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Project Mica

Kansas City, Clay County, MODeveloper: Google

Also known as Google Project Mica

Under constructionGoogle confirmed in February 2026 that construction is underway
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Project Mica is Google's second Kansas City-area data center campus, planned as five hyperscale buildings on nearly 500 acres at the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169 in the Northland. Port KC authorized up to $10 billion in taxable revenue bonds for the project in July 2025, along with a 25-year, 75% property tax exemption. Google confirmed in February 2026 that construction is underway.

Site size
500 acres[1]
nearly 500 acres

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity700 MW [1]
nearly 700 MW at full development, per Port KC
Source excerpt
“The full development will draw nearly 700 MW of power”
Planned capacity500 MW [2]
up to 500 MW at full capacity, per Axios; differs from Port KC figure
Source excerpt
“At full capacity, the data center campus could require up to 500 megawatts of power, enough to supply roughly 400,000 homes.”
Site size500 acres [1]
nearly 500 acres
Source excerpt
“Spanning nearly 500 acres at the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169”
Floor area1,560,000 sq ft [1]
1.56 million square feet across five hyperscale data center buildings
Source excerpt
“five hyperscale data center buildings, totaling 1.56 million square feet”
Buildings5 [1]
Source excerpt
“the project will include the construction of five hyperscale data center buildings, totaling 1.56 million square feet”
Stated investment$10 billion [2]
reported as a $10 billion, 500-acre campus; Port KC approved the funds in revenue bonds
Source excerpt
“One of the biggest tech investments in Kansas City history is coming to the Northland in the form of a $10 billion, 500-acre data center campus.”
Construction jobs1,000 [2]
more than 1,000 skilled tradespeople over time
Source excerpt
“More than 1,000 skilled tradespeople will be employed over time as the campus is built.”

How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.

Power

Power supplyAdjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations [1]
Source excerpt
“supplied by the adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations.”

Money & incentives

Tax incentives25-year, 75% property tax exemption, plus 100% exemption from state and local sales taxes on construction materials and equipment [1]
Source excerpt
“a 25-year, 75% exemption on property taxes, as well as 100% exemptions on local and state sales taxes for construction materials and equipment.”
Abatement term25 years [1]
75% property tax exemption
Source excerpt
“a 25-year, 75% exemption on property taxes”
Payments / community benefits$1.75 million in upfront funding for local workforce development [2]
Source excerpt
“Project Mica will bring $1.75 million in upfront funding for local workforce development.”

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

Planned capacity700 MW [1]
Power supplyAdjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations [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. Port KC approves authorization of $10 billion in taxable revenue bonds for Project Mica [3]

  2. Construction is underway on Google's second Kansas City-area data center; no completion timeline given [4]

  3. The campus is reported actively under construction near Smithville [6]

Issues raised

  • Reported power demand differs: Port KC says nearly 700 MW, Axios reported up to 500 MW [1][2]
  • Google says it will cover the full energy costs of powering its Kansas City-area campuses under an agreement with Evergy [4]
  • KC Water reviews projected water usage from large developments; Google says site-level water use will be reported in its Environmental Report once the campus is operational [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. Project Mica
    Port KC · Aug 11, 2025 · government
  2. Port KC backs $10B data hub that could reshape Kansas City's Northland
    Axios Kansas City · Jul 29, 2025 · news
  3. $10B, 500-acre Google campus gets stamp of approval near Smithville
    KCTV5 · Jul 29, 2025 · news
  4. Google announces construction underway for second data center campus in Kansas City
    KSHB 41 · Feb 12, 2026 · news
  5. Google confirms $10B Project Mica in KC
    Axios Kansas City · 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). Project Mica. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-project-mica-kansas-city-mo
MLA“Project Mica.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-project-mica-kansas-city-mo.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-project-mica-kansas-city-mo

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