Power
Power and the grid
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- Tenaska combined-cycle gas plant with carbon capture Proposed, nothing filedpress reports 1,000 to 3,000 MW of campus power; the plant size itself is not stated News report · March 2026
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- Host public power district grid link Not arrangedno host utility chosen; OPPD, NPPD and LES all decline to discuss customers News report · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- April 14, 2026State law creates the pathLB1261 lets a private plant serve a load over 1,000 MW if the Power Review Board approves and a long-term contract with the host utility is signed. State agency · April 2026
- As of Oct. 2026No Power Review Board filingA search of the board's site finds no application for a Tenaska plant. see Permits
- Not setPower contract: not signedNo power purchase agreement or interconnection request has been disclosed. State agency · Oct. 2026
- The state law requires the customer to pay all utility costs and limits the plant to serving the data center unless the utility waives it. State agency · April 2026
- The law covers contracts signed on or before Dec. 31, 2031. State agency · April 2026
- No plant for this campus appears in EIA's federal generator inventory (EIA-860M, Aug. 2026). That inventory covers grid-connected plants only, so an off-grid plant may not be listed yet. State agency · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 denied · 4 checked, nothing on file
What the project would need, and what is on record. Nothing has been filed.
- ✕State tax incentives (ImagiNE Act) DeniedGovernor's executive order · July 21, 2026: new data-center applications barred from the program State agency · July 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Power Review Board approval of the plant (LB1261), Air construction permit, Cass County development application, Gage, Otoe and Lancaster county applications
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighLocal moratoriaCass, Otoe and Gage counties have all paused data-center permits, covering three of the four option areas. News report · Oct. 2026
- HighNo confirmed projectGoogle and Tenaska have not confirmed the campus; Tenaska says only that it is exploring power for large loads, and Tallgrass denies any partnership. News report · Aug. 2026
- MediumOrganized oppositionFarmers, the Sierra Club and labor have joined against the project in Cass County. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumNo incentivesThe July 2026 executive order bars ImagiNE Act incentives and adds a state review of proposals. see Permits
Money
Money on record
$10,000 vs ~$40,000 local land per acre versus reported developer offers (press account of a Cass County meeting). News report · Aug. 2026
Not on record: project financing or offtake: none disclosed, Tenaska's $2B+ equipment reservations are portfolio-wide, not tied to this campus News report · Oct. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Dec. 2025Site Tenaska begins recording land options in southeast Nebraska News report · March 2026
- Jan. 2026Site Proposal documents for a Google campus with a Tenaska gas plant are shared at a private power-district meeting News report · March 2026
- Feb. 5, 2026Permits Tenaska's CEO testifies for LB1261; committee advances it 6-2 State agency · Feb. 2026
- March 13, 2026Site Flatwater Free Press reports the proposal; Google and Tenaska do not comment News report · March 2026
- April 14, 2026Permits Governor signs LB1261 State agency · April 2026
- May 19, 2026Permits Otoe County suspends data-center permits for up to a year News report · May 2026
- July 21, 2026Money Governor ends ImagiNE Act incentives for data centers and creates a task force State agency · July 2026
- Aug. 11, 2026Permits Cass County adopts a 12-month data-center moratorium News report · Aug. 2026
- Sept. 16, 2026Permits Gage County adopts a 12-month moratorium, unanimously News report · Sept. 2026
- Oct. 2026Site Twelve Nebraska counties now have data-center moratoria; Lancaster County has none News report · Oct. 2026
- End of 2031Power LB1261 covers power contracts signed by this date State agency · April 2026
The buildings
Specs
Gage 1,000 / Cass 860 / Lancaster 450 / Otoe 300
minimum acres optioned by county as of Mar. 2026 (press)
- Gas plus carbon capture: proposed on-site technology (press) News report · March 2026
Not on record: IT capacity, investment and financing; none appears in any source: not disclosed News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Developers
- Tenaska, Inc.: Omaha-based private energy company, proposed plant owner; CEO Chris Leitner
- Google: proposed campus operator and tenant, unconfirmed
- Tallgrass Energy: named for gas supply and CO2 transport, denies involvement
Utilities and regulators
- Omaha Public Power District, Nebraska Public Power District, Lincoln Electric System: candidate host utilities
- Nebraska Power Review Board and Department of Water, Energy, and Environment: approvals required
Others
- Sen. Myron Dorn: holds a Tenaska option on about 80 acres in Gage County
- Cass County Data Center Watch, Nebraska Farmers Union, Nebraska Sierra Club: opponents
Still unknown
Open questions
- Which county, if any, will host the campus.
