Data center profile · Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska

Tech oNE Crossing (Project Horizon)

Data center campus proposed by Starwood Digital Ventures and MARA Holdings in Buffalo County, Nebraska, on grid power; about 294 MW of IT capacity planned.

Announced. Zoning approval granted. A utility power agreement or capacity reservation is on record, but no signed service agreement yet. Newest record Oct. 2026.
The campus, Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 18, 2026
368 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
Nebraska Public Power District
serving utility
Grid power
112
acres in the site
OperatorStarwood Digital Ventures and MARA Holdings
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity294 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 368 MW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2027.
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 18, 2026.
Power

Power and the grid

Getting on the grid

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

  1. Oct. 9, 2026
    Utility MW on record
Permits

Permits checklist

1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file

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

Risks

What could slow it down

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 16, 2026
    Site Project first appears in the public record
  2. Sept. 8, 2026
    Permits Conditional use permit approved by City of Kearney. News report · Sept. 2026
Construction activity

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

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Starwood Digital Ventures, developer
  • MARA Holdings, developer
  • Worldwide Mission Critical, developer
Builders and advisers
  • Nebraska Public Power District, general contractor
  • Miller & Associates, design team
Government
  • City of Kearney, public agency
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

25 records from 9 documents

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

News report 6Dataset 1Local government 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 (7)
  • transmission upgrade (NPPD): route finalized; construction reported fall/winter 2024 to spring 2025
    “The new eight-mile long 115 kV transmission line will connect Kearney TechOne substation on the east side of Kearney and the Tower substation on the west side”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: Permitted, not built. Conditional use permit unanimously approved by the Kearney City Council on Sept. 8, 2026. The load operating on the site today is MARA's 100 MW bitcoin mine, which Phase 1 replaces; bit
    “Kearney City Council unanimously approved Project Horizon in September”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 100 MW
    “Phase 1 reuses the 100 MW of power already allocated to the crypto facility, and the mining operation is expected to be decommissioned after that first phase becomes operational”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus name: Tech oNE Crossing (Project Horizon)
    “When it's fully built out, Tech One Crossing will consume 368 megawatts of power”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 368 MW
    “When it's fully built out, Tech One Crossing will consume 368 megawatts of power”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
    “It was close to existing Nebraska Public Power District infrastructure, with access to the interstate and the airport”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Phasing: first phase completion slated late 2027 per permit documents; the site is not expected to reach its full 368 MW until roughly 2030.
    “The site wouldn't reach its full 368-megawatt capacity until roughly 2030, when its final phase is complete”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (1)
  • power allocation transfer: Phase 1 power supply
    “Now, Marathon has struck a deal with Mission Critical Worldwide to pass off its 100 megawatts of power from the bitcoin mine to Tech One Crossing”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (2)
  • County code: 31111
    “Sale of Eleven Acres at the Technology Park to Economic Development Council of Buffalo County”
    Local government · March 2021 · grade B
  • conditional use permit: approved
    “The new data center – unanimously approved Sept. 8 by the Kearney City Council – is set to replace an existing 100-megawatt cryptocurrency mine”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (3)
  • Residents near the existing mine run a noise petition against MARA and cite Project Horizon; the city adopted data-center standards (including a 55 dBA noise limit) in its September 2026 ordinance package.
    “MARA should not wait for Project Horizon to be built before addressing the noise from its bitcoin mining operation in Kearney”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acreage: 112 acres
    “The 112 acres were designated as a tech park, known as Tech oNE, and optioned to crypto mine and data center developers”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: Aug. 2026
    “According to the Kearney Hub, the proposed facility would have 368 megawatts of capacity and would be developed by WorldWide Mission Critical and Starwood Digital Ventures.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C

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