, off the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and 169 Highway in Clay County”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: under construction - site work began Feb 2026; Google confirmed the campus and construction under way Oct 2026 (via KSHB reporting)
    “As reported by KSHB, construction is now underway.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Owner companies: Shenandoah Computing LLC
    “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 · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: site work / early construction under way
    “Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: not stated
    “Details on the expected timeline of the facility were not provided, but Payfer said typical projects are between 18 and 24 months”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Personal property exemption: 100% exempt
    “the parcel would be 100% exempt from personal property taxes; for real estate, the owner pays 25% of taxes”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: building
    “Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Coverage variously attaches Mica's land purchase to the Campus 1 announcement, and DCD notes Shenandoah Computing LLC stands behind both Project Shale and Project Micah filings; campus-level facts in this folder were kep
    “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 · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction start: Feb. 2026
    “As reported by KSHB, construction is now underway”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C