- Whether Google has agreed to anything.
- Any host-utility contract or Power Review Board filing.
- IT capacity and total investment (never disclosed).
Where this comes from
145 records from 30 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, securities filings, local government records and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 16State agency 8SEC filing 4Local government 2Dataset 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 (33)
- Lb1261 pathway: LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5), approved Apr 14, 2026) is the only legal pathway for the Tenaska plant: Power Review Board approval plus a long-term contract with the host public power district plus th“Approved by the Governor April 14, 2026”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: none - no interconnection request, utility filing or Power Review Board application exists“PRB-4057-G -- LES (104 MW Nat Gas & Fuel Oil in Lancaster Co) Application”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Jurisdiction note: LB1261 does not preempt county zoning - the Cass, Otoe and Gage moratoria proceeded under county authority. Air permitting sits with Nebraska DWEE, except inside Lancaster County, where the Lincoln-Lan“Approved by the Governor April 14, 2026”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“Documented absence: no IT-load figure is disclosed in any source opened. The 1,000-3,000 MW figure is total proposed campus load, not IT load.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: not stated“Documented absence: no utility load exists - no site selected, no host utility, no interconnection request and no electric service agreement”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Power plan: onsite (proposed) - private behind-the-meter generation under LB1261, with grid interconnection and excess-power sales to the host public power district contemplated“The documents name three companies: Google, Tenaska (Omaha-based; would power the data center), and Tallgrass Energy (potential gas supply and CO2 transport)”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: not determined - no site selected; candidate hosts by county: OPPD (Cass, northern Otoe), NPPD, Lincoln Electric System (Lancaster), Norris PPD (rural Lancaster/Gage)“OPPD acknowledged awareness of a potential project LB1261 could affect; OPPD, NPPD and LES all decline to discuss potential customers (NDAs)”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Electric service agreement signed: not stated“Documented absence: no PPA, ESA or generation agreement has been executed or disclosed. LB1261 makes a long-term contract plus PRB approval a precondition to operating the plant.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: announced only (unconfirmed proposal; land options only; zero regulatory filings)“The project is known ONLY from proposal documents shared at a private meeting of a Nebraska public power district in January 2026”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenaska's only public statement on the campus (spokesperson Leighton Elise Eusebio, via AP): the company is exploring the feasibility of developing power generation to serve large loads, whether a data center or other ec“exploring the feasibility of developing power generation to serve large loads, whether that is a data center or other form of economic development”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- A meeting at the Murdock (Cass County) firehouse unites conservative farmers, the Sierra Club and labor against the project; fifth-generation farmer Judy Stroy is a leading local voice. Local land runs about $10,000/acre“a meeting at the Murdock (Cass County) firehouse united conservative farmers, the Sierra Club, and labor”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Data center task force appointments announced: 17 members including Tenaska CEO Chris Leitner and the OPPD, NPPD and LES CEOs. Cass County Data Center Watch organizer Jayden Speed criticizes the roster as industry-weight“The 17-member task force is charged with helping evaluate the impact of data centers on water resources, power grids, and local infrastructure”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“The data center itself, which could require 1,000 to 3,000 megawatts of power, would be one of the largest nationally if built”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Project parties: Google (campus operator, proposed); Tenaska (power plant, proposed); Tallgrass Energy (gas supply / CO2 transport, proposed)“the proposed project names three companies: Google, private energy developer, manager and operator Tenaska and natural gas and carbon dioxide pipeline company Tallgrass Energy.