From orbit
The site from above
1From orbit
Project Spade site
Satellite views of the same ground on Nov. 5, 2021 and Oct. 4, 2026. The later view comes from a lower-resolution satellite (10 m pixels), so it is much softer than the first. Drag to compare.
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
Ameren Missouri grid servicePlanned, tariff in force
developer says 1.2 GW of utility capacity; no campus-specific service agreement is public; service is under the state large-load tariff Company · Oct. 2026
Approved
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
- Diesel backup generators Application pending35 MW; 11 x 3 MW plus 4 x 500 kW units for emergencies; air permit application pending State agency · July 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Nov. 18, 2025Utility work agreed in the county fileAmeren will move a high-voltage line crossing the site and build the serving infrastructure, with all costs paid by the developer. News report · Nov. 2025
- Nov. 24, 2025State approves the large-load tariffMissouri's Public Service Commission approves Ameren's large-load rate plan for customers of 75 MW or more; Google is a signatory. see Permits
- May 20, 2026Google outlines statewide power commitmentsGoogle says it has contracted more than 1 GW of new generation in Missouri and supports 500+ MW more with Ameren (statewide, not this campus). Company · May 2026
- Not setSite service agreement: not publicNo campus-specific electric service agreement or termination clause appears in any public source. Dataset · Oct. 2026
- Tariff terms: 12-year minimum contract (up to 17 with a ramp), a monthly charge of at least 80% of requested demand, two years of minimum bills as collateral, and 100% of direct interconnection costs paid up front. Utility regulator · Nov. 2025
- No on-site power plant is proposed; the 35 MW figure is emergency backup only. News report · Nov. 2025
Grid upgrades
No grid upgrade for this campus's load is on record. Related grid records in the area:
- Montgomery County, MO hosts two datacenter projects; MISO Appendix A activity around this campus per local research: Elkhorn (MTEP 50737, new 345-kV substation for a 1,000-MW data center), Yoshi (50738, +400 MW) and… News report · Aug. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
2 pending · 5 granted
No county hearing or vote was needed for the land use; the first commission vote was the June 2026 tax plan.
- ◷Construction air permit (de minimis) PendingMissouri DNR Air Pollution Control Program · July 28, 2026: application for backup generators; still pending on Oct. 13, 2026 State agency · July 2026
- ◷Buechele Road vacation PendingMontgomery County Commission · Nov. 2025: developer petitioned; outcome not found News report · Nov. 2025
- ✓Land-use administrative review GrantedMontgomery County Planning & Zoning · Nov. 18, 2025: data centers are allowed by right in the commercial district; no conditional use permit or public vote needed News report · Nov. 2025
- ✓Land disturbance and stormwater permit GrantedMissouri Department of Natural Resources · Nov. 5, 2025: 23 acres of disturbance; valid until Feb. 7, 2027 News report · Nov. 2025
- ✓Community water well plans GrantedMissouri Department of Natural Resources · Nov. 18, 2025: approved with conditions (pump test, grout records, inspection) News report · Nov. 2025
- ✓Large-load electric rate plan GrantedMissouri Public Service Commission · Nov. 24, 2025: a utility-wide tariff, not a site-specific approval Utility regulator · Nov. 2025
- ✓Chapter 100 tax abatement plan GrantedMontgomery County Commission · June 8, 2026: 3-0 vote; 70% abatement for 25 years; passed while a lawsuit over the process was pending News report · June 2026
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighLocal opposition and politicsAbout 85% of a mailed survey's respondents opposed the data centers (press), and the presiding commissioner lost his August primary. News report · June 2026
- MediumAir permit still pendingThe state has not yet issued the backup-generator permit applied for in July 2026. Dataset · Oct. 2026
- MediumProcess lawsuitThe Sunshine Law suit seeks to void the county's agreement with Amazon on a separate project; its notice and NDA claims cover the same process that approved Project Spade. News report · Aug. 2026
