Data center profile · Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Project Bluestem

Data center campus proposed by Cloverleaf Infrastructure in Leavenworth County, Kansas; about 960 MW of IT capacity planned.

Announced. Zoning approval granted. No utility agreement or generation permit is on record. Newest record Oct. 2026.
The campus, Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 17, 2026
1,200 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
1,100
acres in the site
2029+
first building in service, our estimate
no dated power path yet; no company target on record
OperatorCloverleaf Infrastructure
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity960 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 1.2 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 17, 2026.
Power

Power and the grid

No utility agreement or generation permit is on record yet.

We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.

Permits

Permits checklist

1 withdrawn · 1 granted · 3 checked, nothing on file

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

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. March 16, 2026
    Site Project first appears in the public record
  2. Sept. 28, 2026
    Permits Site plan application withdrawn. Company · Sept. 2026
  3. Oct. 7, 2026
    Power At the Oct. 7, 2026 county meeting a Southwest Power Pool generation interconnection filing of about 300 MW in Leavenworth County was. News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Since Oct. 2026: 1 satellite capture. Satellite · Oct. 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Cloverleaf Infrastructure, developer
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

15 records from 7 documents

Drawn from news reports, company statements, public and commercial datasets and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 4Company 1Dataset 1Satellite 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 (5)
  • Project status: proposed
    “Cloverleaf Infrastructure today notified the Leavenworth County Planning and Zoning Commission that it is withdrawing its initial application for a power generation facility”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Service would sit under the Kansas Large Load Power Service tariff; the developer states its funding commitment plus the tariff's ratepayer protections put the cost of serving the project on the project.
    “the ratepayer protections built into the Kansas Large Load Power Service tariff, will ensure the costs of serving this project are borne by the project”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • At the Oct. 7, 2026 county meeting a Southwest Power Pool generation interconnection filing of about 300 MW in Leavenworth County was raised
    “a public filing with the regional grid operator (the Southwest Power Pool) appears to request a 300-megawatt generation interconnection”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acreage: 1100 acres
    “Project Bluestem (Western Meadowlark Projectco LLC / Cloverleaf Infrastructure), proposed 1,100-acre data center and on-site gas power plant near Tonganoxie”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 1,200 MW
    “It would cover about 1,000 acres and use 1.2 gigawatts of power”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (3)
  • Campus name: Project Bluestem
    “The data center rezoning application for Project Bluestem remains active”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • rezoning: active
    “The data center rezoning application for Project Bluestem remains active”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • site plan: withdrawn
    “withdrawing its initial application for a power generation facility while the company evaluates alternative locations for the facility”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
Site and other (2)
  • County code: 20103
    “LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kan., September 28, 2026”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: March 2026
    “Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a real estate firm based in Houston, has presented early plans for a project codenamed “ Project Bluestem ””
    News report · March 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).