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Interconnection status: No grid interconnection position exists: no site has been selected (land options only across Lancaster, Gage, Cass and Otoe counties) and no load or generator request has been filed; the January 2“The data center itself, which could require 1,000 to 3,000 megawatts of power, would be one of the largest nationally if built”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Name: Google Southeast Nebraska (Tenaska-powered) Campus“Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Aliases: Tenaska Google data center; Google fourth Nebraska data center“Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Developer: Tenaska (proposed on-site natural gas plant); Google (proposed campus operator)“The documents name three companies: Google, Tenaska and Tallgrass Energy”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Public confirmation status: Not confirmed - neither Google nor Tenaska responded to press inquiries; the project is known only from proposal documents shared at a private public power district meeting in January 2026 and“Neither Google nor Tenaska responded to inquiries”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 3,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 1,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 3,000 MW“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- On-site power technology: natural gas combined cycle with carbon capture and storage (proposed)“the proposed data center would use between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts of power from a combined-cycle natural gas plant”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Gas and co2 counterparty: Tallgrass Energy - named in proposal documents for natural gas supply and CO2 transport; company DENIES any partnership“currently does not have partnerships for a new data center or a Tenaska gas plant in Nebraska”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- First public report: March 13, 2026“Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Flatwater Free Press publishes the first report of the unannounced Google/Tenaska proposal, sourced to proposal documents shared at a private public-power-district meeting in January 2026; neither Google nor Tenaska comm“Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Scale context from the Flatwater reporting: the proposed plant's high end (3,000 MW) would be more than twice NPPD's Gerald Gentleman Station (1,365 MW), the largest power plant in Nebraska; Lincoln's LES peaks at about“The Tenaska combined-cycle gas plant could exceed NPPD’s Gerald Gentleman Station (1,365 MW), the largest plant in the state”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Tenaska CEO Chris Leitner testified for LB1261 that the company is building over 9,000 MW of gas and storage nationally, with over $2B of generation equipment reserved and available late 2028. Portfolio context only - no“Tenaska is building over 9,000 MW of gas + storage in the US; over $2B of generation equipment reserved, available late 2028”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- A Tenaska representative briefed Gage County board member Emily Haxby and two colleagues in early 2026: a natural gas plant serving an industrial park that could house manufacturing and/or a data center in northeast Gage“a Tenaska representative met her and two other board members in early 2026 and described a natural gas plant serving an industrial park (manufacturing and/or data center) in northeast Gage County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Grid operator: SPP“the consumer-owned wholesale power supplier responsible for a regional transmission organization's resource adequacy requirements”State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (23)
- SEC filings: Alphabet never names the project: 'Tenaska' returns 0 hits across all Alphabet filings, and 'Nebraska' appears only as the Berkshire Hathaway / National Indemnity (Omaha) counterparty address in June 2026 re“National Indemnity Company 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400 Omaha, Nebraska 68102”SEC filing · July 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): threshold Eminent-domain protection applies only to a facility constructed to serve an industrial customer at a single site with an actual new electric load great“when the specific conditions are met, a consumer-owned utility is prohibited from exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire an electric generation facility”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): condition precedent The facility must be co-located on or adjacent to the industrial customer, have an electrically equivalent point of grid interconnection, and“The privately owned generation facility is co-located on or adjacent to the industrial customer, has an electrically equivalent point of grid interconnection to the customer, and has received approval from the Nebraska Power Review Board”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): long-term contract required A long-term power purchase agreement, lease, joint venture or other commercial contractual structure must be executed with the retail“have executed a long-term power purchase agreement, lease, joint venture, or other commercial contractual structure”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): contract terms required The contract must preserve the utility's exclusive retail service right, provide commercial benefits acceptable to the utility, prohibit r“prohibits resale of electricity by the industrial customer, and includes a contractual waiver of the authority to exercise eminent domain”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): cost responsibility The industrial customer pays all costs, fees, congestion fees and electric system upgrade costs incurred by the consumer-owned utility for the“The industrial customer pays all costs, fees, and upgrade costs incurred by the consumer-owned utility for the project”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): scope restriction The privately owned generation facility may be used only to serve the industrial