- MediumNo public power contract or timelineGoogle disclosed no megawatts, square footage or schedule, and no campus-specific service agreement is public. News report · Oct. 2026
- WatchWater concernsMost residents use well water and pressed for a moratorium at the Dec. 8, 2025 town hall; the county proceeded on a by-right path. Dataset · Dec. 2025
Lawsuits
1 case on record
- Filed Feb. 16, 2026; pending Preserve Montgomery LLC v. Montgomery County and Missouri DEDCole County Circuit Court, Missouri News report · Aug. 2026Sunshine Law suit that mainly seeks to void the county's Amazon agreement; its notice and nondisclosure allegations cover the same county process
Money
Money on record
$15B
Google's Missouri investment announced May 2026
company figure, covers building infrastructure statewide Company · May 2026
$1.6B to $2.2B
projected value of the property tax abatement
70% of personal-property taxes, 2028 to 2052; county cost-benefit projection News report · June 2026
$1.05B to $1.42B
projected payments in lieu of taxes to local governments
county projection over the term, not a commitment News report · June 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- July 8, 2025Permits County zoning board rules that on-site substations and wells need no extra local permits if other agencies approve them. News report · July 2025
- Nov. 5, 2025Permits State issues a land-disturbance permit for 23 acres under the name Project Lumberjack. News report · Nov. 2025
- Nov. 18, 2025Permits County administrative review finds the project allowed by right, with no conditional use permit. News report · Nov. 2025
- Nov. 24, 2025Power State regulators approve Ameren's large-load rate plan. Utility regulator · Nov. 2025
- Dec. 8, 2025Site About 400 residents fill a town hall to criticize the project, the water risk and commissioner nondisclosure agreements. News report · Dec. 2025
- Jan. 28, 2026Site Google is named as the end user and the plan is cut from three buildings to two. News report · Jan. 2026
- Feb. 16, 2026Legal Residents' group Preserve Montgomery sues the county and state over Sunshine Law violations. News report · Aug. 2026
- May 20, 2026Money Google announces a $15B Missouri investment; the governor says about 200 people are already on site. News report · Oct. 2026
- June 8, 2026Money County commission approves the tax abatement plan 3-0. News report · June 2026
- July 28, 2026Permits Air permit application for backup generators is received by the state. State agency · July 2026
- Aug. 4, 2026Site The presiding commissioner who championed the projects loses his primary, 1,367 votes to 1,954. News report · Aug. 2026
- Sept. 14, 2026Site A new watchdog group, Protect Montgomery County's Future, holds its first town hall. News report · Sept. 2026
- Dec. 2026Construction Google's stated groundbreaking date (late 2026). Company · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since Nov. 2021: 1 FAA filing (April 2026): a 210 ft crane; 64 satellite captures.
FAA filings
Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 5. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
2 buildings, ~1.6M sq ft
amended plan, about 800,000 sq ft each (originally three at 1.08M)
- Closed-loop, air-cooled: water use limited to domestic needs, from two on-site wells Company · Oct. 2026
- Gilbane: general contractor, hiring on site since spring 2026 News report · April 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Google: end user and owner-occupier
- Related Digital (a Related Companies platform): developer
- Spade Property Owners, LLC: landowner and applicant of record
Power and utilities
- Ameren Missouri: serving utility
- Missouri Public Service Commission: approved the large-load tariff
- NuStar Pipeline: ammonia pipeline to be relocated at developer cost
Builders
- Gilbane Building Company (Next 150 Construction): general contractor
Officials
- Montgomery County Commission: approved the tax plan 3-0
- Ryan Poston: presiding commissioner, lost the Aug. 2026 primary to Harry Cope
Opponents
- Preserve Montgomery LLC: plaintiff in the Sunshine Law suit
- Protect Montgomery County's Future: watchdog group formed Aug. 2026
Still unknown
Open questions
- Campus megawatts and any completion date (Google has disclosed neither).
- Whether any building work has started (officials cite 200 on site; satellite data shows none).
- A campus-specific power service agreement.
- Outcome of the air permit and the Sunshine Law suit.
