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Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center)

Kansas City, Clay County, MODeveloper: Google

Also known as Google Northland data center

Under constructionConstruction continuing as of early 2026
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Google is building a $1 billion data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center, east of Interstate 435 near Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri's Northland, its first data center in Missouri. Evergy will power the site, and Google signed a power purchase agreement for 400 megawatts of carbon-free energy from the Beavertail Solar farm. The company broke ground in March 2024 and construction was continuing in early 2026.

Stated investment
$1 billion[1]

Key facts

Size & schedule

Stated investment$1 billion [1]
Source excerpt
“Google will build a new $1 billion data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center as the technology company expands its presence across the Midwest.”
Construction jobs1,000 [4]
upwards of 1,000 construction jobs, per officials
Source excerpt
“The site is expected to generate upwards of 1,000 construction jobs, officials said.”

Power

UtilityEvergy [3]
Utility pages: Evergy · data centers and bills
Source excerpt
“Google is also working with Evergy to power the site and Ranger Power and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) to bring 400 megawatts of new carbon-free energy to the grid”
Power supplyPPA with Ranger Power and DESRI for 400 MW of carbon-free energy capacity, new to the grid, from the Beavertail Solar farm [1]
Source excerpt
“Google is also announcing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ranger Power and DESRI to support 400 megawatts of new-to-the-grid carbon-free energy capacity from the Missouri-based Beavertail Solar farm.”

Money & incentives

Tax incentivesNo direct incentives from the state at the time of announcement, per the governor's spokesman [4]
Source excerpt
“A spokesman for Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Google is receiving no direct incentives from the state 'at this time.'”
Payments / community benefits$100,000 to the North Kansas City School District toward a STEAM center, plus a free Skilled Trades and Readiness program [2]
Source excerpt
“The deal includes bringing a free Skilled Trades and Readiness program to the Kansas City area and a $100,000 contribution to the North Kansas City School District for a STEAM center.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Water and power

Water

Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.

Power

UtilityEvergy [3]
Power supplyPPA with Ranger Power and DESRI for 400 MW of carbon-free energy capacity, new to the grid, from the Beavertail Solar farm [1]

Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →

Timeline

  1. Google breaks ground on the data center east of Interstate 435 near Worlds of Fun [5]

  2. Google announces a $1 billion data center in Kansas City's Northland [2]

  3. Google says it “will cover the full energy costs associated with powering both of the Google data center campuses” [5]

  4. The campus is reported still under construction [6]

Issues raised

  • Google qualifies for Evergy's Large Load Power Tariff, approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission in November 2025 for customers with 75 megawatts or more of monthly peak demand [5]

Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.

Sources

  1. Google announces $1 billion data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center
    Hunt Midwest · Mar 20, 2024 · company
  2. Google announces $1B data center in Kansas City's Northland
    KSHB 41 · Mar 20, 2024 · news
  3. Google Announces $1 Billion Data Center In Kansas City, Missouri
    Missouri Partnership · Mar 20, 2024 · other
  4. Google is building $1B data center in KC area. Here's where, how many jobs it could bring
    The Kansas City Star (via AOL) · Mar 20, 2024 · news
  5. Google announces construction underway for second data center campus in Kansas City
    KSHB 41 · Feb 12, 2026 · news
  6. Kansas City's AI data center building boom could hurt regional job market in the long term
    KCUR · Mar 22, 2026 · news

Cite this page

Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center). Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-hunt-midwest-kansas-city-mo
MLA“Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center).” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-hunt-midwest-kansas-city-mo.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-hunt-midwest-kansas-city-mo

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