customer, unless waived by the governing body of the contractin“The privately owned electric generation facility shall only be used to serve the industrial customer, unless that requirement is waived”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-670(5)): sunset Subsection (5) applies to contracts entered into on or before December 31, 2031“The new requirements of LB1261 apply to applicable contracts entered into on or before December 31, 2031”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Statutory framework - LB1261 (Neb; Rev“PRB-4057-G -- LES (104 MW Nat Gas & Fuel Oil in Lancaster Co) Application”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Incentives: none available - the July 21, 2026 executive order bars approval of new data-center applications under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and any proposal faces joint DED/Revenue/DWEE best-interest review“Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order ending access to tax incentives provided through the state's ImagiNE Nebraska Act for data centers”State agency · July 2026 · grade B
- Executive order (Jul 21, 2026): incentives bar Prohibits approval of data-center applications under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act; requires the Departments of Economic Development, Revenue and Water/Energy/Environment to join“prohibiting data center applications from being approved under the ImagiNE Act, the order requires that DED, Revenue and DWEE work collaboratively when reviewing project proposals”State agency · July 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: reported only - unconfirmed“Neither Google nor Tenaska responded to inquiries”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Paper or real: paper - unconfirmed proposal at the land-option stage; no site, permits, filings, contracts or financing“Neither Google nor Tenaska responded to inquiries”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Financing: not stated“Documented absence: no project financing, debt, equity raise or offtake disclosed in any source opened”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Land purchase option agreements: terms not disclosed - finding FINDING: option prices, option periods, extension rights and termination terms are not public in any source opened. The agreements are private contracts evid“The specific terms of any option agreement, including the purchase price, length of the option period, payments, extensions, and other conditions, depend on the individual contract”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Land purchase option agreements: scope update Cass County option position grew to 1,354 acres along Highway 75 south of Murray and Beaver Lake by June 2026 (WOWT reporting) acres“the company optioned 1,354 acres in Cass County along Highway 75 south of Murray and Beaver Lake in June”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Tenaska contributes $50,000 to Gov. Pillen's reelection; Courier Nebraska's review of disclosures counts seven Tenaska contributions to Pillen since Jul 5, 2022 totaling $110,000 (and $65,000 in 2025 alone per Flatwater)“Tenaska has made seven direct contributions to Jim Pillen since July 5, 2022, totaling $110,000”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Google LLC and its Affiliates contribute $50,000 to Gov. Pillen's campaign (per Courier Nebraska's review of disclosures) - context for the unconfirmed tenant's political posture; not a project commitment.“Pillen's campaign also received a $50,000 contribution from Google LLC and its Affiliates on July 2, 2026”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Land purchase option agreement: scope Purchase option on about 80 acres owned by Sen. Dorn in Gage County; signed early 2026; the senator filed a conflict-of-interest disclosure when the Legislature began debating LB1261“signed a Tenaska purchase-option agreement in early 2026 for about 80 acres he owns in Gage County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Tenants: Google (sole tenant named in proposal documents)“The documents name three companies: Google, Tenaska and Tallgrass Energy”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Land purchase option agreements: scope Exclusive purchase options on over 2,600 acres across four counties (Gage at least 1,000 ac; Lancaster at least 450 ac; Cass at least 860 ac; Otoe about 300 ac) per county deed reco“Since December, Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres of land across southeast Nebraska under two LLC names, according to county deed records”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Tenaska begins recording exclusive purchase options in southeast Nebraska (landowner approaches began fall 2025), ultimately over 2,600 acres across Lancaster, Gage, Otoe and Cass Counties under two LLC names.“Since December, Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres of land across southeast Nebraska under two LLC names, according to county deed records”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Otoe County landowner Rick Wheatley describes a Tenaska representative pitching about 2,000 acres near a gas pipeline for a power plant to serve an AI center, then backpedaling to a business park; Wheatley declined to op“At first he kind of slipped and said for AI, they need their own generating stations for AI. But then they kind of backpedaled it”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (22)