Where this comes from
369 records from 36 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, company statements, state agency records, satellite captures, utility regulator dockets and securities filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 14Dataset 7Company 5State agency 5Satellite 3Utility regulator 2SEC filing 2
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 (33)
- Backup generator fleet: 11 x 3 MW diesel-fired generators; 4 x 500 kW diesel-fired generators; 2 x 597 bhp diesel-fired firewater pumps units“The project will include eleven (11) 3-megawatt (MW) diesel-fired generators, four (4) 500-kW diesel-fired generators, and two (2) 597 bhp diesel-fired firewater pumps”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 35 MW“Kinetic Site Ventures LLC is requesting a site-wide NOx limitation of 39.9 tons per year in order to remain below the de minimis permit threshold of 40 tons per year”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- Nearest substation: 0.46 km - unnamed substation (69 kV)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.89 km - 345 kV lineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 138 kV: 2.24 km - 161 kV lineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 0.53 km - NuStar Ammonia Pipeline pipelineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power plant: 0.55 km - unnamed plant/generatorMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Utility service: 1,200 MW“will deliver 1.2 GW of utility capacity for an American technology company”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Cooling: closed-loop air-cooled“utilizing a closed-loop, air-cooled system, and limiting water use to domestic needs”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Electric service agreement signed: none disclosed; no campus-specific ESA found - service to be taken under the PSC-approved Ameren large-load tariff (Case ET-2025-0184)“the project will be served under a tariff that ensures all energy and infrastructure costs are fully covered by the project”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Power plan: grid“Following the Missouri Public Service Commission's approval of Ameren Missouri's new Large-Load Customer Rate Plan, the project will be served under a tariff”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Related Digital platform context: $55B in active data center development and construction underway, representing 6 GW of power (company homepage) - portfolio figures, not this campus“Related Digital currently has $55B in active data center development and construction underway, representing 6GW of power”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Google states it has contracted more than 1 GW of new generation capacity in Missouri and is supporting 500+ MW more with Ameren. These are statewide grid-supply figures for Google's Missouri portfolio (including its Kan“Google has contracted to bring more than one gigawatt (GW) of new generation capacity to Missouri”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Utility: Ameren Missouri (Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri)“a large load rate plan for the Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Rate class: Ameren Missouri Large-Load Customer Rate Plan (customers forecasting 75 MW or more of monthly peak demand)“to support the growth of electric customers needing 75 megawatts (MW) or more of monthly peak power demand”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Utility service: 1,200 MW“Planned for a 934-acre plot of land by data center developer Related Digital, the campus is targeting 1.2GW of capacity”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: 1,200 MW“Planned for a 934-acre plot of land by data center developer Related Digital, the campus is targeting 1.2GW of capacity”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Time to service (months): not estimable from the public record (no COD, first-power or energization date disclosed by Google, Related Digital, Ameren or the PSC)“Google did not disclose specifics of the New Florence facility, including expected load in megawatts, square footage, project timeline”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Google disclosed no campus MW, square footage or timeline in its announcement (noted by POWER Magazine); the only capacity figure anywhere in the record is the developer's 1.2 GW of utility capacity, and no COD exists in“Google did not disclose specifics of the New Florence facility, including expected load in megawatts, square footage, project timeline”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County code: 29139“DNR lists construction air application 2026-07-034 for Project Spade (site 139-0056)”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Montgomery County, MO hosts two datacenter projects; MISO Appendix A activity around this campus per local research: Elkhorn (MTEP 50737, new 345-kV substation for a 1,000-MW data center), Yoshi (50738, +400 MW) and 5111“Ameren is constructing a new 345-kV substation for a 1,000-MW data center, using approximately 3.25 miles of double-circuit 345-kV line from Lumberjack”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Interconnection status: Ameren Missouri territory (MISO); no campus-specific special contract or CPCN located - service would run under the MoPSC-approved large-load rate structure (Dec 2025); Google confirmed as end use“In addition to the data center, the company will work with Ameren to bring 500MW of new power capacity to the state's grid, building on the 1GW already contracted by Google in Missouri.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 1,200 MW“the campus is targeting 1.2GW of capacity”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Google-Ameren Missouri, state level: Google will work with Ameren to bring 500 MW of new power capacity to Missouri's grid, building on 1 GW already contracted by Google in Missouri (announced May 20, 2026). Statewide Go“In addition to the data center, the company will work with Ameren to bring 500MW of new power capacity to the state's grid, building on the 1GW already contracted by Google in Missouri.