West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions
Sedgwick County, KSDeveloper: NextEra Energy, Monarch Energy
Also known as Colwich/Andale data center, Garden Plain data center
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- Proposed
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- Under construction
- Operating
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Two companies are trying to buy more than 1,000 acres of farmland in western Sedgwick County for data centers. KMUW reports Monarch Energy is acquiring 300+ acres near Colwich and Andale and NextEra Energy holds options on about 800 acres near Garden Plain. The county has no data center applications on file and has paused applications since January 2026 while it writes zoning rules, most recently extending the pause to December 24, 2026.
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Site size | 300 acres [1] Monarch Energy, 300+ acres between 215th West and 183rd West off 53rd North (Colwich/Andale area) |
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| Site size | 800 acres [1] NextEra Energy, ~800 acres under 3-year option agreements between 311th and 279th West off 21st Street North (Garden Plain area) |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Money & incentives
| Tax incentives | Kansas SB 98 (effective 2025-07-01) provides a 20-year state/local tax exemption for data centers [3] |
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Local decisions & site
| Zoning | No data center zoning applications filed as of March 2026; the Wichita-Sedgwick County unified zoning code did not define or regulate data centers [1]Source excerpt“Sedgwick County officials say they don't have details about potential projects. They haven't received any zoning applications for data center developments.” |
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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
Not disclosed. No capacity or power-supply figure is on the record.
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
County Commission adopts 90-day interim development control on data center applications [3]
Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi asks county for a three-year moratorium [4]
County holds listening town hall on data centers [3]
KMUW reports Monarch Energy and NextEra Energy are pursuing 1,000+ acres in western Sedgwick County [1]
Commission unanimously extends interim control through 2026-09-11 [2]
Commission extends interim control through 2026-12-24 to finalize zoning rules [5]
Issues raised
- Residents cited non-disclosure agreements, farmland loss, water (Equus Beds aquifer) and power infrastructure strain [1]
- Sedgwick County Farm Bureau raised concerns about grid, roads, drainage and emergency services [4]
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
- Two data center companies are trying to buy more than 1,000 acres of Sedgwick County landKMUW · Mar 16, 2026 · news
- Sedgwick County's data center ban continues as commissioners approve second extensionKMUW · May 7, 2026 · news
- Sedgwick County Schedules Data Center Town HallsSedgwick County · Feb 25, 2026 · government
- Kansas lawmaker asks for three year pause on Sedgwick County data centersKWCH · Feb 23, 2026 · news
- Sedgwick County extends pause on data center applications through Dec. 24KWCH · Sep 2, 2026 · news
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Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/west-sedgwick-county-ks |
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| MLA | “West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/west-sedgwick-county-ks. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/west-sedgwick-county-ks |
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