- LB1261 is approved by the Governor (slip law), creating the s.70-670(5) pathway for private generation serving industrial loads over 1,000 MW; final passage was 33-16 per the Sue Data Centers Nebraska tracker. The June 2“Approved by the Governor April 14, 2026”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- Nebraska Legislature - Natural Resources Committee: LB1261 hearing: Tenaska CEO Chris Leitner testified as a proponent alongside OPPD, NPPD and LES; the Nebraska Farmers Union, Nebraska Sierra Club and the state council“Roll Call Vote - Final Committee Action: Advanced to General File with amendment(s)”State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade A
- Air construction permit (PSD): none found“The Department proposes to approve a request to reopen Construction Permit CP25-036R”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Air construction permit (PSD): none found“PSD permitting has been delegated to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department within the County of Lancaster”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Generation facility approval (LB1261 precondition): none found“PRB-4057-G -- LES (104 MW Nat Gas & Fuel Oil in Lancaster Co) Application”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Gage County Board of Supervisors: Public hearing (4:00 p.m., Hevelone Center) on the data center moratorium recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission, per the published board agenda“Public Hearing to hear support and/or opposition on a data center moratorium as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission”Local government · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Gov. Pillen signs an executive order ending ImagiNE Nebraska Act incentive access for new data center applications, requiring joint DED/Revenue/DWEE review of proposals, and creating a data center task force through DWEE“Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order ending access to tax incentives provided through the state's ImagiNE Nebraska Act for data centers”State agency · July 2026 · grade B
- Otoe County Planning Commission: Data center moratorium and formation of a Data Center Zoning Review Committee approved; forwarded to the County Commissioners for the May 19, 2026 meeting“will now go to the County Commissioners for approval/denial at the May 19, 2026 meeting”Local government · April 2026 · grade B
- Construction stage: not stated“there is no formal development application before the Cass County Planning Commission or Cass County Board of Commissioners from Tenaska, Google, or another industrial partner”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Moratoria status: Cass County: 12-month moratorium adopted Aug 11, 2026 (unanimous). Otoe County: data-center permits suspended up to one year, May 19, 2026. Gage County: 12-month moratorium, Resolution 26-19, Sep 16, 20“the Cass County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data center permits”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Cass County Data Center Watch (Cass Co.); Nebraska Farmers Union; Nebraska Sierra Club; Nebraska State Council of Electrical Workers; landowner groups across the four option counties; 12 Nebraska counties wit“organizer of Cass County Data Center Watch”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County development / special-use application: none filed“there is no formal development application before the Cass County Planning Commission or Cass County Board of Commissioners from Tenaska, Google, or another industrial partner”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County land-use applications: none found“The Otoe County Board voted Tuesday, May 19, 2026, to suspend the permits needed for a new data center for up to one year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Twelve Nebraska counties have data-center moratoria by October 2026, including three of the four option counties (Cass, Otoe, Gage). Lancaster County has none.“Logan County became the 12th Nebraska county with a data-center moratorium”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Gage County Board of Supervisors: Resolution No. 26-19 adopted: 12-month moratorium on special-use permits for data centers; Planning & Zoning directed to draft regulations covering taxes, water, wastewater, sound, energ“Gage County imposes 12-month moratorium on data center permits, asks P&Z to draft rules”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Cass County Board of Commissioners: 12-month moratorium on data center permits approved; proposed permanent data-center regulations tabled the same day“the Cass County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data center permits”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Cass County Planning Commission: Recommended a pause on new data center projects while the county drafts regulations; packed meeting at the county fairgrounds“the Planning Commission recommended a pause”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Gage County Planning and Zoning Commission: 18-month data center moratorium recommended after a four-hour public hearing“Gage County Planning and Zoning Commission approves 18-month moratorium on data centers”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Otoe County Board of Commissioners: Moratorium adopted: the permits needed for a new data center are suspended for up to one year“suspend the permits needed for a new