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Owner companies: Spade Property Owners, LLC“a substation owned by the applicant, currently listed as New York-based Spade Property Owners, LLC”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Substation: on-site Ameren-owned substation plus an applicant-owned substation (names not disclosed)“the site will be fully fenced and include an Ameren substation and a substation owned by the applicant”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Grid operator: MISO“Electric provider agreement - yes, notes Ameren and MISO agreement and relocation outlines”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Interconnection status: Ameren to relocate an existing high-voltage transmission line crossing the site and construct the serving infrastructure; all project-related costs paid by the developer (Ameren correspondence in“Relocation of an existing high-voltage transmission line, and the electric infrastructure Ameren will construct to serve the project, with all project-related costs paid by the developer”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- On-site power technology: none (no on-site generation proposed); backup generators at some buildings per the applicant affidavit, count and MW not disclosed“Some buildings will also use backup generators”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Applicant affidavit signed by Michael Winston for Spade Property Owner LLC (dedicated substation, backup generators, two deep wells)“In an Affidavit signed November 17, 2025, Michael Winston, authorized signatory for Spade Property Owner LLC”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Address: 580 Tree Farm Road, New Florence, MO 63363“Missouri State Operating Permit for Project Lumberjack, described as Part of Project Spade, for land disturbance and stormwater discharge at 580 Tree Farm Road, New Florence, MO 63363”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Conditions of approval: land disturbance under MDNR permit MORA29107 requires a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan; well approval conditioned on a pump test, pressure grout records and final construction approval after“The permit requires a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and compliance with Clean Water Law rules”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Announced: July 2025“All on-site support facilities, including substations, water systems, and utility components, fall within the definition of a data center as clarified by the Planning & Zoning Board on July 8, 2025”News report · July 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (56)
- Stated capital cost: multi-billion-dollar (campus-level, per developer)“Representing a multi-billion-dollar investment in the region”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Chapter 100 statutory framework (context): scope under Chapter 100 the facility, construction materials and certain tangible personal property may be purchased tax exempt by the city/county and then leased back to the co“Under Chapter 100 the facility, construction materials and certain tangible personal property may be purchased tax exempt by the City/County and then leased back to the Company”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Operator: Google“Google announced a new $15 billion investment in building infrastructure in Missouri, including a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: owner-occupied; end user confirmed Jan. 28, 2026 (Google statement via local press); formal Google announcement May 20, 2026“Today, at a community celebration at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center, Google announced a new $15 billion investment”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Stated capital cost: 15000000000 USD“Google announced a new $15 billion investment in building infrastructure in Missouri, including a new data center in New Florence”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- capacity commitment framework: framework Google worked with Ameren and Evergy to bring the Capacity Commitment Framework (CCF) to Missouri, ensuring large energy customers pay for their electricity and infrastructure nee“Google also worked with Ameren and Evergy to bring the Capacity Commitment Framework (CCF) to Missouri”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- generation capacity partnership (state-level): scope Google has contracted to bring more than 1 GW of new generation capacity to Missouri and, through its partnership with Ameren, is supporting the development of more th“through its partnership with Ameren - Google is supporting the development of more than 500 megawatts (MW) of additional capacity”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Google formally announces a $15B Missouri building-infrastructure investment including the New Florence data center, a $20M Energy Impact Fund, and laborer training for 2,300 workers“Google announced a new $15 billion investment in building infrastructure in Missouri, including a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Collateral: two years of minimum monthly bills“Large load customers will be required, under the approved agreement, to provide collateral equal to two years of minimum monthly bills”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: signatories unanimous settlement signed by Ameren Missouri, PSC Staff, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Google LLC, Renew Missouri, Sierra Club and Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers“The Commission accepted an agreement signed by Ameren Missouri, Staff of the PSC, Evergy Metro, Inc., Evergy Missouri West, Inc., Google LLC, Renew Missouri, Sierra Club, and Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: scope large load customers, new or existing, who reasonably forecast expected monthly maximum demand of 75 MW or more at any time during the contract term MW threshold“who reasonably forecast their expected monthly maximum demand of 75 MW at any time during the contract term with Ameren Missouri”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: term 12 years minimum“The minimum contract term is 12 years, with an optional load ramp period of 5 years for a potential 17-year total commitment”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: collateral equal to two years of minimum monthly bills“Large load customers will be required, under the approved agreement, to provide collateral equal to two years of minimum monthly bills”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: minimum bill monthly demand charge set at 80% of the agreed rate / maximum requested demand, even if the customer uses less %“including a monthly demand charge set at 80% of the agreed upon rate”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: interconnection costs customer pays upfront 100% of direct interconnection costs; all costs incurred to serve large load customers are fully recovered %“new large load businesses to pay upfront 100% of direct interconnection costs”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: termination service agreement automatically extends for periods of 5 years unless at least 36 months written notice is given to end service“The service agreement will automatically extend for periods of 5 years unless there is at least 36 months written notice to end the service”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: termination fee a customer not extending service faces an exit fee and an early termination fee; an additional fee applies if the customer seeks to terminate with less than 36 months of notice“A customer not extending the service will