Data center fact sheet · county
Franklin County, Missouri
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 15, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 2
- 2 approved
- Planned capacity
- 1.2 GW
- 1 project publishes a figure; 1 project publishes none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meramec Valley Technology Park Pacific | Approved | 1.2 GW | BLE Landholdings, LLC (Beltline Energy) |
| Gateway Digital Campus Villa Ridge | Approved | none published | Provident Data Centers |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 15, 2026 The Franklin County Commission votes to approve the Diamond 66 and Diamond Farms rezoning requests (Commission Orders 2026-255 and 2026-256), rezoning the site from its prior districts to industrial (A district) use, and separately adopts new countywide data-center regulations (Gateway Digital Campus)[1]
- Sep 15, 2026 The Franklin County Commission votes to approve BLE Landholdings' rezoning request (Commission Order 2026-257), reversing the Planning and Zoning Commission's April recommendation against it, and separately adopts new countywide data-center regulations (Meramec Valley Technology Park)[2]
- Aug 7, 2026 BLE Landholdings withdraws its rezoning application at the City of Pacific level, days after Pacific's mayor signs a one-year moratorium on new data-center applications; officials note the site sits in unincorporated Franklin County, where a separate county rezoning case remains open (Meramec Valley Technology Park)[3]
- May 18, 2026 First Alert 4 reports on continued community feedback sessions covering both Franklin County data-center proposals (Gateway Digital Campus)[4]
- Apr 23, 2026 The Missouri Times reports on the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, citing projections of more than 3,000 jobs and tens of millions of dollars a year in tax revenue (Gateway Digital Campus)[5]
- Apr 21, 2026 Franklin County's Planning and Zoning Commission votes 8-1 to recommend approval of the Diamond 66/Diamond Farms (Gateway Digital Campus) rezoning (Gateway Digital Campus)[6]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- First Alert 4 (KMOV), “Data centers approved by Franklin County Commissioners in Tuesday vote”, Sep 15, 2026. https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/09/15/data-centers-approved-by-franklin-county-commissioners-tuesday-vote/
- First Alert 4 (KMOV), “Franklin County commissioners on the precipice of data center decisions”, Sep 15, 2026. https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/09/15/franklin-county-commissioners-precipice-data-center-decisions/
- Yahoo News (KSDK), “Data center plan near Pacific withdrawn on city level, could still continue in Franklin County”, Aug 8, 2026. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/data-center-plan-near-pacific-153122632.html
- First Alert 4 (KMOV), “Franklin County community members offer more feedback on proposed data center projects”, May 18, 2026. https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/05/18/franklin-county-community-members-offer-more-feedback-proposed-data-center-projects/
- The Missouri Times, “Franklin County Planning and Zoning Approves Diamond Farms Data Center Project”, Apr 23, 2026. https://themissouritimes.com/franklin-county-planning-and-zoning-approves-diamond-farms-data-center-project/
- Franklin County, Missouri (franklinmo.gov), “County Commission Agenda and Commission Orders 2026-255 / 2026-256, September 15, 2026”, Sep 15, 2026. https://www.franklinmo.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09152026-122
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Franklin County, Missouri,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/missouri/franklin-county.