data center for up to a year”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- LB1010 (Large Load Customer Regulation Act) is signed the same day: a large-load customer is a new or expanded interconnection over 20 MW at a single site; interconnection study fee of $50,000 or $1,000/MW; data centers“file annual reports with DWEE and the Natural Resources Committee by Sep 30”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- Nebraska public power district (district not identified in reporting): Proposal documents for a Google data center powered by a Tenaska combined-cycle gas plant with carbon capture shared at a private meeting; the source“the documents were shared at a private meeting of a Nebraska public power district in January”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- LB 1261 (Governor's bill, debated March 2026) would let private developers build plants over 1,000 MW for a large industrial customer, interconnect to the public power district grid and sell excess back; Tenaska has publ“The governor's bill would create another carve-out for private energy developers and operators, like Tenaska, that want to generate more than 1,000 megawatts of power specifically for a large industrial customer”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Site and other (21)
- Land option cass county: 1300 acres“Tenaska's plans to potentially option 1,300-plus acres of land along Highway 75, south of the nearby villages of Murray and Beaver Lake”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Land control status: purchase options only - exclusive options held under two Tenaska LLCs; no land purchased; no site selected“Tenaska has obtained purchase options on properties in the area. An option to purchase property is not the same thing as purchasing or owning the property”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site selection status: no site selected - land options spread across Lancaster, Gage, Otoe and Cass Counties, southeast Nebraska“Gage County: at least 1,000 acres; Lancaster County: at least 450 acres; Cass County: at least 860 acres; Otoe County: about 300 acres”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Announced: not stated“Documented absence: the sponsors never announced this project. It surfaced through leaked proposal documents reported on 2026-03-13.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: 2029“The documents say the project could come online as soon as 2029”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Three distinct Cass County items.“CyrusOne has nearly 400 acres under control outside Plattsmouth, Cass County, also along Highway 75, with no project announced”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned cass county: 1354 acres“the company optioned 1,354 acres in Cass County along Highway 75 south of Murray and Beaver Lake in June”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- County code: 31109;31067;31025;31131“At least 1,000 acres in Gage County | At least 450 acres in Lancaster County | At least 860 acres in Cass County | Nearly 300 acres in Otoe County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Land optioned acres: 2600 acres“Since December, Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres of land across southeast Nebraska under two LLC names, according to county deed records.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Stage: announced only - land options only; no site selected, no clearing or construction“The plans have not been disclosed publicly to date.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Proposed online date: 2029“The documents state the proposed project could be online as soon as 2029”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Option counties: Gage, Lancaster, Otoe and Cass counties, Nebraska (NOT Dodge County)“Since December, Tenaska has optioned hundreds of acres in Gage, Lancaster, Otoe and Cass counties.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Operator: Google (proposed)“Google would operate the data center”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Land control date: Dec. 2025“Since December, Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres of land across southeast Nebraska under two LLC names, according to county deed records”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Original target date: 2029“The documents say the project could come online as soon as 2029”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Site status: No site selected; land options only (approx 2,600 acres across four counties as of Mar 11, 2026)“At least 1,000 acres in Gage County; At least 450 acres in Lancaster County; At least 860 acres in Cass County; Nearly 300 acres in Otoe County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned total: 2600 acres“Since December, Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres of land across southeast Nebraska under two LLC names, according to county deed records”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned gage county: 1000 acres“At least 1,000 acres in Gage County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned lancaster county: 450 acres“At least 450 acres in Lancaster County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned cass county: 860 acres“At least 860 acres in Cass County”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Acres optioned otoe county: 300 acres“Otoe County: about 300 acres”News report · March 2026 · grade C