face an exit fee and an early termination fee”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: excess revenue a percentage of excess revenues from large load customers is returned for the benefit of all customers; excess above a fixed percentage is dedicated exclusively to low-income cus“Provides that a percentage of excess revenues from large load customers be returned to the benefit of all customers of the utility”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: generation option customers may participate in additional generation and capacity programs, including nuclear and clean energy programs“Offers large load rate plan customers the option to participate in additional generation and capacity programs, including nuclear and clean energy programs”Utility regulator · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- utility tariff settlement: no discounts no rate discounts or incentives for large load customers“No rate discounts or incentives for large load customers”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Construction stage: grading / site work (land disturbance permitted Nov 2025; general contractor staffed on site; about 200 employees on site at the May 2026 announcement)“noting that there are already 200 employees on site on the project”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: under construction (site work) - real: by-right land-use approval, state permits issued/filed, GC mobilized, Chapter 100 plan approved, tariff framework in force; no vertical construction, energization or COD evid“With Google already building its own $15 billion complex across Interstate 70”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Paper or real: real-leaning: MDNR land-disturbance permit issued and well plans approved before the end user was public; developer-funded ammonia-pipeline relocation and transmission-relocation arrangements signed; GC hi“This is straight from Montgomery County's administrative review, state permits, and the agreements the developer has already signed”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- electric service (finding): finding: no campus-specific electric service agreement, termination clause or site ESA is disclosed in any source opened; Google LLC's participation is at tariff-framework level as a settlemen“the project will be served under a tariff that ensures all energy and infrastructure costs are fully covered by the project”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan (finding): finding: jobs floor, clawback, default and termination terms of the Chapter 100 plan are not reported in any source opened; the county has not released the developer agreements i“County commissioners signed NDAs before public hearings and have not released the developer agreements in full”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- pipeline relocation reimbursement (finding): finding: no termination or cancellation clause of the NuStar agreement is stated in the sources opened“The agreement is structured in two phases”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- non-disclosure agreements (finding): finding: the NDA does not state who it is with or what its subject matter is, per plaintiffs' counsel on the record; counterparty, subject and terms are not public“if you actually read the agreement, it never says who the agreement is with or what the subject matter is”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- WCCRD describes Google as already building its complex across I-70 from the Amazon site, as Poston celebrates the Amazon announcement“With Google already building its own $15 billion complex across Interstate 70”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Financing: no project debt disclosed; county Chapter 100 plan authorizes up to $100B of industrial revenue bonds (an authorization ceiling, not issued debt)“The county authorized up to $100 billion in Chapter 100 industrial revenue bonds”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Incentives: Chapter 100: 70% personal-property tax abatement for 25 years (2028-2052); projected PILOTs $1.05B-$1.42B; projected abatement value $1.6B-$2.2B“The agreement provides a 70 percent personal-property tax abatement for 25 years, from 2028 through 2052”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: bond authorization 100000000000 USD authorized (ceiling, not issued debt)“The county authorized up to $100 billion in Chapter 100 industrial revenue bonds”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: abatement 70 % of personal-property taxes“The agreement provides a 70 percent personal-property tax abatement for 25 years, from 2028 through 2052”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: term 25 years“The agreement provides a 70 percent personal-property tax abatement for 25 years, from 2028 through 2052”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: payments in lieu of taxes projected PILOTs to local taxing jurisdictions of $1.05B-$1.42B over the term USD projected“local taxing jurisdictions are projected to receive between $1.05 billion and $1.42 billion in payments in lieu of taxes”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: abatement value projected value of the abatement estimated between $1.6B and $2.2B USD projected“The projected value of that abatement was estimated between $1.6 billion and $2.2 billion”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: investment basis (cost-benefit) cost-benefit analysis contemplated up to $87.5B of equipment investment over the project life, plus an initial period of about $24.5B equipment and $13.4B r“The cost-benefit analysis contemplated as much as $87.5 billion in equipment investment over the life of the project”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Chapter 100 tax abatement plan: approval approved unanimously (3-0) on June 8, 2026, despite continuing public opposition and pending Sunshine Law litigation“The commission approved the package unanimously on June 8 despite continuing public opposition and pending litigation”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- County Commission unanimously approves the Chapter 100 plan for Project Spade ($100B bond authorization; 70% personal-property abatement, 2028-2052)“The commission approved the package unanimously on June 8 despite continuing public opposition and pending litigation”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- General contractor: Gilbane Building Company / Next 150 Construction (Gilbane subsidiary)“Gilbane is seeking a Project Controller to support Project SPADE, a hyperscale data center campus in New Florence, Missouri”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- Gilbane and Next 150 Construction post on-site Project Spade roles (Project Controller, Construction PM II, Safety Manager, Superintendent III) reporting daily in New Florence - general-contractor mobilization signal“Gilbane is seeking a Project Controller to support Project SPADE, a hyperscale data center campus in New Florence, Missouri”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- Tenants: Google (owner-occupied)“Google will be the end user for Project Spade, the second of two data center projects to be located in Montgomery County”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings: 2 (amended plan)“the plan has been amended for two structures of approximately 800,000 square feet per building”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Square feet: 1600000 sq ft“the plan has been amended for two structures of approximately 800,000 square feet per building”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- non-disclosure agreements: existence and scope Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston confirmed on the record that the commissioners' NDA covers Project Spade“Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston has confirmed, on the record, exactly which project it covers: Project Spade”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Buildings: 3 (original filed plan)“The proposed development would include three primary structures with approximately 1,080,920 square feet under each roof”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Square feet: 3242760 sq ft“three huge primary buildings, each with about 1,080,920 square feet under roof”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Water well design: community well (Spade Subdivision), Section 36, Township 48 North, Range 5 West; about 1,400 ft deep, 12-inch steel casing; submersible pump 700 gpm at 680 ft total dynamic head“The new well will be drilled to about 1,400 feet deep with a 12-inch diameter steel casing”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- utility correspondence (county file): scope and costs relocation of an existing high-voltage transmission line and construction of the electric infrastructure Ameren will build to serve the project, with all project-rela“Relocation of an existing high-voltage transmission line, and the electric infrastructure Ameren will construct to serve the project, with all project-related costs paid by the developer”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- applicant affidavit (county P&Z): commitment - power the project will be served by a dedicated electrical substation connected to the Ameren grid“The project will be served by a dedicated electrical substation connected to the Ameren grid”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- applicant affidavit (county P&Z): commitment - backup power some buildings will also use backup generators“Some buildings will also use backup generators”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- applicant affidavit (county P&Z): commitment - water two deep wells on the property will supply domestic water and fire-suppression water, with pumping and storage built on-site; MDNR is the permitting authority for the“Two deep wells on the property will supply both domestic water and fire-suppression water, with pumping and storage built on-site”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- pipeline relocation reimbursement: scope relocation of NuStar's existing 8-inch ammonia pipeline and related facilities, held under right-of-way easements dating to 1968, which the project encroaches on“NuStar currently has an 8-inch ammonia pipeline and related facilities under existing right-of-way easements dating back to 1968”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- pipeline relocation reimbursement: phase I costs developer pays 100% of NuStar's preliminary survey and engineering/design costs, up to an agreed cap %“the developer pays 100% of NuStar's costs for this work, up to an agreed cap”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- pipeline relocation reimbursement: phase II costs if the developer proceeds, it prepays and reimburses 100% of all relocation construction, materials, labor, gas loss and damage payments, up to actual cost %“the developer prepays and reimburses 100% of all construction, materials, labor, gas loss, and damage payments up to the actual cost”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- applicant affidavit (county P&Z): condition on-site support facilities are treated as part of the data center only where the applicant provides proof of outside-agency permitting and swears the components are used exclus“if an applicant provides proof of external approvals/protocols, and signs an affidavit that the components are used exclusively by the data center”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- gas pipeline feasibility reimbursement (attribution uncertain): scope and costs June 2025 city ordinance approved a USDI proposal to determine feasibility of relocating a natural gas pipeline running from Hermann north t“Approve a reimbursement agreement with the developer (a Delaware LLC linked to the same group) so that the developer pays for the feasibility study and engineering work”News report · June 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (22)
- Permit applicant: Kinetic Site Ventures LLC“Kinetic Site Ventures LLC is proposing to build a data center facility near New Florence, Montgomery County, Missouri. This site is a greenfield facility, referred to as Project Spade”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- Project Spade Data Center: construction permit application received - PENDING (Section 5 de minimis)“Project Spade Data Center-New Florence, 2026-07-034, 139-0056, New Florence, Montgomery, Construction Permit: De Minimis, 07/28/2026”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- FAA case count: 1 cases“FAA case 2026-ACE-1741-OE, structure description 'Project Spade', 210 ft crane at 38.88282222,-91.41433056, submitted 04/14/2026, Determined - No Hazard”FAA · April 2026 · grade B
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ACE-1741-OE: Project Spade, Crane, 210 ft AGL, 1107 ft AMSL, 38.88282,-91.41433, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-04-14”FAA · April 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA filing under the campus's own project name evidences vertical construction at the Google Project Spade campus (Montgomery County MO): a 210-ft crane filed as 'Project Spade', submitted April 14, 2026, Determined -“ASN 2026-ACE-1741-OE: Project Spade, Crane, 210 ft AGL, 1107 ft AMSL, 38.88282,-91.41433, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-04-14”FAA · April 2026 · grade B
- air: application received; pending - not an issued permit (as of Oct 13, 2026)“DNR lists construction air application 2026-07-034 for Project Spade (site 139-0056). A pending air application is not an issued permit”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Missouri DNR receives the Project Spade construction air application 2026-07-034 (site 139-0056); still pending on Oct 13, 2026“DNR lists construction air application 2026-07-034 for Project Spade (site 139-0056)”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Protect Montgomery County's Future (citizen town hall), Montgomery County High School gymnasium: first town hall of the watchdog group formed in late August 2026; speakers included attorney Steve Jeffery (for Preserve Mo“The group is called Protect Montgomery County's Future. It was formed in late August and plans to hold monthly meetings”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Montgomery County Commission: Chapter 100 plan and tax agreement for Google Project Spade: up to $100B of industrial revenue bonds authorized; 70% personal-property tax abatement for 25 years (2028-2052); projected PILOT“The commission approved the package unanimously on June 8 despite continuing public opposition and pending litigation”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- site plan amendment: amended after the November 2025 approval (reported by the county ED consultant)“The site plan for the Google proposal was originally approved in November. Since approval of the site plan, Etcher said some amendments have been made to the plan”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Town hall - Montgomery County Commission, Montgomery City Elementary School: public town hall on Project Green and Project Spade; an estimated 400 residents attended for over two hours; concerns over water (most resident“In December, roughly 400 residents filled the Montgomery City Elementary School auditorium for more than two hours of questions and public criticism concerning Project Green and Project Spade”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- road vacation petition: petitioned by the developer; outcome not in sources opened (new road to connect to Tree Farm Road / South Service Road)“the developer has petitioned the county to vacate Buechele Road, which is located inside the project area”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- County Commission press release confirms both administrative reviews complete; projects meet zoning; no conditional use permits; town hall set for Dec 8“Montgomery County officials confirmed on Nov. 21 that an administrative review has been completed on two proposed data center projects”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Montgomery County Commission: press release: administrative reviews of both New Florence data center projects complete; projects meet current zoning and require no conditional use permits; town hall scheduled for Dec 8“In a press release, commissioners stated the projects meet current zoning regulations and do not require conditional use permits”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Site plan approval date: Nov. 18, 2025 (county administrative review complete; permitted by right in the Commercial district, no conditional use permit); amended plan reported Jan. 28, 2026“therefore, no conditional use permit is required. Data Centers are a permitted-by-right use within the Commercial Zoning District”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- drinking water: plans approved with conditions (pump test, pressure grout records, final construction approval after inspection)“Approval on Plans and Specifications for a New Community Well - Spade Subdivision”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- local land-use administrative review / site plan: approved - permitted by right in the Commercial district; no conditional use permit required“therefore, no conditional use permit is required. Data Centers are a permitted-by-right use within the Commercial Zoning District”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- County administrative review letter for Project Spade Data Center issued (zoning administrator signed the review Nov 17; to the P&Z Board Nov 18 and the County Commission Nov 20)“According to the Project Spade Administrative Review letter dated November 18, 2025, the site sits in the southeast quadrant of the I-70 and Highway 19 interchange”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- land disturbance / stormwater (state operating permit): issued (Project Lumberjack, part of Project Spade; 23.04 acres of disturbance; SWPPP required)“Permit number MORA29107, issued to Spade Property Owner LLC on 11-05-2025, valid until 02-07-2027”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- MDNR issues land-disturbance permit MORA29107 for Project Lumberjack (part of Project Spade), 23.04 acres at 580 Tree Farm Road“Permit number MORA29107, issued to Spade Property Owner LLC on 11-05-2025, valid until 02-07-2027”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Montgomery County P&Z Board clarifies the data center definition, putting on-site support facilities on a by-right administrative path months before either New Florence campus surfaced publicly“Data Centers are a permitted-by-right use within the Commercial Zoning District”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Montgomery County Planning & Zoning Board: clarification of the data center definition: on-site support facilities (substations, water systems, utility components) are treated as part of a data center, with no additional“if an applicant provides proof of external approvals/protocols, and signs an affidavit that the components are used exclusively by the data center”News report · July 2025 · grade C
Legal (5)
- Lawsuits: Preserve Montgomery LLC v. Montgomery County and Missouri DED, Cole County Circuit Court, filed Feb 16, 2026 (Sunshine Law; seeks to void the county-Amazon agreement and challenges the approval process incl. ND“Preserve Montgomery LLC, an organization of Montgomery County residents who are opposed to the data center project, filed a lawsuit on Feb. 16 in the Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Preserve Montgomery LLC files the Sunshine Law suit in Cole County Circuit Court against Montgomery County and Missouri DED, seeking to void the county-Amazon agreement; its notice, closed-session and NDA allegations cov“seeking to void the agreement between the county and Amazon for the proposed data center”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Workforce estimate: about 200 employees on site (Gov. Kehoe at the May 20, 2026 announcement)“noting that there are already 200 employees on site on the project”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Gov. Kehoe states at the announcement that about 200 employees are already on site on the project“noting that there are already 200 employees on site on the project”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Announced: Nov. 21, 2025 (county confirms administrative review complete; end user undisclosed)“Montgomery County officials confirmed on Nov. 21 that an administrative review has been completed on two proposed data center projects”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (26)
- Site address: 656 Tree Farm Road, New Florence, MO 63363“INSTALLATION NAME: Project Spade; INSTALLATION STREET ADDRESS: 656 Tree Farm Road, New Florence, MO 63363”State agency · July 2026 · grade A
- Planned groundbreaking: Google anticipates breaking ground in late 2026, with construction continuing over the next several years (Google's Allen County FAQ page, which carries the Project Spade FAQ)“Project Spade is Google's planned data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri. Google anticipates breaking ground in late 2026, with construction continuing over the next several years”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- County code: 29139“FCC Census Block API at 38.9020,-91.4440: County FIPS 29139, Montgomery County, Missouri; the 130 New Florence acres are in the same county”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Developer: Related Digital“Related Digital is developing a 934-acre data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Acres: 934 acres“Related Digital is developing a 934-acre data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Workforce estimate: 2000 construction jobs“the project is expected to generate meaningful new and recurring tax revenues, 2,000 construction jobs”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Minimum bill terms: minimum monthly demand charge of 80% of the large load customer's maximum requested electric demand“Minimum monthly demand charge of 80% of the large load customer's maximum requested electric demand, even if they use less”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Building count planned: 2 buildings“Site plan originally called for 3 buildings at 1.08M sq ft each, amended to 2 buildings at ~800,000 sq ft”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: not disclosed (no COD stated by Google, Related Digital, Ameren or the PSC through Oct 2026)“Construction is expected to begin in 2026, and will see the creation of 2,000 construction jobs”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Protect Montgomery County's Future, a watchdog group formed in late August 2026, holds its first town hall at Montgomery County High School; the Standard describes both I-70/Highway 19 campuses as being built“Two data centers are being built along the Interstate 70/Highway 19 interchange”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston, the projects' leading public champion, loses the Republican primary to farmer Harry Cope, 1,367 votes to 1,954, on 51.5% turnout (county unofficial results)“In the Republican primary for presiding commissioner: Harry Cope received 1,954 votes. Ryan D. Poston received 1,367 votes”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Missouri Rural Crisis Center mailed survey: 1,239 of 1,461 respondents opposed (about 85%); organized groups include Preserve Montgomery LLC and Protect Montgomery County's Future“1,239 opposed - 154 supported - 68 were undecided. Approximately 85 percent of respondents opposed the development”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Missouri Rural Crisis Center mailed survey: 1,239 of 1,461 respondents (about 85%) opposed to the data center developments; about 27% response rate“Approximately 85 percent of respondents opposed the development, compared with roughly 10 percent in support”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Site acres: 910 acres“Project Spade will be located in the southeast quadrant of the Interstate 70 and Highway 19 interchange consisting of approximately 780 acres in Montgomery County and 130 acres in New Florence”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Name: Google Project Spade“While the data center campus under development is known as Project Spade”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Original target date: not disclosed (Google disclosed no timeline for the facility in any source opened)“Google did not disclose specifics of the New Florence facility, including expected load in megawatts, square footage, project timeline”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Google publicly named as the Project Spade end user (Montgomery Standard, reporting a Google statement); amended plan of two ~800,000 sq ft buildings disclosed the same day“Google will be the end user for Project Spade”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
- Moratoria: none adopted; residents pressed for a moratorium at the Dec 8, 2025 town hall and the county proceeded on a by-right administrative path“Concerns center on water (most residents use well water), noise and light pollution, utility rates, NDAs signed by commissioners, and lack of public participation. Residents push for a moratorium”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Town hall at Montgomery City Elementary School: an estimated 400 residents, over two hours of criticism; moratorium demanded; commissioner NDAs attacked“roughly 400 residents filled the Montgomery City Elementary School auditorium for more than two hours of questions and public criticism”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- All three county commissioners signed NDAs; Presiding Commissioner Poston confirmed on the record that the NDA covers Project Spade, though the document names neither counterparty nor subject (per plaintiffs' counsel)“Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston has confirmed, on the record, exactly which project it covers: Project Spade”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Acres: 910 (780 Montgomery County + 130 City of New Florence) acres“The project consists of 780 acres in the county and 130 acres within the city limits of New Florence”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Land control date: purchase expected to close January 2026 per county officials (Nov 2025); closing not confirmed in any source opened“The sale of the property also is expected to be completed in January 2026”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- combined footprints approach 2,000 acres in a county of about 11,000 people (the“This campus would be located across Interstate 70 from AWS' Project Green”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Code names: Project Spade; Project Lumberjack (land-disturbance phase)“The project is officially called Project Spade Data Center”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Water use stated: domestic only (restrooms, kitchens, humidity control, landscaping); two on-site deep wells for domestic and fire-suppression supply“Two deep wells on the property will supply both domestic water and fire-suppression water, with pumping and storage built on-site”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Land disturbance area: 23.04 acres“It covers 23.04 acres of construction/land disturbance activity”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite and aerial imagery: Maxar and local aerial photography via Esri World Imagery Wayback; Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).